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Read more about the article AFP refusal to ceasefire endanger lives of police captives, says third party group
The wives of the four police officers taken as prisoner of war by the New Peoples Army (NPA). (photo from Facebook of Bp. Rhee Timbang, used with permission)

AFP refusal to ceasefire endanger lives of police captives, says third party group

An intermediary group in the bid to have the police captives in the Caraga region released from their guerrilla captors warned that the “reluctance” of the government crisis committee to agree to temporary and limited ceasefire has endangered the process.

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Read more about the article Teachers to wear black armbands vs. corruption, low pay

Teachers to wear black armbands vs. corruption, low pay

Teachers across the country mounted a protest action today dubbed as “Black armband Friday” to demand increase in their salary and to condemn President Benigno Aquino III’s "arrogant defense" of his controversial use of government savings called Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP).

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Read more about the article Activists set series of protests for PNoy’s SONA

Activists set series of protests for PNoy’s SONA

Progressive groups have set a series of street protests this week to expose the "lies and failure of the government in addressing corruption, poverty, national security, human rights and environment" in time for President Benigno Aquino III's 4th State of Nation Address (Sona) on July 28.

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Read more about the article Amid DAP ruckus, teachers’ groups call for wage hike, more incentives

Amid DAP ruckus, teachers’ groups call for wage hike, more incentives

In the wake of the controversy on the disbursement of government savings, various teachers’ groups on Friday pressed the Aquino administration to increase the salary and incentives of public school teachers, saying “the government has neglected the education sector particularly the public school teachers since President Aquino rose to power four years ago.”

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