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President Rodrigo Duterte. (Kiwi Bulaclac/Presidential Photo)

Duterte to Reds: agree to an indefinite ceasefire

President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated his demand to the communists to sign a document of a bilateral ceasefire agreement with the government before releasing some 100 political prisoners.

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The Davao City Hall. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

Dabawenyos weigh in on death penalty  

Some residents here are in favor of bringing back capital punishment in the country to curb criminality while others fear the poor will only suffer the backlash under what they dubbed as a “draconian measure” as showed in a random interview conducted by Davao Today.

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Read more about the article Number of malnourished children in Davao still high
FREE LUNCH. Children enjoy eating their free lunch given by the Archbishop Nutrition Council during a regular nutritional status monitoring on Wednesday, Dec. 7 in Pag-asa Street, Davao City. Parents blame poverty and lack of job as the main reason why some of them could not afford to give their children proper nutrition. (Maricar Emata/davaotoday.com)

Number of malnourished children in Davao still high

Poor nutrition remains prevalent among children in this city, both government statistics and a church group here claimed.

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Read more about the article Private schools block increased subsidy to govt public colleges, universities
Graduates from the University of the Philippines Mindanao today bring umbrellas to protect themselves from the rain while waiting to get their own picture in front of the iconic oblation statue. The class of 2015 is the first batch of students to graduate on the rainy month of June in accordance to the UP System's shifting of the academic calendar from June-April to August-May in its goal of "maximizing the opportunities offered by ASEAN integration and global education partnerships." (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Private schools block increased subsidy to govt public colleges, universities

Private school heads do not welcome the proposed bill that would give eight billion pesos annually to public colleges and universities.

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