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Witnesses say they receive PHP 600 each to vote for Arturo Monday, a candidate for mayor. (davaotoday.com photo by John Rizle L. Saligumba)

Relief goods used for vote buying in DavOr

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today

Poll watchdog Kontra Daya said vote buying in Davao Oriental “is a common knowledge,” this is as they monitored fraud, corruption and violence in Pablo-hit areas like Lupon, Mati and Baganga.

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Malanyaon’s party-mate resorts to last minute vote buying

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today

Jeffrey (not his real name) said his wife and the rest of the 1,700 residents in their village were also given the same amount each by one Elisa Madulog at around 11 AM Sunday.  “They prepared a list of those who will vote and who will not," he said.

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Blocked, delayed, 1,000 Earth Day protesters hold another barricade in DavOr

By ACE R. MORANDANTE
Davao Today

The contingents were about to celebrate Earth Day as they scored the continuous large-scale logging in the province even after a log ban was enforced and typhoon Pablo has already ravaged the communities, especially that of indigenous peoples and peasants.

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Stranded Pablo mission rescued, military blamed

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today

Karapatan secretary general Cristina Palabay assailed the military's action as it “shows the government's desperation to cover up the situation of the victims of typhoon Pablo-- the neglect of the victims' needs, the corruption in its relief and rehabilitation efforts, and worst, the harassment of people who exposed these, leading to the killing of Cristina Jose, the leader of the Pablo victims' organization.”

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