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Rodel, 37 years old, and his family live under the Bolton bridge. They roam around downtown to beg for money to buy food. The First Quarter 2015 Social Weather Survey, conducted last March 20-23, showed 13.5% or an estimated 3 million families are experiencing involuntary hunger at least once in the past three months. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Workers dismayed with NEDA’s P10K monthly living budget

Militant labor scoffed at the National Economic Development Authority for being “ridiculous” in pegging a P10,000 as decent monthly family budget.

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Read more about the article ‘Try living on a P10,000 month budget’ – progressive lawmakers
This mother does everything from handling a child, cleaning the house and cooking the food in a charcoal stove in her house along Boulevard Street. Poverty and housing is still a concern in this city. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

‘Try living on a P10,000 month budget’ – progressive lawmakers

Various labor groups and individuals have denounced as “misleading and unrealistic” the statement of a National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) official that the living standard for a Filipino family of five is P10,000 a month.

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Read more about the article Lumad group seeks protection of fugitive IP chieftain
Man on the Run. Datu Guibang Apoga, shown here in an interview with Davao Today in the mountains of Talaingod in 2006, promises to keep fighting for his dispossessed people. (davaotoday.com photo)

Lumad group seeks protection of fugitive IP chieftain

Pasaka Lumad confederation slammed the harassment of the 56th Infantry Battalion and paramilitary group ALAMARA to Lumad leader and chieftain of Salugpungan Ta Tanu Igkanugon, Datu Guibang Apoga.

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Read more about the article NCIP: Codilla fails IP blood qualifications
Selected Davao City Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR) Cherry Ann Codilla from the Bagobo-Klata tribe during Tuesday's (June 5, 2018) regular session of the City Council. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

NCIP: Codilla fails IP blood qualifications

The National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) affirmed its decision on the lack of mandatory genealogical qualification of prospective Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR) Cherry Ann Codilla.

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