Davao Oriental typhoon victims discouraged from joining protest rallies

Residents of Typhoon Pablo (International Name: Haiyan)-hit town of Cateel, Davao Oriental said they were discouraged by a barangay official and an Army officer from joining a rally last month that demanded “fair distribution of food and other relief materials”.

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NPA defends attacks as ‘punishment’ on mining, syndicate protectors

After their successive attacks on police and military troops in Matanao, Davao del Sur, the New People's Army issued a statement saying their attacks were "punishment" for protecting a mining company and criminal syndicates.

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