Author: JIGGER J. JERUSALEM

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Read more about the article BACK TO SOKOR
BACK TO SOKOR. The ship that took back the controversial plastic trash to its country of origin docks at the Mindanao Container Terminal sub-port in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, on Sunday, January 13. 2019. Customs officials said about 1,500 metric tons were returned to South Korea as its importer failed to comply with the requirements. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

BACK TO SOKOR

The ship that took back the controversial plastic trash to its country of origin docks at the Mindanao Container Terminal sub-port in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, on Sunday, January 13. 2019. Customs officials said about 1,500 metric tons were returned to South Korea as its importer failed to comply with the requirements. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article TRASLACION
TRASLACION. Hijos del Nazareno members assist the devotees during the traslacion of the Black Nazarene in Cagayan de Oro City on Wednesday, January 9, 2019. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

TRASLACION

Hijos del Nazareno members assist the devotees during the traslacion of the Black Nazarene in Cagayan de Oro City on Wednesday, January 9, 2019. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article CDO adopts measures to ensure smooth ‘Traslacion’
Thousands of devotees join the traslacion of the Black Nazarene in Cagayan de Oro on Wednesday, Jan. 9 (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

CDO adopts measures to ensure smooth ‘Traslacion’

The city police will now adopt a measure that will ensure proper management in case of a terrorist attack and other crisis situation during the annual “traslacion” or the procession of the Black Nazarene here.

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Read more about the article PH, S. Korea agree to ship back tons of plastic wastes
An engineer points at the pile of plastic wastes that are stored at the facility of Verde Soko Philippines Industrial Corp. inside the Phividec Industrial Estate in Barangay Santa Cruz, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental. The 6,500 tons of plastic trash will be shipped back to South Korea after Verde Soko allegedly failed to secure an import permit and has wrongfully declared the discarded materials. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

PH, S. Korea agree to ship back tons of plastic wastes

After the entry here of several tons of imported discarded plastic materials sparked a national outcry, the governments of South Korean and the Philippines have decided to ship back the garbage to its country of origin.

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Read more about the article Church leaders support pro-peace talk bill, call resumption of negotiations
MINDANAO PEACE ADVOCATES. Members of church organizations gather during the Christmas Peace Forum organized by the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform on Thursday, December 28 at the Grand Men Seng Hotel in Davao City. The delegates called for the resumption of peace talks between the government and the communists. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)

Church leaders support pro-peace talk bill, call resumption of negotiations

A group of religious leaders have called on Communist rebels and the government to continue the peace negotiations as it urged both sides for the release of their captives.

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