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Read more about the article Davao progressives: Impunity remains, 54 years after martial law
LOOK: Protesters from various groups gather along Roxas Avenue in Davao City on the afternoon of Sept. 21, 2026, to commemorate the 54th anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law under former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. The mobilization, organized by the STOP Corruption Alliance alongside church, youth and anti-corruption groups, featured calls for accountability over issues hounding the country. | via Ian Peter Guanzon

Davao progressives: Impunity remains, 54 years after martial law

DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Survivors of the martial law and human rights advocates in Davao City criticized treating the dark years under the late President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. as plainly a historical…

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Read more about the article Journalist murdered, two others jailed for libel in bloody November 10
(L) Radio commentator Virgilio Maganes, (R) Camarines Norte journalists Virgilio ‘Bagwis’ Avila, Jr. and Mia Concordia. (Photo courtesy of NUJP)

Journalist murdered, two others jailed for libel in bloody November 10

In a single day on November 10, a journalist was shot and two others were arrested for cyber libel, raising concern on the state of journalists’ safety amidst the pandemic and the impunity.

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Read more about the article DANECO row behind journalist’s killing, says colleagues
Cesar Cuntapay of the United Taxpayers Against Crime organization of Tagum City explains the symbolic message of the shirt worn during the indignation activity for slain broadcaster Rogelio "Tata" Butalid

DANECO row behind journalist’s killing, says colleagues

A local organization of journalists based here believed that the recent killing of journalist Rogelio “Tata” Butalid was connected to the intra-management conflict of the Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative (DANECO).

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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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