Author: JIGGER J. JERUSALEM

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Read more about the article Groups slam gov’t for failure to address HR violations under martial law
WAR-TORN CITY. There is no silencing of the guns in Marawi City on the day President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his second State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 24. This is the latest photo of Banggolo District in Marawi City, the main battle area of the government troops and the terrorist Maute-ISIS taken Saturday, July 22. As ?Congress on its joint session approved the extension of Martial Law in Mindanao, death toll of the Philippine troops rises to 105 while 428 suspected terrorists are killed, as of 2 pm of July 22. (Photo by Divina M. Suson)

Groups slam gov’t for failure to address HR violations under martial law

Cases of human rights violations continue to pile up two years after martial law was declared in Mindanao resulting from the conflict in Marawi City that flared up on May 23, 2017, that ran for several months, civil society organizations said Friday.

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Read more about the article Waste materials from Australia not illegal, says Customs official
A Bureau of Customs personnel checks the trash from South Korea before it was shipped back to its point of origin recently. Just this week another shipment of waste materials which came from Australia was put on hold by the Customs at the port in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Waste materials from Australia not illegal, says Customs official

The close to a dozen container vans that arrived from Australia early this month were not toxic garbage but processed materials which will be used as fuel for a cement company’s manufacturing plants, said the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Thursday.

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Read more about the article Caap confirms Cebu Pacific cancels flight for Manila
A Cebu Pacific airplane lands at the tarmac of the Laguindingan Airport in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental, in this recently taken photo. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Caap confirms Cebu Pacific cancels flight for Manila

An airline has canceled two of its flights Wednesday to reboot its system, said the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap) at Laguindingan Airport in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental.

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Read more about the article ACT Teachers reps condemn cases vs union leader
Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) union region president for Northern Mindanao Ophelia Tabacon (second from left) leads other educators in demanding for increase in salary of educators during a recently protest action held in Plaza Divisoria, Cagayan de Oro City. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davatoday.com)

ACT Teachers reps condemn cases vs union leader

Legislators belonging to the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) have condemned what they called as “fabricated cases” filed against leaders of different rights organizations including ACT Union regional president for Northern Mindanao Ophelia Tabacon.

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Read more about the article Duterte allies win, lose in local polls
Malabang, Lanao del Sur mayor-elect Mohammad Yahya “Tomas” Macapodi (second from left) and his vice mayor-elect Rocky Ali (second from right) was proclaimed by municipal election officer Joyce Moran (center) after the canvassing concluded on Tuesday, May 14. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Duterte allies win, lose in local polls

It is either victory or defeat for local candidates endorsed by Pres. Rodrigo Duterte proving that not all who got the presidential blessing were assured of winning in the just concluded midterm elections.

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