Author: ROBBY JOY D. SALVERON

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Read more about the article Grandest Kadayawan to lure more than 168,000 tourists
One of the contingents during the Indak-indak sa Kadalanan (street dance) shows the festive mood of the this year's Kadayawan sa Dabaw celebration. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Grandest Kadayawan to lure more than 168,000 tourists

City Tourism Office is hopeful to exceed last year’s influx of tourists in the city's annual Kadayawan celebration next month, an official said.

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Read more about the article IACAT 11: Trafficking picks on girls as young as 8
Deputy Regional Prosecutor Barbara Mae Flores of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) Region XI expresses concern over the rise of prostitution among teenagers due to human trafficking. In a press conference in Davao City on Friday, July 27 Flores said most cases of human trafficking in the region are linked to sexual exploitation or prostitution of minors.(Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

IACAT 11: Trafficking picks on girls as young as 8

The rise of prostitution among teenagers because of human trafficking is one of the major concerns in the whole region, a regional prosecutor said.

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Read more about the article LIFT MARTIAL LAW
LIFT MARTIAL LAW. Students from Salugpongan Ta Tanu Igkanogon Learning Center Inc. from Talaingod town, in Davao del Norte continue to call on President Rodrigo Duterte to lift Martial law and stop militarization in Lumad schools as they hold a protest with their teachers in front of the Department of Education (DepEd) Region in Davao City on Thursday, July 27. President Rodrigo Duterte warned he will bomb the schools which he claimed are teaching "subversion and communism" during his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 24. (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

LIFT MARTIAL LAW

Students from Salugpongan Ta Tanu Igkanogon Learning Center Inc. from Talaingod town, in Davao del Norte continue to call on President Rodrigo Duterte to lift Martial law and stop militarization in Lumad schools as they hold a protest with their teachers in front of the Department of Education (DepEd) Region in Davao City on Thursday, July 27. (More...) (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article Biz leader supports Duterte’s call to stop exportation of mineral resources
STOP EXPORTATION. Davao City ?business leader, Arturo Milan?,? says he supports President Rodrigo Duterte’s call during his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday to stop exportation of mineral resources to foreign countries. Milan said in a press conference on Wednesday, July 26, if raw materials are domestically processed, not only it would give added value to products but as well as generate more jobs for Filipinos. (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

Biz leader supports Duterte’s call to stop exportation of mineral resources

A business leader here ?said he supports President Rodrigo Duterte’s call to stop the export of raw materials to foreign countries.

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Read more about the article Philippine Eagle Foundation to strengthen raptor conservation in PHL
WINGSPAN. A white-bellied sea eagle, Haliaeetus Leucogaster, shows its mighty wings at the Philippine Eagle Center in Malagos, Baguio District, Davao City. The center is currently home to 36 Philippine Eagles, 18 of which are captive-bred; 10 other species of birds, four species of mammals and two species of reptiles. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Philippine Eagle Foundation to strengthen raptor conservation in PHL

The Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) is eyeing to promote raptor conservation to? boost ecotourism ?in ?the city as they host the 10th Asian Raptor Research and Conservation Network Symposium in October here.

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