These children do not mind the scorching heat of the sun as they play on the shores of Isla Verde during low tide Wednesday. (Sun.Star Davao/Rene B. Lumawag)
THE implementation of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (Carp) is getting worse and has reached its worst record so far under the new administration, a peasant group said.
Task Force Mapalad said Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Nasser Pangandaman's administration has a "zero installation record, very low land distribution, cowardice in the face of resisting landowners and bowing to pressure from influential officials."
Cagas's son faces P30M libel charge
A MILLIONAIRE businessman and established banker in Davao del Sur has sued the son of First District Congressman Douglas Ra. Cagas for libel for uttering alleged derogatory remarks against him and his bank.
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Soldier accused of firing gun to disperse protesters
A MEMBER of a Task Force Davao was accused of firing two shots to disperse rallyists protesting outside the Waterfront Insular Hotel where an ongoing Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) assessment conference was being held.
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