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EPIC. Multi-awarded author Don Pagusara reads lines from his epic poem Magindala, Mutya sa Daranawan at the Martial Law Commemoration in Davao, September 21. The allegory, which he wrote during detention, tells about Marcos’ fascism and the people’s struggle for truth and freedom. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Real narrative of Martial Law comes from detainees, says writer

Agustin ' Don' Pagusara, a Palanca awardee for stories, poems and plays in Cebuano, said survivors need to speak up of the horrors they experienced to let the young generation know of what happened in the past.

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‘Fearless lawyer’ for Lumad, farmers and environment shot dead in South Cotabato

Condemnation and grief poured after the death of another human rights lawyer, Juan Macababad, who was killed by unidentified assailants outside his home in Surallah, South Cotabato, on September 14 Wednesday afternoon.

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Read more about the article Journos question Ombudsman ruling on journalist’s wrongful arrest
Davao Today columnist Margarita Valle (fourth from left) files counter charges before the Office of the Ombudsman on July 4, 2019, against police and army officers who arrested and detained her last June 9. She was joined by her lawyer Katherine Panguban and colleagues from the alternative media and campus press. (Photo by Alyssa Mae Clarin / Bulatlat)

Journos question Ombudsman ruling on journalist’s wrongful arrest

Veteran journalist and Davao Today columnist Margarita 'Ging' Valle will appeal to higher courts the decision of the Ombudsman to acquit police officers who wrongfully arrested her in June 2019.

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