Read more about the article Duterte to create ‘special courts’ for media killing cases
NO TO ALL-OUT WAR. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte tells media that in the wake of the deadly Maguindanao encounter, the government should not declare an all-out war in Mindanao.(Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Duterte to create ‘special courts’ for media killing cases

As part of his vow to end the slow grind of justice to the media killings in the country, the camp of presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte mulls over mounting courts exclusive for hearing cases related to killings of journalists.

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Read more about the article Duterte to skip debate unless organizers fix rift with CDO press
PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT Rodrigo Duterte says he will not attend the presidential debate in Cagayan de Oro City on February 21 if the local media will not be given a fair share in covering the event. (File photo)

Duterte to skip debate unless organizers fix rift with CDO press

Presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte plans to pull a no-show in his first presidential debate on February 21 in Cagayan de Oro City if the issue of “discrimination” raised earlier by the local media would be left unsolved.

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Read more about the article Gunfires meet HR team probing Pantukan attacks
THREAT. An army trooper hidden in plain sight fires his gun as members of a Quick Reaction Team of the human rights group Karapatan-SMR is on its way to Sitio Post-4, Barangay Napnapan, in Pantukan, Compostela Valley on February 11 to probe the indiscriminate firing allegedly perpetrated by soldiers. (Photo from Karapatan)

Gunfires meet HR team probing Pantukan attacks

The team dispatched by Karapatan to unearth traces of alleged ‘indiscriminate’ military-led firings in Compostela Valley this week said it has become targets of the attacks itself.

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