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Read more about the article Rights groups ask SC to review dismissal of petitions for writs of amparo, habeas data
Supreme Court of the Philippines (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Mike Gonzalez)

Rights groups ask SC to review dismissal of petitions for writs of amparo, habeas data

Rights groups led by Karapatan asked the Supreme Court to review the Court of Appeals’ ruling dismissing their petition for writs of amparo and habeas data.

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Read more about the article CHR raises concern over suspension of Salugpongan schools
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in a statement on Thursday, July 18, 2019, raised concern over the Department of Education's (DepEd) suspension order against against 55 Lumad schools run by Salugpongan Ta Tanu Igkanogon Community Learning Center Inc. (STTICLCI). The CHR said that the allegations thrown against Salugpongan schools “still require substantial pieces of evidence and due process.” (davaotoday.com)

CHR raises concern over suspension of Salugpongan schools

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to reconsider its suspension order against the 55 Lumad schools run by Salugpongan Ta Tanu Igkanogon Community Learning Center Inc. (STTICLCI) and seek a dialogue with them.

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Read more about the article Public school option costly for Talaingod students
LEARNING. Lumad (tribal) pupils from the Salugpongan Ta Tanu Igkanugon Community Learning Center Inc in an evacuation center in Davao City focus on their lessons while their relatives and elders join a long march to the national capital to call on a stop to the killing of their leaders. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Public school option costly for Talaingod students

Parents in Talaingod who have enrolled their students to the recently suspended Salugpongan Learning Center oppose the option from the Department of Education Region 11 that they transfer their children to public schools.

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Read more about the article KMU decries police harassment during picket
Police officials arrive during the picket of workers under Kilusang Mayo Uno at the regional office of Department of Labor and Employment. (Photo courtesy of KMU-Southern Mindanao Region)

KMU decries police harassment during picket

The labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) complained they were harassed by the Davao City Police during their picket in the regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Monday.

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Read more about the article Salugpongan asks DepEd: Where is Esperon report?

Salugpongan asks DepEd: Where is Esperon report?

The Salugpongan Community Learning Center is asking the Department of Education (DepEd) Region 11 to produce the report of National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon that served as basis for the suspension of its 55 campuses in Talaingod, Davao del Norte.

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