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Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) union region president for Northern Mindanao Ophelia Tabacon (second from left) leads other educators in demanding for increase in salary of educators during a recently protest action held in Plaza Divisoria, Cagayan de Oro City. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davatoday.com)

ACT dismayed over lack of substantial pay hike for teachers in SONA

Teachers were dismayed by “a little bit bigger” pay hike promised by President Rodrigo Duterte.

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Read more about the article Duterte’s SONA a disappointment – BAYAN-SMR
President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Monday, July 22, 2019. (Malacañang photo)

Duterte’s SONA a disappointment – BAYAN-SMR

Progressive groups in the City called the fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte as lacking and scripted.

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Read more about the article FULL TEXT: President Rodrigo Duterte’s 2019 SONA speech
President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his fourth State of the Nation Address speech on Monday, July 22, 2019. (Screenshot from RTVM SONA feed)

FULL TEXT: President Rodrigo Duterte’s 2019 SONA speech

Here is the full text of President Rodrigo Duterte's State of the Nation Address (SONA) for 2019, as provided by Malacañang.

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Read more about the article IN PHOTOS: Davao activists call for Duterte’s ouster on 4th SONA
'DU-DIRTY BIN'. Protesters clean up their picket line and throw litter in a waste bin with an image of President Rodrigo Duterte covered in parasites, depicting the "rotten Duterte administration" after holding a protest at the Freedom Park in Davao City in time for the President's fourth State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 22, 2019. (Ken E. Cagula/davaotoday.com)

IN PHOTOS: Davao activists call for Duterte’s ouster on 4th SONA

Activists in Davao City staged a protest rally calling for President Rodrigo Duterte's ouster in time for his fourth State of the Nation Address on Monday, saying he failed to deliver his promises.

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