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President Rodrigo Duterte visits the blast site early morning Saturday, September 3. Duterte declared a state of lawlessness following the blast that killed at least 13 individuals in Davao City’s Roxas night market on Friday night, September 2, 2016. (Robinson Ninal/PPD)

Seven convicted of murder in Roxas Night Market blast

Seven suspects of the September 2016 Roxas Night Market bombing were convicted by the Taguig Regional Trial Court for murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.

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Mandatory Covid-19 testing for hospital admissions draws flak

Neraya (not her real name) has to travel with her 12-year old daughter from Hagonoy, Davao del Sur to Davao City twice a month to treat her lupus through kidney dialysis and steroid medication in the government-ran Southern Philippine Medical Center.

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Read more about the article Fiancé hopeful seaman is alive in September 2 shipwreck in Japan seas
Jay Ann Cabilao and Regie Sedillo

Fiancé hopeful seaman is alive in September 2 shipwreck in Japan seas

Jay Ann still holds a slight hope that Regie and the other 36 crew members might still be alive. But they realized they had to unite and find ways to push agencies and officials to act to search for their loved ones

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UNESCO says Ampatuan case “unresolved” as families still pursue justice

A United Nations body made changes in their position on the Ampatuan massacred case from “resolved” to “ongoing/unresolved” following appeals of the family of the media victims and media organizations.

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