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BEING VOCAL. A woman farmer from Davao City’s Paquibato District expresses condemnation against the continuing encampment of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel amid a civilian populace within their communities at Tuesday’s march rally marking the Peasants’ Month. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Council shrugs off Paquibato folks’ appeal

The farmers expected their distress calls to be heard but the City Council session ended Tuesday without a resolution, as the councilors prioritised the approval of a new liquor ban.

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Read more about the article Groups want Aquino’s SONA to tackle human rights, economic justice

Groups want Aquino’s SONA to tackle human rights, economic justice

In separate statements, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the International Conference on Human Rights and Peace in the Philippines (ICCHRP) called Aquino to act on extrajudicial killings, and abuses brought by mining and militarization in communities.

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Read more about the article Family asks banana firm to release son held incommunicado
Photo of Allan Redubla (courtesy of Karapatan)

Family asks banana firm to release son held incommunicado

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA Davao Today

The Rotto Fresh International Traders, a Cavendish banana plantation company in Compostela, Compostela Valley allegedly detained Redubla on suspicion that he helped New People’s Army guerillas in burning the company’s backhoe last July 13.

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