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VACCINATED. Hundreds of children aged five years old and below are given free polio vaccine at the Brgy 5-A gym, Bangkerohan, Davao City on Monday (Oct 14) as the Department of Health (DOH) kicks off the first round of its massive synchronized polio vaccination campaign following the polio outbreak in the Philippines. (Ken E. Cagula/davaotoday.com)

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Hundreds of children aged five years old and below are given free polio vaccine at the Brgy 5-A gym, Bangkerohan, Davao City on Monday (Oct 14) as the Department of Health (DOH) kicks off the first round of its massive synchronized polio vaccination campaign following the polio outbreak in the Philippines. (Ken E. Cagula/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article Hopes are high for Mary Jane Veloso as SC allows her to testify in local case
Activists rally in front of the Consulate General of Indonesia on Tuesday morning as part of their efforts to call to stop the execution of Mary Jane Veloso. At night, Veloso's supporters gather in a prayer vigil at the Freedom Park while waiting for her fate. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Hopes are high for Mary Jane Veloso as SC allows her to testify in local case

Lawyers of incarcerated overseas worker Mary Jane Veloso hoped that the 'truth will come out' following the Supreme Court's (SC) decision allowing their client to testify against her recruiters, Ma. Cristina Sergio and Julius Lacanilao, in a local trafficking case.

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Read more about the article Farmer-leader arrested, facing ‘trumped-up’ charges
Virgilio Lincuna (L); Angie Ipong (R) (photos from KMP-Caraga and Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura)

Farmer-leader arrested, facing ‘trumped-up’ charges

A meeting of farmers in Caraga region to supposedly discuss activities for the commemoration of Peasant Month was disrupted when 20 combined elements of the police and military arrested a 68-year old farmer-leader Thursday (Oct.10) at his office in Brgy. Tiniwisan, Butuan City.

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LUMADS RIP CLOSURE ORDER. Chieftains of Salugpongan Ta Tanu Igkanogon, together with Salugpongan school teachers and students, rip copies of the Notice of Resolution of the Department of Education to show their rejection on the permanent closure of Salugpongan schools during a protest action in Davao City. | Ken E. Cagula/davaotoday.com

LUMADS RIP CLOSURE ORDER

Chieftains of Salugpongan Ta Tanu Igkanogon, together with Salugpongan school teachers and students, rip copies of the Notice of Resolution of the Department of Education to show their rejection on the permanent closure of Salugpongan schools during a protest action in Davao City. (Ken E. Cagula/davaotoday.com)

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