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BENEFICIARIES. Elementary pupils at Sitio Lamuak, Catilacan village in Pikit town, Cotabato province peep through their classroom window upon the arrival of the officers of the World Food Program in their school on Tuesday to evaluate the implementation of the school feeding program. (davaotoday.com photo by Alex D. Lopez)

DepEd slammed for removing “God-loving” phrase

Religious groups slammed the Department of Education after it removed the phrase “God-loving” in its 2013 vision statement.

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Read more about the article Lack of food, land in tribal villages a back pain for Kadayawan festivities

Lack of food, land in tribal villages a back pain for Kadayawan festivities

"Kadayawan is a Bagobo word that means happiness. It's a time our communities gather after harvest time, to thank the gods for the harvest. We celebrate through feasts, and with songs and dance played with our instruments," he said.

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Read more about the article Panubad-tubad: Spirits and Concepts in the Talaingod Manobo Struggle

Panubad-tubad: Spirits and Concepts in the Talaingod Manobo Struggle

One of the main destinations of this week’s national fact-finding and solidarity mission (NFFSM) to investigate human rights violations was the municipality of Talaingod, Davao del Norte, which has been in the news lately with the evacuation of more than a thousand of its Manobo residents after the start of massive military operations in late March. More than 900 of them eventually found refuge in Davao City, where they stayed for a month until an agreement to remove military presence in their villages was reached in a dialogue facilitated by Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario. They have since returned to their homes, but their recovery is just beginning, and its completion by no means certain.

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DAVAO MOVIE SABINE PRESSCON

DAVAO FILM "SABINE" PRESSCON Cast of the Davao-filmed movie Sabine, (from left) China Roces, Bangs Garcia, and screenwriter Tom Anthony promote the movie’s screening this week at Gaisano Mall of Davao and Tagum during Wednesday's Club 888 Media Forum. The movie of an abused girl finding redemption would be released internationally in 2014. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

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