Read more about the article OPAPP chief: Marawi conflict a ‘wake-up call’ for Filipinos
The area in Lower Dansalan, Marawi City near the lake after President Rodrigo Duterte declared Marawi City liberated from terrorists’ influence last October 17, 2017. (Divina M. Suson / davaotoday.com)

OPAPP chief: Marawi conflict a ‘wake-up call’ for Filipinos

What happened in Marawi City should be a wake-up call not just for its residents, but also for everyone living in Mindanao, a government official said over the weekend.

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Read more about the article Duterte vows anew not to extend presidency
With his usual in-between jokes and expletives, Pres. Rodrigo Duterte delivers his speech during Cebu Pacific's launching of Cagayan de Oro as its seventh domestic hub in the country held at the Laguindingan Airport in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental, on Friday evening. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Duterte vows anew not to extend presidency

President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated he will not extend his presidency by the end of his term.

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Read more about the article Marawi residents plan on filing class suit against government
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Marawi residents plan on filing class suit against government

A group of Marawi residents are planning to file a class suit against the government for the destruction of the city’s properties and the deaths of civilians due to the conflict between state forces and local terrorists.

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Read more about the article Protesters to gov’t: Improve Pinoys’ lives first before modernizing jeeps
Protesters from various sectors in Northern Mindanao show support to public utility jeepney drivers and operators in opposing the plan of the government to modernize the country's public transport system during a transport strike held Monday, October 16. Photos show protesters in Cagayan de Oro City. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Protesters to gov’t: Improve Pinoys’ lives first before modernizing jeeps

Before the country’s public transport could be modernized, the Duterte government must ensure first that the needs of the Filipino people are addressed, a militant group leader said as the two-day nationwide transport protest started on Monday, October 16.

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