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Read more about the article Militant solon blames DOLE for ‘bloody dispersal’ against striking Sumifru workers in ComVal
PROTEST. Militant organizations staged a protest action in front of Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 11 here on Friday, October 12 to denounce the violent dispersal of banana plantation workers who went on strike against Sumifru in Compostela, Compostela Valley province after the banana firm failed to enter in a new collective bargaining agreement with the workers' union NAMASUFA. (Ken E. Cagula/davaotoday.com)

Militant solon blames DOLE for ‘bloody dispersal’ against striking Sumifru workers in ComVal

A militant lawmaker hit out the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 11 for the violent dispersal of workers of Japanese-owned banana firm Sumitomo Fruit Corp. (Sumifru) who went on strike in Compostela Valley Province.

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Read more about the article Fuel subsidy for Normin PUJ operators hits a snag
Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) regional director Aminoden Guro (left), shows to public utility jeepney (PUJ) operators the Pantawid Pasada Program (PPP) card during the ceremonial distribution outside the Land Bank Velez branch, Cagayan de Oro on Tuesday, Aug. 28. The PPP card will entitle a PUJ operator with a P5,000 worth of fuel from August to December, this year. With Guro is Land Bank-Velez branch manager Lilia Capistrano (center) and PUJ operator Elsie Jandayan. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Fuel subsidy for Normin PUJ operators hits a snag

Hundreds of public utility jeepneys (PUJs) operators have yet to receive their fuel subsidy from the government due to the problem of transfer of franchise documents, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-10 (LTFRB-10) said.

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Read more about the article Stop red-tagging teachers, listen to our legitimate demands-teachers
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Stop red-tagging teachers, listen to our legitimate demands-teachers

The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT)-Davao Region condemned the red-baiting against the group, which was accused as “protectors of communists terrorists” amid their calls for local allowances for public school teachers in the city.

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Read more about the article Score of Sumifru workers wounded after dispersal team attempts to disperse camp
Seven workers under Nagkahiusang mga Mag-uuma sa Suyafa Farms (NAMASUFA) of Sumifro Philippines Company were wounded after unidentified men attempted to disperse the strike camp at Packing Plant 220.(Bern Pormento/davaotoday.com)

Score of Sumifru workers wounded after dispersal team attempts to disperse camp

Several workers under Nagkahiusang mga Mag-uuma sa Suyafa Farms (NAMASUFA) of Sumifro Philippines Company were wounded in a commotion on Thursday morning after some unidentified men accompanied by the members of Philippine National Police and Armed Forces of the Philippines attempted to disperse the strike camp.

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