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Davao City Vice Mayor Bernard Al-ag in a press conference on Tuesday, May 29. He urged the National Ccommission on Indigenous People Region 11 to act immediately and resolve the validation of the selected Davao City IP mandatory representative. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Davao Vice Mayor Al-ag slams NCIP for delay in confirmation of IPMR

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Post published:May 30, 2018
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Vice Mayor Bernard Al-ag expressed concern over the long-overdue decision on the installation of the city’s new Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR).

Davao City Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang has announced to media on Monday that the City government will intensify monitoring of illegal quarry operation. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Stricter monitoring on illegal quarry operation ordered in Davao

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Post published:May 28, 2018
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Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has ordered environment officials to closely monitor illegal operations of sand and gravel quarry operation.

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NCIP: selected Davao IPMR not qualified

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Post published:May 25, 2018
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The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) in region 11 said the selected Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR) lacks the mandatory genealogical qualification and cannot be installed into office.

(Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Mindanao protest rallies mark ML’s 1-year anniversary

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Post published:May 23, 2018
Post category:Headline Martial Law in Mindanao Politics
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Protest actions were launched in key cities of Mindanao to mark the first year of Marawi siege and the declaration of Martial Law in the island through Proclamation 216.

Jabar Ansi Ampaso with his wife and four children pose for a family picture in a shanty they built inside a Madrasah compound in Marawi City. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Marawi’s lament

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Post published:May 23, 2018
Post category:Headline Human Rights Martial Law in Mindanao
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A year after the City of Marawi was ruined by war, displaced residents continued to lament over their plight.

Davao Vice Mayor Al-ag slams NCIP for delay in confirmation of IPMR

Stricter monitoring on illegal quarry operation ordered in Davao

NCIP: selected Davao IPMR not qualified

Mindanao protest rallies mark ML’s 1-year anniversary

Marawi’s lament

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