BY KENETTE JEAN MILLONDAGA Davao Today Men and women, young and old alike joined the barrage of people through the gates of the DSWD to scoop sacks of relief goods out to the streets. But even before they were done taking all the goods, the police came to stop them with their truncheons and clubs hurting at least eight of the protesters, including an 11-year-old girl.
By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today The peasant group challenged De Lima to investigate first what really happened in the clash between protesting coconut farmers and the cops during last Thursday's rally at the NAPC office before issuing “prejudicial statements.”
By DANILDA L. FUSILERO Davao Today “Unsaon pa namo pag-tapping sa goma kay mahadlok man mi nga dudahan mi (nga mga NPA) kung naa nami sa among kaumahan (How could we go to work when they might find us in our farms and charge us as NPAs?)” one of the evacuees from Sto. Nino village told a local radio station here.
By DANILDA L. FUSILERO Davao Today Manobo mother Aisa Pinantao, 23 from Sitio Kalingahon, Noa village said they were forced to evacuate because the military has dropped bombs to their farms, just few meters away from their house. With her three children and other neighbors, they left their homes and livelihood and forced to stay at the village center for safety last December 3.
By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today “The extrajudicial killing of Quijano by suspected state security forces clearly shows that the culture of impunity prevails under the Aquino administration,” says KMP spokesperson Antonio Flores in a statement. He added that Quijano’s relatives and colleagues believe his death was “due to his active opposition to large-scale mining and illegal logging in Zamboanga Del Sur.”