Leaders of lumads who evacuated to Davao City starting May because of alleged Army harassment in their areas said a legislator insulted their leaders, deceived them into a dialogue and are forcing them to go home despite threats in their lives.
The survivor of the alleged massacre of a tribal leader and two other farmers in Paquibato district here asserted that those who were killed by the Army are civilians.
Overseas Filipino Workers rights group Migrante International launched “Tanggol Migrante,” a program that aims to provide assistance to OFWs and their families by creating local chapters that will provide paralegal, medical and psychological aid, among others.
A farmers’ organizations said they are worried about the successive kilings, attempts and threats on the lives of its members after the killing of another farmer today.
Juvenile crimes here are on a decline and the city agency catering to the welfare of children ascribed it to the various social interventions.