Politics

NDF: DCWD-Hedcor deal will pave way to water utility privatization

The National Democratic Front (NDF) in southern Mindanao cautioned the public against the collusion of the Aboitiz-owned Hedcor Tamugan Incorporated (HTI) and the state-owned Davao City Water District (DCWD) as…

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NPAs release Manero on humanitarian grounds

By GRACE S. UDDIN | Davao Today

Davao City -- The Communist New People's Army released former army sergeant Jose Manero, a former Ilaga leader and brother of released priest killer Norberto Manero, after three months in captivity. Rigoberto F. Sanchez, the regional spokesperson of the NPA in Southern Mindanao, said the NPA granted conditional amnesty to Manero because of his admission of guilt and issuance of a public apology for the "crimes" and "serious violations of human rights committed against the people.?

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MOA on ancestral domain: It’s not over yet

The strong backlash ignited by the MoA deserves a second look by the MILF leaders. A lesson that can be drawn is the fact that the war for self-determination involves not only taking arms and talking but also a political war to win the broadest support for the just and historic struggle of the Bangsamoro people. A lot of hard work needs to be done in this area.

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