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“Get ‘em”: Davao Mayor’s marching orders after deadly robbery

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Post published:February 24, 2012
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20 February 2012 “Get ‘em”: Davao Mayor’s marching orders after deadly robbery DAVAO CITY—Mayor Sara Duterte ordered police officials to pursue all leads and catch the perpetrators responsible for the…

CANDLES FOR JUSTICE. "Let the candles we light upon Pops' grave be our symbol in pursing justice for his killing," parish priest Pol Paracha says in a candle-lighting activity in Kidapawan City. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Justice remains elusive for slain Italian priest

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Post published:February 20, 2012
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By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA

PRECIOUS ROCK. Rocks that contain gold ores such as this are abundant in the mountains of Davao region. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Davao mountains yield gold, but gov’t paid cheap

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Post published:February 20, 2012
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With the number of mining firms under exploration concessions, gold, nickel and copper in the rocky mountains of Davao region continue to be up for grabs. But government earnings from the excise taxes paid by mining firms are small.

BIAS TO SMALL-SCALE MINING. Bayan Muna representative Teddy Casino, in a recent Davao City press briefing, says his authored People's Mining Bill (HB 4315) in Congress is biased to small-scale mining and not to large-scale mining. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)