PLANTING RICE IN NANAY SILAY’S REMAINING PADDY

Visiting college students plant rice in a contested lot in Barangay Maa, this city. Claimed by the powerful Villa Abrilles to be used for a high-end subdivision, the lot is being fought for by Nanay Silay and other urban poor residents in the area. The Villa-Abrilles forcibly evicted residents, destroyed plants and dumped landfill in the 11-hectare land last year. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel Hernani)

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DISCUSSION. A liaison officer from the local government discusses with the leader of the small-scale miners the mechanics of distributing relief goods to the affected residents in the landslide area. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel Hernani)

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DISCUSSION. A liaison officer from the local government discusses with the leader of the small-scale miners the mechanics of distributing relief goods to the affected residents in the landslide area.…

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