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Read more about the article Duterte favors same-sex marriage
RAINBOW FLAGS. Members of the LGBT community wave colorful rainbow flags as they pass by along Bolton Street in Davao City for the Pride March held Friday, August 25. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Duterte favors same-sex marriage

President Rodrigo Duterte says he is supporting same sex marriage in the country, adding that the law governing marriage can be amended.

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Read more about the article Duterte wants pushcart hero Efren Peñaflorida as new PCUP chief; Davao teacher as commissioner
President Rodrigo Duterte during his speech during the 25th founding anniversary of the Center for Brighter Beginnings, Inc. (CBB) at the Davao Convention and Trade Center in Davao City on October 27, 2017. (RENE LUMAWAG/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)

Duterte wants pushcart hero Efren Peñaflorida as new PCUP chief; Davao teacher as commissioner

President Rodrigo Duterte wants pushcart educator Efren Peñaflorida to head the Presidential Commission on the Urban Poor (PCUP) and Davao teacher Randy Halasan to sit as one of the commissioners.

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Read more about the article Inspections on ‘Simbang Gabi’, more checkpoints, Oplan Bulabog with extended martial law
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Inspections on ‘Simbang Gabi’, more checkpoints, Oplan Bulabog with extended martial law

The military said they are keen to put up more checkpoints to prevent the spillover of violence.

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Read more about the article What happened to Davao City’s implementation of speed limit?
Visible traffic enforcers implement the controversial 30 kilometers per hour speed limit imposed by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte in Davao City downtown area. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

What happened to Davao City’s implementation of speed limit?

The traffic group here is still awaiting for the delivery of the five speed guns they have requested last March.

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Read more about the article Lawmakers, activists wary of more HR violations under extended Martial Law in Mindanao
NO TO MARTIAL LAW. Progressive groups in Davao City hold a protest along Roxas Avenue to condemn the extension of martial law in Mindanao for one more year. In a joint session on Wednesday, December 13, the Congress approved the request of the Palace to extend the implementation of martial law until December 31, 2018. (Robby Joy D. Salveron/ davaotoday.com)

Lawmakers, activists wary of more HR violations under extended Martial Law in Mindanao

Critics of Martial Law are wary of a “full-blown” dictatorship under President Rodrigo Duterte after the Lower House and the Senate approved the extension of Martial Law in the whole island of Mindanao until December 31, 2018.

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