Davao Today

NDF consultant from Davao summarily executed by soldiers, says CPP

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – A peace consultant for the National Democratic Front (NDF), Ariel Arbitrario, who joined the movement in Davao, was killed on September 11 in Cagayan Valley. While the military announced that Arbitrario was killed in an encounter with troops, the Communist Party of the...

Court clears Talaingod chieftain from Cebu Bakwit School case

Court clears Talaingod chieftain from Cebu Bakwit School case

By KATH CORTEZDavao Today DAVAO CITY, Philippines – A Talaingod chieftain found freedom after three years of detention as the Tagum City court acquitted him of trafficking Lumad students. The case stemmed from the Bakwit School at the University of San Carlos in Cebu,...

Why November 23 is a significant date in GRP-NDF talks

Why November 23 is a significant date in GRP-NDF talks

The date November 23, when Philippine government representatives and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) signed a joint statement for the possible resumption of peace talks, is significant, says a peace and human rights observer. 

An Obo-Manuvu tribe leads protection of Davao’s watershed

An Obo-Manuvu tribe leads protection of Davao’s watershed

Protecting the environment has been a risky endeavor in the nation, but a joint program by environment groups has fielded about 300 local indigenous peoples and farmers in Davao to protect the city’s watershed and forests and has yielded results in the past twelve years.

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