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Read more about the article Davao City brings back curfew, liquor ban
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Davao City brings back curfew, liquor ban

The City Government of Davao is bringing back curfew hours at night and liquor ban as efforts to curb the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the city by cutting down after-work activities and in anticipation of the holiday activities.

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Read more about the article Galvez inviting EU, UN to probe Haran will backfire, says rights groups
Lumad evacuees in UCCP Haran conducted a flag ceremony to commemorate the 122nd Independence Day.

Galvez inviting EU, UN to probe Haran will backfire, says rights groups

Rights advocates say that presidential peace adviser and retired general Carlito Galvez’s challenge to let European Union and United Nations investigate UCCP Haran’s alleged profiting from the Lumad in its sanctuary may reveal instead the real reason why the Lumad are displaced.

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Read more about the article Update on the Appeal to UNESCO regarding classification of Ampatuan massacre case as resolved
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Update on the Appeal to UNESCO regarding classification of Ampatuan massacre case as resolved

Greetings from the Philippines! We hope this letter finds you safe and well during such difficult times. We – the families of the journalists killed in the Ampatuan massacre, as well as media groups, civil society organizations, and concerned citizens who have stood with them in their continuing search for justice – wish to express our distress and disappointment as news reports, including from government media, have called attention to UNESCO’s classification of the entire case as “resolved” and citing this as an accomplishment of the Duterte administration and its efforts to protect journalists.

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Read more about the article FULL TEXT: Statement of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte during the General Debate of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly

FULL TEXT: Statement of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte during the General Debate of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly

I am honored to address you today on behalf of the Filipino people on the 75th anniversary of the United Nations.

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