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A clip from Baboy Halas: Wailings in the Forest by Mindanaoan director Bagane Fiola. The film which was shot in the Maharlika forest of Marilog district won the NETPAC Jury Prize at the recently-concluded QCinema International Film Festival. It will be the second opening film of the 4th edition of Salamindanaw Asian Film Festival on Nov. 7.

Salamindanaw 2016 to showcase films on Lumad, seafarers

Salamindanaw Asian Film Festival will open its fourth edition with two films that tackle the plights of the lumad (indigenous people) and Filipino seafarers on November 7 in the city of General Santos.

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Duterte ?urged ?to certify coco levy bill

A militant party-list representative urged President Rodrigo Duterte Thursday to certify as urgent House Bill No. 557 or the Genuine Small Coconut Farmers’ Fund as it warned of legislative proposals that deprived coconut farmers of their legitimate claim.

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PEOPLE’S DAY OF ACTION. Multi-sectoral alliance M-Power pickets outside the Aboitiz’s DLPC office, Friday. Militants said it’s the people’s day of action against power and water privatization when they scored the Epira law and Sen. Edgardo Angara’s Senate Bill 2997 that “encourages water privatization.” (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Repeal of Epira law urged to lower power cost

Gabriela Rep. Emmi De Jesus said repealing the Emergency Power Industry Reform Act would “provide affordable electricity for Filipino consumers which can be met by reversing the privatization of state power assets.”

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