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Read more about the article Davao teachers seek salary hike, improved working conditions on Teachers’ Day
WAGE INCREASE. Teachers from Davao City gathered on Oct. 5 to mark World and National Teachers' Day while calling for higher salaries, better working conditions, adequate education funding and stronger protection of teachers' rights. (DAVAO TODAY Photo/Ian Peter Guanzon)

Davao teachers seek salary hike, improved working conditions on Teachers’ Day

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — A broken classroom can turn a teacher into a carpenter. An injured student can make them a first aid responder. A school project can add another…

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Read more about the article UP Mindanao graduate says soldier contacted family over activism 
WARNING. The screenshot of an alleged PFC Dagohoy’s conversation with Heroine Fernandez’s mother. The alleged soldier reached out to Fernandez’s mother to warn the latter of her daughter’s activism. (PHOTO/Heroine Fernandez)

UP Mindanao graduate says soldier contacted family over activism 

DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Heroine Fernandez learned on the afternoon of Sept. 29 that someone identifying himself as a military personnel had been looking for her—not by contacting her directly, but by…

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Read more about the article Gabriela-SMR joins House Panel in condemning misogynistic attacks on Rep. Zamora 
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Gabriela-SMR joins House Panel in condemning misogynistic attacks on Rep. Zamora 

DAVAO CITY, Philippines—The House Committee on Women and Gender Equality and Gabriela Southern Mindanao condemned misogynistic, sexualized and gender-based attacks against San Juan City Rep. Ysabel Maria Zamora following her…

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Read more about the article Five years after death, Davao artist Bree Jonson’s mother awaits NBI final report
REMEMBERING. Family and friends of visual artist Breanna Patricia “Bree” Jonson gather at her grave at Davao Memorial Park in Matina, Davao City, on Sept. 18, five years after her death. (DAVAO TODAY Photo/Ian Peter Guanzon)

Five years after death, Davao artist Bree Jonson’s mother awaits NBI final report

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — It has been five years since Davao visual artist Breanna Patricia “Bree” Jonson died, and her family still awaits the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) final…

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