Datu Serrano Mambay-an, a Matigsalug leader of purok 4b, Barangay Mangayon said military presence has something to do with the mining operation in the area saying “gigamit jud na nga kompanyaha ang mga military, gibayaran gyud na karon nga panahon sa pag operasyon sa among bukid (the firm uses the military and pays them to operate in our villages).”
Typhoon Pablo survivors here are opposing the entry of a mining firm owned by the uncle of Pres. Benigno Aquino,III.
Cutor’s story belies the optimism of the expo organizers, the Mindanao Trade Expo (MTE) Foundation, who remained confident that exports of handicrafts and furniture from the island will thrive.
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“My taxes are sent (here) for military aid. Money should build roads, should be given to health care, decent things for the people, not military aid,” says Ron Gochez of Union del Barro, Los Angeles.
KAPIT-BISIG Pablo survivors link hands with Filipino-Americans, Americans and Latin Americans in their call for transparency and delivery of relief…
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“We hope you would still care for us because we are just fisherfolks. To those of you who would win, please don’t stop considering us,” said Aning Lagbas, a village functionary in Isla Poo, part of Kinablangan village.
Members of environment group Panalipdan and Bagong Alyansang Makabayan take to the streets Saturday to condemn the military for harassing the delegates of the April 18-20 National Humanitarian and FactFinding Mission in Barangay Binondo, Baganga, Davao Oriental. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
