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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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Read more about the article DepEd mourns debt-ridden teacher who killed self in Compostela Valley
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DepEd mourns debt-ridden teacher who killed self in Compostela Valley

The Department of Education in Compostela Valley has mourned and extended its condolences to the bereaved family of the 55-year old Fe E. Concepcion, a public elementary school teacher who committed suicide inside her classroom last November 7.

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Read more about the article Dynasties now own partylists
ELECTION PARAPHERNALIA. Samples of campaign materials are put on display outside the Commission on Elections office in Davao City on Monday. Different designs, sizes and layout are offered to the old and new candidates. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Dynasties now own partylists

An election watchdog identified several party-list groups in the 2019 elections becoming an extension of political dynasties in many provinces and vested interests, saying it made it harder for party-list groups genuinely representing marginalized sectors to gain seats in Congress.

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