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Read more about the article Davao’s oldest mosque lost in Salmonan demolition
An elderly resident clutches his Koran while watching a demolition team destroy his house Monday,May 07. (Kath M.Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Davao’s oldest mosque lost in Salmonan demolition

For sixty-five years the Masjid Assalam stood as the oldest existing mosque in Davao City until it was torn down on May 7 during the demolition in Salmonan.

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Read more about the article Demolition pushes through before residents celebrate the Ramadan
IN DEFENSE OF OUR HOMES. Meranaw women observe their 3pm As'r prayers on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, as they remain vigilant in defending their homes against a demolition threat in Barangay 26-C Salmonan in Davao City. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Demolition pushes through before residents celebrate the Ramadan

The demolition of the 3,515-square meter plot in Barangay 26-C, Salmonan, Quezon Boulevard had pushed through despite the resident’s strong opposition early morning of May 07.

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Read more about the article Lumad evacuees defend deported Australian missionary nun
Bai Bibyaon Ligkaw led some 600 Manobo Lumads in joining the One Billion Rising campaign against violence during the Valentines Day. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Lumad evacuees defend deported Australian missionary nun

The indigenous people of Southern Mindanao has defended Sr. Patricia Fox from the Bureau of Immigration's cancellation of her missionary visa based on a decision last Monday of a three-man panel headed by BI Commissioner Jaime Morente.

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Read more about the article 46% of drug reformists in Davao City dropped out of rehab
Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte graced the 1st year anniversaty of T.A.R.A. N.A. (Tabangan Atong Reformist Aron Naa'y Asenso) at Davao City Recreation Center in November 2017. (Photo from City Information Office)

46% of drug reformists in Davao City dropped out of rehab

Almost half of the population of the drug reformists under the Community-based Rehabilitation and After Care Program (CBRAP) has dropped out of their rehabilitation program in Davao City.

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Read more about the article 251 in Davao Region under ‘Election Watchlist Areas’
The Davao City Police Office spokesperson Police Chief Inspector Milgrace Driz says they are ready to secure the upcoming May 9 elections. She said three districts in Davao City are placed under the election watchlist areas (EWAS) including Marilog, Paquibato and Baguio districts.(Ace R.Morandante/davaotoday.com)

251 in Davao Region under ‘Election Watchlist Areas’

The Philippines National Police in Davao region has recommended 251 villages to be placed under the Election Watchlist Areas or EWAS for the 2018 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections.

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