Read more about the article NGCP repairs Aurora-Ozamiz line
A four-seater helicopter of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) transports transmission steel poles from its staging area in Barangay La Victoria, Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur to the structure sites in Barangays Usugan and San Jose in the town of Tambulig, Zamboanga del Sur. The transmission company is set to do their rehabilitation works by replacing wooden transmission poles into steel poles that composed of structures number 36 to 57 of the Aurora-Ozamiz 69KV line. (Divina M. Suson/davaotoday.com)

NGCP repairs Aurora-Ozamiz line

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines has started ??yesterday, September 6, its ?repair works on the Aurora-Ozamiz transmission line.

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Read more about the article Farmers: Landlords oust Mariano from post
PRO-LANDLORD. Farmers storm the gate of the Senate in Pasay City for a noise barrage after the powerful Commission on Appointment rejected the appointment of Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael Mariano on Wednesday, Sept. 6. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

Farmers: Landlords oust Mariano from post

For ?progressive ?farmers ?organizations in the country, the rejection of Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael Mariano by the powerful Commission ?on Appointments ?only shows that the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte is leaning towards the landlords and big businesses that control vast tracts of lands for plantations.

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Read more about the article Student’s death renews calls for military pullout from Lumad areas
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Student’s death renews calls for military pullout from Lumad areas

The death of a 19-year old Lumad student from Talaingod, Davao del Norte drew condemnation from militant ?lawmakers, branding it as the Duterte’s administration “unrelenting attacks” against the indigenous people in Mindanao.

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Read more about the article Police clears militia in Lumad student’s death
Davao del Norte Provincial Director Marcial Mariano Magistrado (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

Police clears militia in Lumad student’s death

Police on Wednesday, September 6, denied allegations that a Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) was behind the death of a grade 6n student from Talaingod, Davao del Norte.

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