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Friday, January 18, 2008 |
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Sumilao farmers to keep on ‘walking’ |
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Cardinal Rosales said the farmers are fighting for
what is right and what is just
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EXACTLY a month since they met with President
Arroyo in Malacañang, the Higaonon farmers of Bukidnon on Thursday
decided to continue their battle, not in court, but in the hearts
and minds of the people and in the international information arena
until they are able to reclaim the contested 144-hectare Sumilao
estate.
“Last time, we walked from our houses to the
halls of power in Malacañang to knock at the hearts and
conscience of the powerful. It appears they will not use even an
ounce of their powers to fulfill their promise of returning our
land,” the farmers said in a press conference in the presence of
Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales and Manila Auxiliary
Bishop Broderick Pabillo.
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4 Italian priests to stay despite
threats of being abducted
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ZAMBOANGA: Four Italian priests based in Mindanao have decided to
stay despite threats that they would be kidnapped, a military
official said Thursday.
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Quisumbing wants Palace order on Sumilao land
dispute declared null and void
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THE Supreme Court (SC) was asked by the corporation of the
controversial Sumilao land, to reverse the earlier decision of
Malacañang that grants the appeal of a farmers’ group for the
cancellation of the conversion order of the 144-hectare land in
Sumilao, Bukidnon from agricultural to agro-industrial.
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Oil spill affects palay
plantation
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Sto. Domingo, Albay: A palay plantation measuring over seven
hectares was affected by the reported oil spill from Pacific Cordage
Corp., a fiber company owned by a Taiwanese that produces commercial
ropes.
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Japan-funded new Bacolod-Silay
airport inauguration set today
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Japan’s Deputy Chief of Mission, Minister Eiichi Oshima, joins
Vice-President Noli de Castro, Transportation and Communications
Secretary Leandro Mendoza, and Negros Occidental Gov. Joseph Marañon
to inaugurate the new Bacolod-Silay Airport.
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Peace caravan kicks off in Sulu
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SULU: Thousands of Muslims are expected to join the two-day peace
caravan in the province of Sulu, Gov. Sakur Tan said on Thursday.
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DA and UP Los Baños agree to
produce quality corn seeds
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THE Department of Agriculture (DA) and the University of the
Philippines Los Baños Foundation Inc. (UPLBFI) have inked an
agreement to delivaer P15-million worth of high-quality...
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