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Read more about the article Farmers demand ownership to unused school property lot
COMMUNAL COOKING. Farmers cook their first meal of the day inside the Cotabato Foundation College of Science and Technology. The farmers from the five barangays in Arakan are claiming a portion of the unused land of the school. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Farmers demand ownership to unused school property lot

At least 600 farmers from five villages in Arakan town North Cotabato demanded the distribution of farmland reservation allocated for but unused by two tertiary-level schools in central Mindanao.

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Read more about the article Migrant group calls for strengthening of ?protection for OFW families

Migrant group calls for strengthening of ?protection for OFW families

A migrant group here ?has urged the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration to strengthen the protection mechanism of the migrants and their families instead of creating a policy that would prohibit mothers to leave young children to designated guardians while working abroad.

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Read more about the article Indebted farmers demand price hike on products
Farmers from the municipality of Matanao in Davao del Sur hold protest rally at the municipal gym Tuesday, Nov. 29 calling for the local government to support their demands to raise the price of their farm products. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

Indebted farmers demand price hike on products

Heavily indebted farmers from various villages in Davao del Sur province trooped to the municipal government hall last week to demand support from local officials to raise the prices of their farm products.

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Read more about the article IN PHOTOS | The state of the Lumad in Talaingod after evacuation
SITIO TIBUCAG, TALAINGOD. Manobo residents of Sitio Tibucag, Barangay Dagohoy in Talaingod, Davao del Norte gathering for an early morning ritual on Nov. 30, Wednesday. Many of the residents ?are evacuees at the United Church of Christ in the Philippines Haran compound in Davao City who fled the community because of militarization and threats from paramilitary group Alamara. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

IN PHOTOS | The state of the Lumad in Talaingod after evacuation

A few months after returning to their communities from evacuation the Ata-Manobos who have returned to their communities in Talaingod, Davao Del Norte province are rebuilding their homes and way of life.

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Read more about the article Discrimination vs people with HIV, Aids still high
ADVOCATE.Nathaniel David, a person living with HIV-AIDS (PLHIV) since 2010, says that there is a need for persons with HIV to be educated about the disease.(Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Discrimination vs people with HIV, Aids still high

A group here said Thursday that the fight of eliminating discrimination to people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome remains high as cases in Davao region stand at 2,266 since 1984.

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