Author: Maria Patricia C. Borromeo

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President Rodrigo Duterte's eldest sister, Eleanor, says she will file charges against Edgar Matobato, the witness during the Senate hearing who linked the President to the extrajudicial killings in Davao City when he was still a mayor. In an interview on Friday, September 16, Eleanor said the allegations against his brother are untrue. (Maria Patricia C. Borromeo/davaotoday.com)

ELDEST SISTER

President Rodrigo Duterte's eldest sister, Eleanor, says she will file charges against Edgar Matobato, the witness during the Senate hearing who linked the President to the extrajudicial killings in Davao City when he was still a mayor. In an interview on Friday, September 16, Eleanor said the allegations against his brother are untrue. (Maria Patricia C. Borromeo/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article Mayor Sara discourages wearing burqa, face masks in public
MUSLIM TEENS. A Muslim teener is busy texting while others read Quran's writing before the start of the Eid'l Fitr program at Tiongco Football Field in Davao City.

Mayor Sara discourages wearing burqa, face masks in public

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte said she understands the sentiments of the Muslim women but she added that "the general welfare of the majority takes precedence over religious tradition."

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Read more about the article DCPO denies testimony of former ‘DDS hitman’ 
Davao City Police Chief Michael John Dubria maintains that only drug suspects and criminals who resist arrest are in danger of being killed. Dubria said policemen must also defend themselves in their line of duty. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

DCPO denies testimony of former ‘DDS hitman’ 

The Davao City Police chief has belied the testimony of a witness who introduced himself as a former hitman of the alleged Davao Death Squad (DDS) linking President Rodrigo Duterte and several police officials to extrajudicial killings.

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Read more about the article Police files charges vs prime suspect in Davao blast
CASE FILED AGAINST SUSPECT IN DAVAO BLAST. Crime Investigation and Detection Group regional director Edilberto Leonardo supervises the filing of the criminal case against the principal suspect of the Davao blast at the Hall of Justice in Ecoland, late afternoon Wednesday, September 14. Authorities refused to reveal the identity of the suspects, saying that the case must be reviewed by the prosecutors first. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Police files charges vs prime suspect in Davao blast

Authorities investigating the Roxas night market blast said they now have nine suspects in the deadly bombing on September 2, but they were only able to file charges against one of the suspects on Wednesday afternoon, September 14 pending investigation on the other suspects.

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