Elections will push through, even in tents, in Pablo-ravaged areas

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA Davao Today "Nagaklase na man ang DepEd karon, so kung asa sila gaklase, didto jud na (ang polling center), kung naa silay tent, didto mag voting (The DepEd has already resumed classes.  Expectedly, the elections will be conducted there.  If they have set up tents, then the voting will be held there).” -- Villaneda Olang, Public Schools District Supervisor of the South District of Baganga town in Davao Oriental

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Dying for relief: IP women survivors of Pablo tell stories through the barricades

By KENETTE JEAN I. MILLONDAGA Davao Today Clad in their traditional garb as they joined some 5,000 people from the different towns of Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental, they asked, where is the government?  And where is its promise of genuine relief and rehabilitation?

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