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Read more about the article Davao’s Pride Parade: more pomp, less advocacy, says LGBT leaders
Only a few courageous individuals among the thousands who attended the Pride March event in Davao City brought their placards to call for equality for the LGBTQIA+ community. (Photo by Kath Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Davao’s Pride Parade: more pomp, less advocacy, says LGBT leaders

Leaders from Davao City's LGBTQIA+ community and supporters express disappointment on how the city government-sponsored Pride Parade last June 23 downgraded social awareness on LGBT rights into a lighthearted activity.

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Read more about the article Groups debunk BBM’s position on NTF-ELCAC and red-tagging
LABOR DAY. Members of the union Nagkahiusang Mamumuo sa Davao City Water District (NAMADACWAD) joined the International Labor Day rally led by Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) Southern Mindanao on May 1 at Freedom Park as they call for an increase in living wage amid inflation and an end to attacks on union organizing. (Kath Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Groups debunk BBM’s position on NTF-ELCAC and red-tagging

Journalists, NGO workers, and union organizers are disputing the position of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that he will not dissolve the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), which has been known for red-tagging individuals and groups since its formation in 2018. 

Continue ReadingGroups debunk BBM’s position on NTF-ELCAC and red-tagging