Read more about the article Pregnant woman dies, 5 minors injured in militia shooting in Bukidnon
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Pregnant woman dies, 5 minors injured in militia shooting in Bukidnon

A pregnant Lumad woman died while seven other individuals, five of whom are minors, were wounded after an alleged member of a paramilitary group indiscriminately fired at a crowd gathered for a wedding Saturday morning.

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Read more about the article Army intel “visits” Lumad school admin’s family
SCHOOL DIRECTOR. Salugpongan Ta'Tanu Igkanugon Community Learning Center Incorporated Executive Director Ronnie Garcia decries the threats he g?ot from an alleged army intelligence agent. He said the school and their teachers have been tagged as an NPA school even before he formally started teaching in 2011. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Army intel “visits” Lumad school admin’s family

A Lumad school administrator accuse the Army of sending intelligence agents to harass him by “visiting” him and his family.

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Mothers from different barangays in Davao City attend the nutrition fair organized by the National Nutrition Council Region 11 to avail free health services. The nutrition fair held at the SM Ecoland on

Mothers hope for more accessible health care

Almost a hundred mothers and young children attended the nutrition fair organized by the National Nutrition Council in a mall here on Wednesday, July 27 in the bid of mothers to get free vaccination for their infants.

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Read more about the article Slain Lumad leader buried in home village
Relatives and friends of Herme Alegre pay their last respect ?before he is buried in Sitio Kahusayan, Barangay Manuel Guianga, Tugbok district in Davao City on Sunday, July 24.

Slain Lumad leader buried in home village

More than a hundred residents of Barangay Manuel Guianga here buried Herme Alegre, a tribal school officer who was killed in an attack by armed men on their way home from a meeting.

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Read more about the article DSWD still awaiting Duterte’s order for  Lumad evacuees’ return
'LUMADS ARE VERY SELF-SUFFICIENT'. Social Welfare and Development Secretary Judy Taguiwalo says the Lumad evacuees have not asked for livelihood from them but for the end to militarization of their communities. Taguiwalo described the Lumads as "very self-sufficient" during her second visit to the evacuees at the United Church of Christ of the Philippines Haran compound in Father Selga Street, Davao City on Friday, July 22. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

DSWD still awaiting Duterte’s order for Lumad evacuees’ return

Social Welfare and Development Secretary Judy Taguiwalo said that the agency is ready to assist Lumad evacuees who are occupying an area inside the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) Haran, pending an order from President Rodrigo Duterte.

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