Author: ROBBY JOY D. SALVERON

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Read more about the article CRYING FOR MARAWI
CRYING FOR MARAWI. A Muslim woman cries after seeing photos of the current situation in Marawi City displayed at the Mini-Forest Gym in Davao City on Friday. Moro organizations held an interfaith 'Duyog Ramadan' in Barangay 23-C where the gym is located for a forum-discussion where evacuees from Marawi and other neighboring towns in Lanao del Sur were gathered. (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

CRYING FOR MARAWI

A Muslim woman cries after seeing photos of the current situation in Marawi City displayed at the Mini-Forest Gym in Davao City on Friday. Moro organizations held an interfaith 'Duyog Ramadan' in Barangay 23-C where the gym is located for a forum-discussion where evacuees from Marawi and other neighboring towns in Lanao del Sur were gathered. (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article City government offers scholarship grants to law and medical studies
LAW AND MED SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS. Atty. Raul A. Nadela Jr., Chief of Staff of the City Mayor's Office says that the city government of Davao offers 40 slots to law and medical scholars respectively. Nadela said in a press conference on Thursday, June 15, that tuition fee and all other school fees of qualified applicants will be covered by the city government. (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

City government offers scholarship grants to law and medical studies

The city government here has widened its scope on granting scholarship programs to students who will be studying law or medicine, an official said.

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Read more about the article Investment confab to push through by July
DAVAO ICON 2017. Arturo Milan, Chairman of the Davao Investment Conference (ICON) 2017 says that the conference will push through in July 21-22, at the SMX Convention Center here in the city despite the "prevailing negative perception" about the declaration of Martial law in Mindanao. Milan announced the conference's 'Go' signal in a press conference on Wednesday, June 14, at the Habi at Kape, Abreeza Mall Davao.

Investment confab to push through by July

The Davao Investment Conference (ICON) will push through in July despite the proclamation of Martial law in Mindanao.

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Read more about the article Professor says Duterte fulfills promises but gains more enemies
Professor Ramon Beleno III of the Ateneo de Davao University says President Rodrigo Duterte fulfills most of his campaign promises but gains more enemies along the way. Beleno said in a press conference on Monday, June 12, at SM City Davao, that Duterte's war on drugs and anti-corruption campaign earned him a number of oppositions particularly from human rights advocates and liberal minded people.

Professor says Duterte fulfills promises but gains more enemies

Duterte fulfilled most of his campaign promises but gained more enemies along the way, claimed a local professor here.

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Read more about the article UP student council rejects ROTC camp building inside campus
NO TO CAMPUS MILITARIZATION. University Student Council Vice President Prince Arellano, USC President Romen Wabina and Jayvie Cabajesof Anakbayan call on the UP Administration and local officials of the city to reject the proposal of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to use 20 hectares of the UP campus as training ground for Reserved Officer Training Corps (ROTC) during Monday's Kapehan sa Dabaw press conference on June 12. (Robby Joy Salveron/davaotoday.com)

UP student council rejects ROTC camp building inside campus

The University of the Philippines Mindanao Student Council appealed to the UP administration and the local officials in the city to reject the proposal of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to build a camp for the Reserved Officer Training Corps (ROTC) inside the campus.

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