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Read more about the article GRP panel says Duterte still committed to release prisoners
CLARIFICATIONS. GRP peace panel member Atty. Angela Librado says President Rodrigo Duterte is still very much intent on releasing more political prisoners, but said it was in the understanding that the release would be in tranches. Librado made the comments in a peace forum held at the Ateneo De Davao Univerity on Tuesday, Dec. 13 (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

GRP panel says Duterte still committed to release prisoners

The government peace panel  announced it will release the sick and the elderly prisoners before Christmas, allaying fears that the ongoing peace negotiations with the communists will collapse.

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Read more about the article Study: media finds peace process reporting ‘not sexy enough’

Study: media finds peace process reporting ‘not sexy enough’

A recent report found that before the resumption of the peace talks between the government and the National Democratic of the Philippines this year, there was little interest from the media in reporting the peace process.

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Read more about the article Duterte to Reds: agree to an indefinite ceasefire
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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Read more about the article Dabawenyos weigh in on death penalty  
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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