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New People's Army frees Police Officer 1 Alfredo Basabica Jr on Friday afternoon, July 28, in Barangay Binondo, Baganga town Davao Oriental province. Basabica receives his release order after he was held for 17 days as a "prisoner of war." He was released to religious leaders, his family and to local officials namely (L-R) Barangay Chairman Dionicito Manangkis of Barangay Taytayan in Cateel, Compostela Valley Province and Barangay Kagawad Alicio Reyes of Barangay Aliwagwag in Cateel town. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

17TH DAY

The New People's Army frees Police Officer 1 Alfredo Basabica Jr on Friday afternoon, July 28, in Barangay Binondo, Baganga town Davao Oriental province. Basabica received his release order after he was held for 17 days as a "prisoner of war." (More...)(Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article NPA frees captive police officer in Davao Oriental
The New People’s Army on Friday, July 28, frees PO1 Alfredo Basabica Jr. who was held captive for seventeen days in Baganga town, Davao Oriental. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

NPA frees captive police officer in Davao Oriental

The New People’s Army on Friday, July 28, frees PO1 Alfredo Basabica Jr. who was held captive for seventeen days.

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Read more about the article Davao’s CHR laments lack of investigators
Commission on Human Rights Region 11 office in Davao City (davaotoday.com)

Davao’s CHR laments lack of investigators

Now that Martial Law has been extended until the end of the year, the regional office of the Commission on Human Rights, an office that is mandated to monitor the human rights condition in the country, is facing a challenge.

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Read more about the article Land distribution, social reforms at stake in terminated GRP-NDFP talks

Land distribution, social reforms at stake in terminated GRP-NDFP talks

A week before President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his second State of the Nation Address, negotiators were engaged on a table battle to discuss reforms which would hopefully end the armed conflict.

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Read more about the article CPP’s Sison hits back at Duterte: Do not belittle revolutionaries
Communist of the Philippines founding chairman Prof. Jose Maria Sison and President Rodrigo Duterte (davaotoday.com)

CPP’s Sison hits back at Duterte: Do not belittle revolutionaries

President Rodrigo Duterte’s scathing remarks against his former professor, Jose Maria Sison, was met with equally strong statement from the founding chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines on Monday, July 24.

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