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'PULL? ?OUT TROOPS'.Lumad group PASAKA holds protest outside the venue of the Indigenous Peoples Summit on Thursday, February 1, to call for President Rodrigo Duterte to pull ?out the soldiers from Lumad communities to pave way for the safe return of Lumad evacuees in UCCP Haran. (Mark Joy G. Basallajes/davaotoday.com)

High military troops concentration in Talaingod assailed

The PASAKA Lumad Confederation blamed the deployment of several Army battalions in the hinterlands of Talaingod in Davao Del Norte and Bukidnon for the displacement and alleged human rights violations to the Manobo tribe.

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Read more about the article Salugpongan schools decry harassment, military presence during opening of classes
SAVE LUMAD SCHOOLS. Lumad students from Mindanao who are part of this year’s Lakbayan of National Minorities picket the Department of Education’s office on Monday, Sept. 4, to protest the continuing threats and harassment against Lumad schools in Mindanao. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

Salugpongan schools decry harassment, military presence during opening of classes

Lumad schools in Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley marked their first day of classes with heavy military presence and harassment.

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Read more about the article Agrarian reform beneficiaries laud benefits of collective farming
Cesar Paloma and 10 other member beneficiaries of the Madaum Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association Inc. (MARBAI) now collectively till and enjoy the agricultural production of the 7-hectare share of banana farm in Davao del Norte. The group also plans to cultivate and develop the remaining idle lands in the area for the future of their children. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Agrarian reform beneficiaries laud benefits of collective farming

A year after installing themselves as rightful land owners, several members of the Madaum Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association Inc. (MARBAI) are enjoying the fruits of their collective farming efforts.

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Read more about the article Volunteer teacher? recounts rebel-tagging
Jocelyn Samora, a volunteer teacher of a Lumad school in Cogonon, Trento, Agusan del Sur said she was forced by soldiers to surrender as a ?supporter of ?the ?New People's Army last March 4. (Kath M.Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Volunteer teacher? recounts rebel-tagging

?A volunteer teacher of Mindanao Interfaith Services Foundation, Inc. ??in Trento?,?Agusan del Sur ?is now in fear of her life after being forced to surrender ?as a ?supporter of ?the underground ?New People's Army.

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