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Read more about the article Sison accuses Duterte of siding with oligarchs
In his speech during the distribution of the Certificates of Land Owners Award (CLOAs) to some 3,400 agrarian beneficiaries, covering 5,808 hectares, in Northern Mindanao at the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines on Wednesday, October 31, Pres. Rodrigo Duterte has ordered Agrarian Reform Sec. John Castriociones to prioritize the giving of lands to the peasants and landless following the massacre that killed nine sugarcane farmers in Sagay City, Negros Occidental, on October 20. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Sison accuses Duterte of siding with oligarchs

“No amount of pretending to distribute land ownership certificates, be these token or fake, can cover up his selfish and ugly role as an ultra-reactionary part of the oligarchy.”

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Read more about the article Is ‘drug war’ being used vs. urban poor dwellers facing demolition?
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Is ‘drug war’ being used vs. urban poor dwellers facing demolition?

Maria Roselle Locsin, 37, was watching television in their home on Oct. 7 in Sitio San Roque in Quezon City, along with her husband Bernie Tupaz and 10-year-old daughter, when armed men in plainclothes barged into their home.

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Read more about the article PDEA – 10: Normin bus drivers tested negative for drugs
A Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-10 (PDEA) agent walks past passengers at the public bus terminal in Agora, Barangay Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro. PDEA, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and Land Transportation Office (LTO) are conducting “Oplan Undaspot 2018” in transport terminals to ensure that passengers going home for the holidays are safe. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

PDEA – 10: Normin bus drivers tested negative for drugs

About a hundred bus drivers employed by a bus firm operating all over Mindanao who underwent mandatory drug testing have been tested negative for traces of illegal substance, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-10 (PDEA-10) said.

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Read more about the article Terrorism in Mindanao can be ended sans Martial law – Colmenares
Neri Colmenares (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com file photo)

Terrorism in Mindanao can be ended sans Martial law – Colmenares

Even as the Armed Forces of the Philippines mulls to lift Martial Law in Mindanao or not, senatorial bet and former Bayan Muna Partylist Representative Neri Colmenares raised the issue why it remains implemented.

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Read more about the article Duterte political allies in a free-for-all in Oro mayoralty race
DT Padayon The coalition of Padayon Pilipino, Centrist Democratic Party of the Philippines (CDP), Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) main candidates, from left, Rufus Rodriguez, Jose Gabriel “Pompee” La Viña, Vicente “Dongkoy” Emano, and Caesar Ian Acenas. Rodriguez, representing the CDP, is running as the city’s second district representative. La Viña, of the HNP, is running as city mayor. Emano, the founding chair of Padayon Pilipino, is running as vice mayor. Acenas is running as the city’s second district representative. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Duterte political allies in a free-for-all in Oro mayoralty race

They are all connected to Pres. Rodrigo Duterte through political party affiliations, but three of the five of the city’s mayoralty candidates are all running under different parties.

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