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By Grace S. Uddin
davaotoday.com

DAVAO CITY — Thousands from the different provinces and cities in Southern Mindanao are expected to mass today for a scheduled protest action in time for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo?s State of the Nation Address before the joint session of Congress this afternoon.

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