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Phividec official: Plastic wastes from Korea legal, to be used for recycling

An official of a government-owned economic zone in Misamis Oriental has clarified that the thousands of tons of discarded plastic materials that come from South Korea do not pose any environmental threat and that these entered the local port legally.

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Read more about the article Rising human rights abuses in Mindanao alarm UPLM
Among those gravely affected by displacement of villagers are the women and children. In Misamis Oriental, around 137 individuals had to flee their homes in Sitio Kimansi, Barangay Banglay, in Lagonglong town, Misamis Oriental, due to the fighting between government forces and Communist fighters. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Rising human rights abuses in Mindanao alarm UPLM

Reports of continued repression against the tribal peoples in Mindanao has alarmed the Union of Peoples’ Lawyers in Mindanao (UPLM) as they slammed the Duterte administration "for allowing the perpetuation of these reprehensible acts".

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Read more about the article Concerned over reports of kidnappings,Muslim group launches free rides for Maranao women students in CDO
A Maranao elder checks the tarpaulin of the side of the public utility vehicle being used by the Linding Ko Mga Bae (LKMB), a group of Muslim men who initiated a program to ferry Maranao female students from school to their communities following reports of abductions in the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan recently. The LKMB has launched the free ride program in Cagayan de Oro. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Concerned over reports of kidnappings,Muslim group launches free rides for Maranao women students in CDO

Responding to reports that a handful of Maranao women were allegedly abducted Cagayan de Oro and Iligan recently, a group of young Muslim men have taken the initiative to ensure that no Maranao woman life will be put in danger.

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PNP-10: More than a thousand cops in drug enforcement units tested negative for drugs

More than 1,000 law enforcers belonging to the various anti-drug units in the region have tested negative for traces of illegal substance, the Philippine National Police-10 (PNP-10) said Monday, July 30.

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