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Read more about the article PCPR hits Duterte’s tirade against church, bishops
'HELP ME, OR I WILL DECLARE MARTIAL LAW.' Addressing some 300 chief local executives from Mindanao, President Rodrigo Duterte asked for help to address the problems of terrorism and the proliferation of illegal drugs in Mindanao, or else he will have to declare Martial Law. Duterte met the local chief executives on Thursday, Feb. 9, at the SMX Convention Center in Lanang, Davao City. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

PCPR hits Duterte’s tirade against church, bishops

The Promotion of Church People’s Response (PCPR) scored the latest remark of President Rodrigo Duterte against the church and bishops, saying his tirades “it deliberately persuades religious differences and amplifies disrespect and violence among the people.”

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Read more about the article DepEd urged: Tell AFP to leave IP communities so that IP children can continue schooling
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DepEd urged: Tell AFP to leave IP communities so that IP children can continue schooling

A group advocating education for indigenous peoples is urging the Department of Education (DepEd) in the region to order the government forces to leave the lumad communities so that the children can continue schooling in the lumad schools at Talaingod, Davao del Norte.

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Read more about the article Resume peace talks to end insurgency – solon
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Resume peace talks to end insurgency – solon

Anakpawis Partylist Rep. Ariel Casilao told the Duterte government that it’s better to resume the peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) than to aim for “another unreachable and fantastical goal” of ending insurgency on the country in the next three years.

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Read more about the article Davao City public school teachers join outcry on police profiling of their ranks
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Davao City public school teachers join outcry on police profiling of their ranks

Public school teachers in the city joined the outcry to stop the harassment and vilification against teachers following the supposed profiling of Philippine National Police (PNP) of members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) nationwide.

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Read more about the article 5.2 % annual inflation rate in 2018 is due to Duterte’s neoliberal policies — IBON

5.2 % annual inflation rate in 2018 is due to Duterte’s neoliberal policies — IBON

Think tank group IBON Foundation said that the decade-high 5.2 percent annual inflation rate for 2018 points to the failure of the economic managers and neoliberal policies of the Duterte administration, downplaying government’s optimism over slowing growth of inflation in the last months of previous year.

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