Author: JIGGER J. JERUSALEM

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Read more about the article Church’s wish list for SONA includes revival of peace talks
SUCCESSFUL ROUND. The Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines conclude the fourth round of talks on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at the Radisson Blu Palace Hotel in Noordwijk Aan Zee in the Netherlands. Negotiators of the government and the NDFP raises their arms with the third party facilitator from the Royal Norwegian Government. L-R: NDFP peace panel Chairperson Fidel Agcaoili, NDFP Chief Political Consultant Jose Maria Sison, Norwegian Special Envoy to the Philippine Peace Process Elisabeth Slattum, Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza and GRP Chief Negotiator Silvestre Bello III. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Church’s wish list for SONA includes revival of peace talks

A peace group’s wish for President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) Monday, July 27, is for the revival of the peace negotiations between the government and Communist rebels.

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Read more about the article In his 5th SONA, groups want to hear Duterte’s plan on environmental protection
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)

In his 5th SONA, groups want to hear Duterte’s plan on environmental protection

Environmental groups want Pres. Rodrigo Duterte to discuss his administration’s plan of action in protecting the environment during his fifth State of the Nation (SONA) address on Monday, July 27.

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Read more about the article MinDA asks IATF to suspend “oppressive” policy on barriers for motorcycles
Local government health staff check the temperatures of motorists and passengers before they are allowed to enter the town of Tagoloan in Barangay Casinglot, at the border of Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

MinDA asks IATF to suspend “oppressive” policy on barriers for motorcycles

The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has asked the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on COVID-19 to reconsider and suspend its policy requiring barriers for motorcycle back riders.

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Read more about the article Region 10 hospital chief on leave, not resigning, amid speculations
Dr. Jose Chan, chief of the Northern Mindanao Medical Center, during one of the press briefings on coronavirus at the city hall recently. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Region 10 hospital chief on leave, not resigning, amid speculations

The head of Region 10’s referral hospital for Covid-19 treatment explained his absence from duty is due to his leave of absence, shooting down speculation that he had resigned over a labor issue with health workers.

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