Agusan del Sur court rescinds arrest warrants of 17 rights defenders, peace advocates

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - In two separate resolutions, the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 7 in Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur rescinded the warrants of arrest and dismissed the…

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Read more about the article Journos question Ombudsman ruling on journalist’s wrongful arrest
Davao Today columnist Margarita Valle (fourth from left) files counter charges before the Office of the Ombudsman on July 4, 2019, against police and army officers who arrested and detained her last June 9. She was joined by her lawyer Katherine Panguban and colleagues from the alternative media and campus press. (Photo by Alyssa Mae Clarin / Bulatlat)

Journos question Ombudsman ruling on journalist’s wrongful arrest

Veteran journalist and Davao Today columnist Margarita 'Ging' Valle will appeal to higher courts the decision of the Ombudsman to acquit police officers who wrongfully arrested her in June 2019.

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Read more about the article Davao expands swab centers as more Davawenyos seek tests
LABORATORY TRAINING IN ACTION. Davao Regional Medical Center personnel undergo hands-on training on laboratory techniques and procedures for SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics in UP Mindanao in preparation for the COVID-19 facility of the hospital. (Photo from Philippine Genome Center-Mindanao)

Davao expands swab centers as more Davawenyos seek tests

The city established another swab center in Magsaysay Park to decongest the Santa Ana Health Center as it averages 2,000 persons a day as it accommodates walk-ins, F1 (first generation) category persons and referrals from District Offices.

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