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Mindanao lawyers call for prosecution of killers in Surigao del Sur town

Post author:DAVAO TODAY
Post published:September 9, 2015
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Members of the Union of Peoples’ Lawyers in Mindanao challenged Justice Secretary Leila de Lima and President Benigno Aquino III to immediately act on the killings of three civilians in Surigao del Sur town by militias believed to be supported by the Army.

Dispatches: Killings of Philippine Tribal Members Spark Public Furor

Post author:CARLOS H. CONDE
Post published:September 9, 2015
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It’s been a bloodbath for the Lumad, the collective name for the indigenous peoples of the southern Philippines island of Mindanao.

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Parents lost youngest daughter in evacuation center in Surigao Del Sur

Post author:ZEA IO MING C. CAPISTRANO
Post published:September 8, 2015
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A Manobo couple, who joined thousands to flee their residence, lost a daughter after she fell ill inside the provincial sports center in Tandag City, Surigao del Sur early Tuesday morning.