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Read more about the article Lawmaker says killings of Davao farmers part of counter-insurgency
DEAD, BUT NOT SILENCED. Bystanders look at the cardboard coffins lined with the names and portraits of victims of extrajudicial killings in Southern Mindanao Region displayed along Roxas Avenue in Davao City on the day of President Rodrigo Duterte's 2nd State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 24. According human rights group Karapatan, there are at least 34 victims of political killings since Duterte came into power in July 2016. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Lawmaker says killings of Davao farmers part of counter-insurgency

A solon from the Makabayan bloc denounced on Monday, October 2, the recent killings of two farmers in Davao region, saying these were a part of the government's counter-insurgency program.

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Read more about the article Watchdog wants UNHRC to revoke PH’s membership
President Rodrigo Duterte during his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Batasang Pambansa on July 24, 2017. (KARL NORMAN ALONZO/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)

Watchdog wants UNHRC to revoke PH’s membership

The Philippine Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Watch is calling to remove the country as member of the United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHRC) because of the government's continued denial of the extra-judicial killings across the country.

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Read more about the article ‘Bangon Marawi’: Evacuees receive medical, livelihood services
HEAVY BURDEN. The continuing military offensives against the ISIS-linked Maute group and Abu Sayyaf in Marawi has taken its toll on the thousands of residents who, due to fear, hurriedly left their abode and livelihood for safety. (Alexander Lopez/davaotoday.com photo)

‘Bangon Marawi’: Evacuees receive medical, livelihood services

Task Force Bangon Marawi reported a total of of 90,867 medical consultations and 320,800 nutrition services provided for residents of Marawi City who have been displaced by the ongoing war between government forces and Islamic State-linked militants.

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Read more about the article Floirendo-Alvarez spat: ‘Banana king’ welcomes Ombudsman’s graft raps
Photos take from Davao del Norte Representative Antonio Floirendo and Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez's Facebook page (davaotoday.com)

Floirendo-Alvarez spat: ‘Banana king’ welcomes Ombudsman’s graft raps

Davao del Norte Representative Antonio Floirendo welcomed the graft case filed by Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez at the Office of the Ombudsman over a deal between the Bureau of Corrections and Floirendo-owned Tagum Development Corporation (Tadeco).

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Read more about the article NPA ‘prisoner of war’ in Kidapawan appeals help from LGU
Photo of PO1 Bristol Catalan of Makilala Police Station appears in a video released by the New People's Army on Wednesday, September 20.

NPA ‘prisoner of war’ in Kidapawan appeals help from LGU

A police officer who was held captive by the New People’s Army appealed ?for ?help from local government unit of Makilala town in North Cotabato to suspend the military operations to give way for his release.

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