Duterte’s 2nd SONA: Workers come out from workplaces as promises for their welfare fail

More than 300 workers from Southern Tagalog, National Capital Region, Southern Mindanao Region and CARAGA (Region XIII) in Mindanao converged in a camp-out at the historic Mendiola Bridge in Manila.

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Chinkie Peliño-Golle, acting executive director of Interface Development Interventions, said it was the "first time" that a DENR secretary has envisioned "to develop local communities in non-destructive ways while preserving social and climate justice." (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

Environment group to Duterte: Build, Build, Build should spare environment from degradation

An environment group here said the acceleration of infrastructure development should not result to further damage to the environment.

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WAR-TORN CITY. There is no silencing of the guns in Marawi City on the day President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his second State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 24. This is the latest photo of Banggolo District in Marawi City, the main battle area of the government troops and the terrorist Maute-ISIS taken Saturday, July 22. As ?Congress on its joint session approved the extension of Martial Law in Mindanao, death toll of the Philippine troops rises to 105 while 428 suspected terrorists are killed, as of 2 pm of July 22. (Photo by Divina M. Suson)

WAR-TORN CITY

There is no silencing of the guns in Marawi City on the day President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his second State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 24. This is the latest photo of Banggolo District in Marawi City, the main battle area of the government troops and the terrorist Maute-ISIS taken Saturday, July 22. (More...) (Photo by Divina M. Suson)

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PILLAR FOR ENVIRONMENT. Civil society organizations call on the ASEAN senior officials to set up the fourth pillar on the environment for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in its 50th year. The CSOs met on July 21-23 at Ateneo de Davao University to come up with a manifesto to be submitted to ASEAN senior officials meeting in Manila. Among the CSOs present include Our Rivers Our Life, Philippine Movement for Climate Justice, Freedom from Debt Coalition, Center for Energy, Ecology and Development, Ateneo de Davao University, The Climate Reality Project Philippines, Interface Development Interventions, Sustainable Davao Movement, Green Thumb Coalition and representatives from Thailand and Cambodia. (Contributed photo)

PILLAR FOR ENVIRONMENT

PILLAR FOR ENVIRONMENT. Civil society organizations call on the ASEAN senior officials to set up the fourth pillar on the environment for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in its 50th year. The CSOs met on July 21-23 at Ateneo de Davao University to come up with a manifesto to be submitted to ASEAN senior officials meeting in Manila. (More...) (Contributed photo)

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