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Day: June 7, 2011

Towards another impasse in GPH-NDF talks?

MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/6 June) – The on-and-off peace negotiation between the Philippine government and the communist-led National Democratic Front appears to have hit another snag after the NDF warned it would defer the talks unless and until the government releases

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HITCHHIKERS. Teachers wait for vehicles to give them a free ride on their way home from Davao City’s far-flung barangays, like those in Marilog District in the mountains. These teachers hope to hitchhike everyday to save on transportation expenses, which could cost them P100 roundtrip. MindaNews Photo by Ruby Thursday More

The hitchhiking teachers of Marilog District

MARILOG DISTRICT, Davao City (MindaNews/6 June) – Who says backpackers are the only good hitchhikers? Count the teachers assigned in this district who may have mastered the art of hitchhiking after all these years. Public school teacher Marilyn Camarillo wakes up at 4 a.m. everyday to prepare her packed lunch, which she would bring to school. Camarillo, who lives in barangay Maa, has to take a jeepney going to Ulas junction as early as 6 a.m. because she needs to catch the 7:30 a.m. flag ceremony at the Sto. Niño Elementary School at Barangay Datu Salumay in this district.

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CDO Fun Run

Runners open the 2nd Freedom Run 2011 in Cagayan de Oro City last Saturday, June 4. The event was a run-up activity for the Independence Day celebration on June 12. More than 1,000 runners participated in the event. MindaNews photo

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Photo Essay: Back to School

Close to 22 million students all over the Philippines are going back to school. In Mindanao, students and teachers have to contend with the usual opening day woes – lack of classrooms and books. In Davao, public school authorities are

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SOMEONE ELSE’S WINDOWS: Monsoon woes

MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/7 June) – It’s the monsoon season once again, and with the likely recurrence of floods in several parts of  Mindanao and the rest of the country, government agencies will again have their hands full attending to the

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