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Read more about the article Duterte lifts ceasefire with the Reds
DEADLINE. President Rodrigo R. Duterte announces during his visit at Camp Morgia in Doña Andrea, Asuncion, Davao del Norte on Friday, July 29, 2016 that the New People’s Army only has until 5:00 p.m. of July 30, Saturday to declare a ceasefire from their side. Otherwise, Duterte will lift the Unilateral Ceasefire he has declared during his first State of the Nation Address. (RENE LUMAWAG/PPD)

Duterte lifts ceasefire with the Reds

President Rodrigo Duterte released a statement through Presidential Peace Adviser Sec. Jesus Dureza ordering the immediate lifting of the unilateral ceasefire against the Communist Party of the Philippines.

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COSTLY. President Rodrigo R. Duterte says the Office of the President spends a minimum of P50,000 to a maximum of P250,000 for cash assistance to soldiers wounded or killed in war. Duterte visited the 60th Infantry Battalion Headquarters at Camp Morgia in Doña Andrea, Asuncion, Davao del Norte on Friday, July 29, 2016 where he met with the Cafgu Active Auxiliary forces who were injured in killed in an NPA attack. RENE LUMAWAG/PPD

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President Rodrigo R. Duterte says the Office of the President spends a minimum of P50,000 to a maximum of P250,000 for cash assistance to a soldier wounded or killed in war. Duterte visited the 60th Infantry Battalion Headquarters at Camp Morgia in Doña Andrea, Asuncion, Davao del Norte on Friday, July 29, 2016 where he met with the Cafgu Active Auxiliary forces who were injured and killed in an NPA attack. (RENE LUMAWAG/PPD)

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Read more about the article Armed fighting in Basilan displaces 17,000 people
Affected families of the armed fighting in Basilan province ine up to receive relief goods. (Photo from the Philippine Red Cross)

Armed fighting in Basilan displaces 17,000 people

Around 3,400 families in three municipalities in Basilan province are displaced as the fighting between government troops and non-state armed groups continues since the first week of July.

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Read more about the article Erring employees in Davao warned  
A city hall employee attends to residents seeking assistance from the city government's Lingap Para sa Mahirap, a health program that gives financial assistance for indigent residents in Davao City. (FILE PHOTO/City Information Office)

Erring employees in Davao warned  

Erring employees in the city will be facing a crackdown as City Mayor Sara Duterte ordered the city administrator to file charges against those who commit an offense in performing their duties.

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Read more about the article Spartan Formulations and Perceptive Vignettes (Part 1)

Spartan Formulations and Perceptive Vignettes (Part 1)

For one with strong interest in the history of Philippine social movements, a quick browsing of this first two of a projected five volumes of Prof. Jose Maria Sison's recent selected writings will directly give one an idea of its importance as a primary source in historiography.

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