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Political detainee, Ariel Arbitrario (left) says they are hopeful that the peace negotiations between the government and the NDF will be successful. Beside him is Eduardo Genelsa, also a political prisoner. They will attend the peace talks in Oslo, Norway on Monday, August 22. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

NDF consultant from Davao summarily executed by soldiers, says CPP

While the military announced that Arbitrario was killed in an encounter with troops, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) claimed Arbitrario was earlier captured, tortured then shot dead.

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Read more about the article Teacher’s death after humiliating incident to be probed
Photo from Glorife Maureen Llanto Boldo's Facebook post

Teacher’s death after humiliating incident to be probed

The Department of Education Davao de Oro Division will probe the death of an elementary school teacher after a statement from her family claimed she died from stress after an incident with her principal.

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Read more about the article A family’s search for an abducted union organizer  
Rosiele Lariosa, wife of missing labor organizer William Lariosa, during a press conference on August 28, 2024. (Photo from Kilusang Mayo Uno)

A family’s search for an abducted union organizer  

As August 30 is marked as the International Day of the Victims Enforced Disappearance, the family of missing labor organizer William Lariosa continues to search for him.

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Read more about the article Arrest of Karapatan Davao’s former leader slammed
BLOODY RECORD. Jay Apiag, secretary general of Karapatan, hits the Duterte administration for having a "bloody" record on human rights violations. Karapatan has recorded 96 cases of political killlings in Southern Mindanao region alone since 2016, 66 cases were documented during the implementation of martial law in Mindanao. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)

Arrest of Karapatan Davao’s former leader slammed

The former secretary general of Karapatan Southern Mindanao, Jay Apiag, was arrested by police on Tuesday afternoon, August 13 in Digos City and transferred later to Davao City on Wednesday on warrants for attempted murder which his group claims are “trumped-up charges”.

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