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Family asks banana firm to release son held incommunicado

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA Davao Today

The Rotto Fresh International Traders, a Cavendish banana plantation company in Compostela, Compostela Valley allegedly detained Redubla on suspicion that he helped New People’s Army guerillas in burning the company’s backhoe last July 13.

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Tension grips ComVal village’s special elections

By DAVAO TODAY

Kontra Daya said the military and police gathered all the voters of clustered precinct 22 on Thursday -- those coming from puroks 1, 4, 9, 10 and 11 -- in the village hall to explain that their presence is for peacekeeping.  “Voters felt otherwise.  Many felt harassed and scared,” Kontra Daya said.

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