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MILITARY-REBEL CLASHES TRIGGER MASS EVACUATION

May 19, 2008

Rebel-military clashes are driving away farmers to safer grounds not only in Compostela Valley province but also in Davao del Sur.
About 160 persons from barangay Balutakay in Bansalan municipality on Sunday hurriedly packed belongings to seek shelter at the town center, after troopers briefly clashed with New People’s Army rebels who burned an [...]

DavSur hydropower plant opposed

January 25, 2008

Tribals claim human rights violation
Lumads (tribal natives) in Davao del Sur are up in arms against a hydropower plant being built by the Hydro Electric Development Corporation (HEDCOR), a subsidiary of Aboitiz Equity Ventures.
“HEDCOR  is in clear violation of our rights as indigenous peoples who have rights to our ancetral domain. There was no genuine [...]

Bank run in Davao

January 16, 2008

DavSur bank has no permit
The bank in Davao del Sur that closed down last week leaving depositors holding an empty bag has no business permit secured from the Padada municipality.
Martin Datulayta, chief licensing officer, said EAGA Bank has been investigated for lack of business permit prior to its closure by its managers.
Twenty-five depositors of the [...]