Crashed US drone in PHL waters triggers anew call to abrogate VFA

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today “That drone is another concrete evidence, in addition to those that already piled up through the years, of how the US intervenes overtly and covertly, in our affairs as a nation.” – Atty. Carlos Zarate, Union of People’s Lawyers in Mindanao

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Pagasa cautions: LPA may trigger flashfloods, landslides

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA Davao Today In a forecast released by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) at 5AM today, Mindanao island will continue to experience cloudy skies with moderate to heavy rainshowers and thunderstorms which could lead to the said calamities.

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Davao’s poor families prefer sex education in schools — survey

By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today IPO interpreted the high approval ratings in the lower income classes to the co-relation between family planning and poverty and with the notion that those who have less in life have less in education and less in sex education.

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Davao City to host Liwanag World Festival

By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today There will also be workshops, discussions and conferences that will focus on the themes of creativity and sustainable development.  The activity will also share the visionary works of some of the country’s leaders such as Manila Archbishop Chito Tagle, Alex Lacson, Gina Lopez, Maria Ressa, Nicanor Perlas and Tony Meloto.

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