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BLOODY RECORD. Jay Apiag, secretary general of Karapatan, hits the Duterte administration for having a "bloody" record on human rights violations. Karapatan has recorded 96 cases of political killlings in Southern Mindanao region alone since 2016, 66 cases were documented during the implementation of martial law in Mindanao. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)

Arrest of Karapatan Davao’s former leader slammed

The former secretary general of Karapatan Southern Mindanao, Jay Apiag, was arrested by police on Tuesday afternoon, August 13 in Digos City and transferred later to Davao City on Wednesday on warrants for attempted murder which his group claims are “trumped-up charges”.

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Read more about the article Green groups disagree with Mayor Baste on waste incineration plan
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Green groups disagree with Mayor Baste on waste incineration plan

Mayor Sebastian Duterte faces criticisms from Davao’s environmental groups for stating his continuing support for the waste-to-energy incineration (WTE) project during his State of the City Address (SOCA) last August 6.

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Read more about the article Low crime rates due to manipulation, says regional police chief
Police Regional Office – Davao Region (PRO-11) Director Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III (Photo from PRO 11's Facebook page)

Low crime rates due to manipulation, says regional police chief

The low crime rates in Davao City in the past months are result of manipulation of statistics and inaccurate classification of cases, according to Davao Region's Police Regional Office (PRO-11) Director General Nicolas Torre III.

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Read more about the article Appeal for Talaingod 18 case raised to higher court
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Appeal for Talaingod 18 case raised to higher court

Lawyers of the Lumad teachers and two party-list representatives have filed a motion of appeal to overturn the Tagum City court’s decision that convicted them of child abuse over their rescue of distressed Lumad students in Talaingod.

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