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DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The Davao de Oro provincial government has placed the province under a state of calamity due to the impact of a series of earthquakes since March 6, which local officials said affected more than 200,000 families. The official declaration allowed

Activist groups welcomed the conviction of the Caloocan City policemen for the killing of two teenagers in 2017, but said there is no reason to rejoice yet as thousands of other victims are still denied justice. Bayan Muna said that while it

By KIMBERLIE QUITASOLwww.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY— Community leaders from the municipalities of Balbalan and Pinukpuk trooped to the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) regional office on March 13 to reiterate their opposition to the proposed dam projects along the Saltan river. Members

By AIRA MARIE SIGUENZA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Progressive group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) denounced the upcoming Balikatan exercises called “Salaknib” between the Philippines and the United States as it can provoke regional geopolitical tension and violate the country’s sovereignty. Last Tuesday, the

Farmers’ groups asked the authorities to take over operations of a Batangas sugar mill they say closed down due to the government non-stop importation policies as well as failure to stop smuggling of agricultural products into the country. Representatives of more than

By SHERWIN DE VERA www.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) reiterated its support for enacting a law to protect human rights defenders and urged dialogue instead of spreading fear about the proposed legislation. Last month, the House of

By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL and JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Twenty eight years ago today, Filipina domestic worker Flor Contemplacion was executed after she was falsely convicted over the twin murders of a fellow Filipina and her four-year-old ward.

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DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Leaders of an indigenous community in Davao de Oro have protested the recognition of a chairman for an indigenous people’s group in a Davao de Oro town by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP). Mansaka tribe leaders

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The city government’s direction of modernizing public transport is making jeepney drivers worried as their units will be phased out and they will lose their source of income. The drivers’ sentiments came out even as they did not