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REENACTING THE HORROR. Children of Barangay Mangayon, town of Compostela, Compostela Valley dramatize how they were harassed and forced by government soldiers to act as guides in their counter-insurgency operations . This was part of the Save Our Schools: Children's Camp launched by child advocates in Panansalan, Compostela last October 29 to call for the protection of children's rights in the observance of Children's Month. (file photo)

Army presence halted Lumad school classes

A children’s advocacy group said classes were disrupted as school children were “too afraid to go to school” after military troops “encamped” in their classrooms in a farflung village in Compostela, Compostela Valley province.

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Read more about the article BREAKING NEWS: Pablo survivor shot dead in Maco Comval
TO THE APEX GATE. Hundreds of members of Indug Kautawan-Masalines -- an indigenous people’s group of typhoon Pablo victims in Masara village, Maco town, Compostela Valley -- storm the Apex Mining Company Monday as they blamed the large-scale mining company for the devastation against their homes and livelihood during the December calamity. They demanded PHP 6.9 Million payment for the damages and opposed the expansion of the company towards open-pit. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

BREAKING NEWS: Pablo survivor shot dead in Maco Comval

By Davao Today DAVAO CITY – Unidentified gunmen shot dead an officer of a Typhoon Pablo survivors group, known for its strong human rights and environmental advocacy. The human rights…

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