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Read more about the article Violent Kidapawan dispersal is a ‘learning experience’ for new Davao police chief, Sara says 
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte on Tuesday, April 4 says she picked Sr. Supt. Alexander Tagum as Acting Davao City Police Office City Director because of her track record in the police force. Duterte also revealed that among the considerations was Tagum's role in the Kidapawan incident and what he did after it. Duterte said the dispersal that led to the death of three protesters and the injuries of countless others was a "learning experience" for Tagum, that he could apply in Davao City.(Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Violent Kidapawan dispersal is a ‘learning experience’ for new Davao police chief, Sara says 

City Mayor Sara Duterte stood by her appointee, Davao City Police Office Acting City Director Senior Superintendent Alexander Tagum on Tuesday, saying that Tagum's track record in the police force, including his controversial stint as provincial police chief of North Cotabato were among the factors that led to his appointment.

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MANO PO. Megan, 4 year-old daughter of Davao City Police Office Acting City Director Sr. Supt. Alexander Tagum takes the hand of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte to place it on her forehead as a sign of respect during a press conference inside the City Director's Office in Davao City on Tuesday, April 4. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

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Megan, 4 year-old daughter of Davao City Police Office Acting City Director Sr. Supt. Alexander Tagum takes the hand of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte to place it on her forehead as a sign of respect during a press conference inside the City Director's Office in Davao City on Tuesday, April 4. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article NATIONWIDE SMOKING BAN
In a press conference in Davao City on Tuesday, Dartment of Health Secretary Paulyn Jean Ubial says the final draft of the nationwide smoking ban in public places is already on President Rodrigo Duterte's desk and should be signed this week. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

NATIONWIDE SMOKING BAN

In a press conference in Davao City on Tuesday, Dartment of Health Secretary Paulyn Jean Ubial says the final draft of the nationwide smoking ban in public places is already on President Rodrigo Duterte's desk and should be signed this week. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article RESPECT
Megan, 4 year-old daughter of Davao City Police Office Acting City Director Sr. Supt. Alexander Tagum presses her forehead on the hands of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte during a presser inside the City Director's Office in Davao City on Tuesday, April 4. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

RESPECT

Megan, 4 year-old daughter of Davao City Police Office Acting City Director Sr. Supt. Alexander Tagum presses her forehead on the hands of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte during a presser inside the City Director's Office in Davao City on Tuesday, April 4. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article NPA at 48: Red youth groups hold lighting rally in Davao
CALL. A protester wearing the ?picture of slain New People's Army Commander Leoncio "Ka Parago" Pitao carries a placard urging President Rodrigo Duterte to "lay the foundation of Socialism" on Wednesday morning (March 29) along Elpidio Qurino Avenue in Davao City. The protesters staged a lightning rally in celebration of the NPA's 48th anniversary and urged Dabawenyos to join the armed group. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

NPA at 48: Red youth groups hold lighting rally in Davao

Members of revolutionary youth organizations staged a lightning rally along the intersection of Elpidio Quirino Avenue and Magallanes Street here to mark the 48th founding anniversary of the New People's Army, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines.

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