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On Dec. 9, Marbai farmers and support groups HUMAWAC and “Unyon Sa Mga Mag-Uuma Alang Sa Tinood Nga Repormang Agraryo (Farmers’ Union For Genuine Agrarian Reform) claimed victory after they took over a 145 hectare farmland that was awarded to Marbai in 1997. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

Probe on shooting of Tagum farmers ordered

Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael Mariano ordered Tuesday its regional and provincial officials to probe the shooting of farmer-beneficiaries in Madaum, Tagum City.

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Read more about the article 300 college studes, teachers walk-out to protest school prexy in Cotabato
FED UP. Elfred Llave, 21, who studies in the Cotabato Foundation College of Science and Technology says he can no longer stay blind and mute about the corruption going on in his school. Llave is among the students and faculty who demand the ouster of school president Dr. Samson Molao. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

300 college studes, teachers walk-out to protest school prexy in Cotabato

Around 300 students and faculty members of the Cotabato Foundation College of Science and Technology (CFCST) walked out of their classes on Tuesday morning and marched to push for the removal of school president Dr. Samson Molao.

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Read more about the article ‘We were unarmed’, injured farmers say in land dispute shooting
On Dec. 9, Marbai farmers and support groups HUMAWAC and “Unyon Sa Mga Mag-Uuma Alang Sa Tinood Nga Repormang Agraryo (Farmers’ Union For Genuine Agrarian Reform) claimed victory after they took over a 145 hectare farmland that was awarded to Marbai in 1997. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

‘We were unarmed’, injured farmers say in land dispute shooting

Injured farmers belied they were armed when security forces of a banana plantation here attacked them yesterday morning.

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Read more about the article Reds: Oplan Bayanihan displaces 35,000 civilians, kills 36 in last 6 mos
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Reds: Oplan Bayanihan displaces 35,000 civilians, kills 36 in last 6 mos

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines in Southern Mindanao said on Sunday that the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ counter-insurgency program dubbed as “Oplan Bayanihan” has displaced 35,000 and killed 36 civilians across the country since Pres. Rodrigo Duterte came into office.

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Read more about the article Banana plantation guards spray bullets against farmer beneficiaries, 7 hurt
As security guards of Lapanday Food Corporation fired warning shots against protesting farmers in Tagum City on Friday, Dec. 9, the farmers took off their shirts to show that they are unarmed and should not be accused of bringing guns in the protest site. The farmers are claiming a portion of the land from the banana company. (Photo from Kilab Multimedia)

Banana plantation guards spray bullets against farmer beneficiaries, 7 hurt

At least seven were wounded on Monday morning after security personnel of banana magnate Lapanday Food Corporation went on a shooting spree against members of the Madaum Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries, Inc., (Marbai) and the Unyon Sa Mga Mag-Uuma Alang Sa Tinood Nga Repormang Agraryo.

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