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Wednesday, July 23, 2008 (Philippines)
| A family shares a meal on the sidewalk in one of the streets of Cagayan de Oro. (Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro/Joey Nacalaban) |
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MADE of discarded commercial tarpaulin, the hut stands out in a row of shanties in Isla Delta in Barangay Consolacion, Cagayan de Oro City.
Inside the four-square meter hut they called home, 43-year-old Lando, his wife, Merlyn, and their three children shared a meal of two pieces of dried fish and rice.
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Rice still beyond reach in N. Mindanao
OZAMIZ CITY -- Poor logistics is hampering the availability of government-subsidized rice of the National Food Authority (NFA) to the poor families in northwestern Mindanao.
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DAR hit for 'poor performance'
A FEW months before the government's agrarian reform program expires, Bukidnon farmers stormed the regional office of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to protest the agency's snail-pace performance and deliberate rejection of their application as beneficiaries even when they have complied the requirements.
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Criminal case filed vs Bacal
FINALLY, a case of reckless imprudence resulting to homicide with damage to property was filed Tuesday against embattled Councilor Alden Bacal.
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