Read more about the article Groups to Pnoy: prayers not enough, hasten aid in Yolanda areas
Lining up for relief. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

Groups to Pnoy: prayers not enough, hasten aid in Yolanda areas

A group of Typhoon Yolanda survivors called Tindog (Stand) People’s Network in a statement said prayers are not only needed in Eastern Visayas, and instead called for action.

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Read more about the article Bayan spokesperson bares threat
LES MISÉRABLES. Sheena Duazo, spokesperson of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Southern Mindanao, says the incessant increase in the prices of basic goods and services, burgeoning taxes, wage freeze, foreign plunder and human right abuses, among others under the Aquino government have made the lives of ordinary Filipinos more miserable. Militants held a rally along Davao City’s San Pedro Street, February 6. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Bayan spokesperson bares threat

The spokesperson of the militant Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) took to the media to make public the threats she has been receiving from a man claiming to be a “government national security consultant” of an organization working for the government.

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Read more about the article BREAKING NEWS: Pablo survivor shot dead in Maco Comval
TO THE APEX GATE. Hundreds of members of Indug Kautawan-Masalines -- an indigenous people’s group of typhoon Pablo victims in Masara village, Maco town, Compostela Valley -- storm the Apex Mining Company Monday as they blamed the large-scale mining company for the devastation against their homes and livelihood during the December calamity. They demanded PHP 6.9 Million payment for the damages and opposed the expansion of the company towards open-pit. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

BREAKING NEWS: Pablo survivor shot dead in Maco Comval

By Davao Today DAVAO CITY – Unidentified gunmen shot dead an officer of a Typhoon Pablo survivors group, known for its strong human rights and environmental advocacy. The human rights…

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Read more about the article Man shot by motorcycle-riding gunmen as media hold demonstration rally vs. ‘senseless’ killings
About 50 journalists gathered along the national highway in Tagum City to call for justice for the killing of journalist Jonathan "Tata" Butalid. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Man shot by motorcycle-riding gunmen as media hold demonstration rally vs. ‘senseless’ killings

As Mayor Allan Rellon was addressing a group of journalists during an indignation rally for the recent killing of radio journalist Rogelio Tata" Butalid, not too far away in a public market, motorcycle-riding gunmen shot a store worker at 9:45 this morning.

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