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Read more about the article ?After Kidapawan ‘massacre’, farmers in Arakan still lack gov?’t support
UNFAIR. Datu Gunding, leader of a community of Manobos in Sitio Katindo, Brgy. Malibatuan in Arakan, North Cotabato, laments the unfair trade practices that beset Lumad farmers. He said that after four months worth of labor in the fields, even a bountiful harvest of corn only yields him roughly P1,000 after the additional costs of shelling and trucking. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

?After Kidapawan ‘massacre’, farmers in Arakan still lack gov?’t support

While they are waiting for the harvest season, Datu Gunding said they hope they get aid from the government.

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Read more about the article Just like Martial Law pre-EDSA? Burning of Lumad evacuation shelter, student dormitory condemned
The Lumads from Talaingod said they saw unidentified people burning their camps inside the UCCP Haran compound at 2:00 in the morning on Wednesday, February 24. (Photo by Ace Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Just like Martial Law pre-EDSA? Burning of Lumad evacuation shelter, student dormitory condemned

Lumad leaders and rights advocates condemned what was widely believed to be a clear case of politically-motivated arson against human rights victims, ironically a day before the 30th year anniversary of the EDSA People Power on February 25.

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Read more about the article Photos: Lumad evacuees’ camp, dormitory burned
FO1 Rogel Jan Alucilja, investigator at the Bureau of Fire Protection says their initial investigation shows that the fire inside the UCCP compound was deliberately instigated. (Photo by Ace Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Photos: Lumad evacuees’ camp, dormitory burned

Fire gutted a temporary shelter for hundreds of Lumads on Wednesday dawn, February 24.

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Read more about the article Arson suspected in Lumad evacuees’ camp
?ARSON. Bureau of Fire Protection investigator FO1 Rogel Jan Alucilja says the fire that gutted the indigenous peoples' temporary shelter in Davao City was done deliberately, based on their initial investigation. (Photo by Ace Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Arson suspected in Lumad evacuees’ camp

DAVAO CITY -- Hundreds of Lumads here woke up to a fire on Wednesday, February 24, gutting their temporary shelter inside a church-owned compound. According to authorities, the fire was…

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