Davao’s Diversion Road clearing operations pass 48-hour deadline

Operations to clear the Diversion Road here from mud and debris flow due to a landslide that struck at dawn on Friday, October 6, have passed City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio's 48-hour deadline. The city government at 5pm Sunday released an advisory that the Diversion Road will remain closed on Monday, October 9, "because the portion of Shrine Hills where the landslide occured has not been declared safe for passage by the engineers due to the clearing operations."

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It was never too late for more than 100 students of Khadijah Mohammad Islamic Academy in Marawi City to hold their graduation rites on Monday, September 11 in Iligan City. The school's graduation day was supposedly set on May 24, a day after the ISIS-inspired Maute group attacked Marawi City. (Divina M. Suson/davaotoday.com)

When dreams are born in a time of war

On May 24, Sittie Lainie Decampong Asum woke up early to prepare for her graduation day. The night before, she and her classmates had their final practice.

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