Author: KEN E. CAGULA

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NEW VICE MAYOR. Presidential son and political neophyte Sebastian "Baste" Duterte takes his oath as the elected vice mayor of Davao City on Friday, June 21 at the city's Sangguniang Panlungsod. The ceremony was witnessed by the first family including President Rodrigo Duterte. (Ken E. Cagula/davaotoday.com)

NEW VICE MAYOR

Presidential son and political neophyte Sebastian "Baste" Duterte takes his oath as the elected vice mayor of Davao City on Friday, June 21 at the city's Sangguniang Panlungsod. The ceremony was witnessed by the first family including President Rodrigo Duterte. (Ken E. Cagula/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article Labor union urges Japanese consumers to boycott Sumifru bananas
Around 900 workers of Sumifru Philippines Corp., a banana-export plantation in Compostela Valley province, launch a strike on Monday, October 1, to demand the company to engage them in collective bargaining and regularization of their tenure. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)

Labor union urges Japanese consumers to boycott Sumifru bananas

A local labor union of a banana-export plantation run by Sumifru Philippines Corp. in Compostela Valley sought the support of the Japanese consumers to boycott the company's banana brand.

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Read more about the article Arrest of Valle meant to silence messenger of truth, senator says
Detained Senator Leila de Lima and Davao City-based journalist Margarita Valle

Arrest of Valle meant to silence messenger of truth, senator says

Detained Senator Leila de Lima denounced the arrest and temporary detention of Davao City-based journalist Margarita Valle, and called it a “shameless act” meant to “silence messenger of truth”.

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Read more about the article Youngest lawmaker the poorest among House members
YOUTH LEADER. Students from various schools in Davao City on Friday, February 9, 2018 listen to Kabataan Partylist Rep. Sarah Elago during a city-wide consultation at the University of Southeastern Philippines in Obrero. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)

Youngest lawmaker the poorest among House members

The youngest lawmaker in the 17th Congress remained to be the poorest among hundreds of members of the House of Representatives, who are mostly multimillionaires.

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Read more about the article Scribe mulls legal charges vs arresting personnel over illegal arrest
Davao Today columnist Margarita Valle. (Photo courtesy of Kodao Productions)

Scribe mulls legal charges vs arresting personnel over illegal arrest

The counsel of Davao-based columnist Margarita Valle is mulling to file charges against the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) despite police’s apology over her arrest which it claimed was a mistaken identity.

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