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Read more about the article Activists hit ‘lopsided’ passage of Davao anti-road blockade ordinance
AGAINST TYRANNY. Progressive groups under the Movement Against Tyranny (MAT) march in Davao City on the commemoration of the 45th anniversary of Martial Law on Thursday, September 21. Protesters called to end martial law in Mindanao and demanded justice for all victims of extrajudicial killings.(Mara D. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)

Activists hit ‘lopsided’ passage of Davao anti-road blockade ordinance

Activists here assailed the passage of the city anti-road blockade ordinance penalizing barricades especially during protest actions in this city, saying it was passed lopsidedly sans consultation with the militants.

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Read more about the article Militants hit Duterte’s subservience to China as 29 ‘lopsided’ agreements signed
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Militants hit Duterte’s subservience to China as 29 ‘lopsided’ agreements signed

The militant Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) here denounced President Rodrigo Duterte for shamelessly bowing down to China as Prime Minister Xi Jinping visits the country to sign agreement on infrastructure including the joint oil and gas exploration between the Philippines and China in the disputed West Philippine Sea.

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Read more about the article Namasufa vs. Sumifru: Another worker escapes slay try in Compostela Valley
The Sumifru workers' union, NAMASAUFA, said the company's refusal to negotiate with the union for collective bargaining, prompted them to strike, where they halted operations in seven of Sumifru's 11 packing plants in their community in Compostela. The paralysis resulted to a loss of P10 million a day. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)

Namasufa vs. Sumifru: Another worker escapes slay try in Compostela Valley

A banana plantation worker who was a member of a workers’ union has survived a slay try in Compostela town, Compostela Valley province on Sunday evening, an official said Monday.

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