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Read more about the article New bus terminal for Davao needed to address congestion
SAFE TRAVELS. Davao City Overland Transport Terminal Head Aiza Yusoph said the city's bus terminal is now ready for the influx of passengers during Holy Week. In a press conference on Wednesday, April 5, Yusoph revealed that 20 units of CCTV cameras are now monitoring the terminal in Ecoland, Davao City. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

New bus terminal for Davao needed to address congestion

Davao City Overland Transport Terminal (DCOTT) head admitted the urgent need for a new public transport terminal to solve bus and passenger congestion in the old city terminal.

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Read more about the article Washed-out dream: A fisherman’s daughter’s tale of survival in Bantayan Island
Children in Bantayan Island also do knitting and inspection to earn money for their school and home needs. (Kath Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Washed-out dream: A fisherman’s daughter’s tale of survival in Bantayan Island

She was only eight when she started helping her father make ends meet for the family. Now 12, she still works alongside adults in Bantayan Island.

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Read more about the article In 2019, attacks vs journalists continue
Members of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines in Davao City light candles for the victims of the Ampatuan Massacre in a candle lighting ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016. The activity is held to commemorate the massacre in Ampatuan, Maguindanao seven years ago which claimed the lives of 58 people, including 32 media workers. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

In 2019, attacks vs journalists continue

Fifteen media practitioners have been killed since President Rodrigo Duterte rose to power in 2016 -- a revelation that despite his promise of change, this sector of society can’t and won’t be spared from vicious attacks.

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Read more about the article Ampatuan massacre kin continues search for justice even after guilty verdict
Photo from National Union of Journalists of the Philippines' Facebook page

Ampatuan massacre kin continues search for justice even after guilty verdict

When Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes of the Regional Trial Court Branch 221 in Quezon City released its verdict on Thursday, the children of the Ampatuan massacre victims knew that they will be facing another journey after enduring one during the last 10 years.

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