Read more about the article NPA owns up to disarming, killing tribal chieftain, 2 others in Caraga town
Guerrilla fighters of the New People's Army prepare their formation at the start of the ceremony for the release of its two captive police officers in a village in Lupon, Davao Oriental on Friday, August 26, 2016. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com file photo)

NPA owns up to disarming, killing tribal chieftain, 2 others in Caraga town

A tribal Mandaya tribal chieftain and two other members of a paramilitary group were killed by the New People’s Army (NPA) in Caraga town, Davao Oriental province on Dec. 30 last week.

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Read more about the article Labor NGO says SSS can finance P2,000 pension hike
Cecilio Carog,72 years old, narrates his life as SSS pensioner way back in 2004 Cecilio was receiving P1,200 until 2013. After nine years, the pension increased by P200. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com file photo)

Labor NGO says SSS can finance P2,000 pension hike

The Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research, Inc., a labor non-government organization, said that Social Security System can wholly finance the P2,000 pension increase.

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Read more about the article Solons bash Duterte’s economic managers over SSS pension hike
Bayan Muna Partylist Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate and former Rep. Neri Colmenares, also from Bayan Muna Partylist (davaotoday.com file photo)

Solons bash Duterte’s economic managers over SSS pension hike

Militant lawmakers slammed the economic managers of President Rodrigo Duterte over the Social Security System pension hike issue and dared them to live with P40 only, the present daily equivalent of the P1,200 monthly base pension of the country’s SSS pensioners.

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