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DAVAO TODAY DAVAO CITY–More than a hundred lawmakers signed a House resolution Thursday urging President Rodrigo Duterte to resume the peace talks with Communists, recognizing… 02/10/2017
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Philippines
103 lawmakers sign House reso urging Duterte to resume peace talks
On Duterte’s bloody war on drugs
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MANILA TODAY Interview with Prof. Epifanio San Juan Jr. The war on drugs in the Philippines went on for six months before it was ordered… 02/10/2017
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Land reform is key to inclusive growth–Green Action PH
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IBON.org As thousands of farmers camp out in Davao City to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Mendiola Massacre and to demand land to the… 02/10/2017
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‘Difficult but successful’ round of talks ends in Rome
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ROME, Italy—The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) concluded their “difficult but successful” round… 01/27/2017
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SWS: 3.1 million Filipino families suffer from hunger in Q4 2016
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MANILA, Philippines – An estimated 3.1 million Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger at least once during the 4th quarter of 2016, a recent Social Weather… 01/27/2017
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Tentacles of Philippine police killings spread
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Anti-Drug Squad Linked to Murder of South Korean Businessman By Phelim Kine Human Rights Watch The killing by Philippine police of a South Korean businessman… 01/27/2017
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Sakadas bare ‘slave-like conditions’ in Hacienda Luisita
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The sakadas worked from 4 a.m. until 5 p.m. for a pay way below the minimum wage of P334 per day in Tarlac. They received… 01/06/2017
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Most Filipinos ‘worried’ about summary killings – SWS poll
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MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – While many Filipinos support President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on illegal drugs, most of them also fear that they, or someone they… 12/23/2016
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Mr. President, you could not totally disregard human rights
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By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective As December 10 International Human Rights day draws near, let us remind the Duterte administration that human rights is not… 12/09/2016
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Dayan, Espinosa: Who’s telling truth on drug money for De Lima?
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MANILA, Philippines – The government’s 2 key witnesses against Senator Leila de Lima have different versions of when and how alleged drug money was brought… 11/25/2016
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