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Only a few meters outside the House of Representatives in Quezon City where President Rodrigo Duterte is delivering his State of the Nation Address, indigenous children from Mindanao express their opposition to Martial Law through an a cappella of Musikang Bayan's Igpaw Mindanao on Monday, July 24. (Lorie Ann Cascaro/davaotoday.com)

Indigenous children from Mindanao want to stop Martial Law

Hours before President Duterte arrived at the House of the Representatives on a white helicopter on Monday to deliver his second State of the Nation Address (SONA), children from the hinterlands in Mindanao, Southern Philippines, dressed in their tribal clothes, ?called on government ?to stop Martial Law at a nationwide protest.

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Read more about the article NCCA strengthens ‘culture and arts for the society’
(From left to right) Renee Talavera, NCCA Section Head Cultural Community and Training Arts Section, Rico Pableo, NCCA Executive Director, and John Bengan, NCLA Executive Council Member (Evan Michael Clerigo/davaotoday.com)

NCCA strengthens ‘culture and arts for the society’

Highlighting the role of Philippine arts and culture in the country’s development, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has put up a promotional program to fit the framework of the Philippine Development Plan: AmBisyon Natin.

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Read more about the article FULL TEXT | State of the Bakwit Address
CONGESTED. A total of 172 families or 1,025 individuals, driven away by the continuing war in Marawi City, are staying for more than three weeks now inside the evacuation center in Balo-i town, Lanao del Norte. Congestion and sanitation are among the problems that evacuees confront every day inside the center, situations that authorities fear might lead to more problems such as sickness and diseases. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

FULL TEXT | State of the Bakwit Address

Habang patuloy ang gyera sa Marawi, patuloy rin ang kahirapan ng libo-libong pamilya, lalo na ang mga nag desisyong makitira sa bahay ng mga kamag-anak. Sa harap ng pinagsasabi ng mga ahensya, marami pa rin sa mga home-based evacuees ang walang sapat na suplay ng pagkain, kaya, marami sa kanilang mga bata ay nagkakasakit.

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Read more about the article ‘Davao City is a world of infinite investments’ –Sara Duterte
REACH?ING? OUT. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte says the city is trying to reach out to investors and tourists, telling them Davao City is safe despite martial law. In her speech during the 4th Davao Investment Conference (ICON) on Friday, July 21, Duterte said this year’s ICON is the best chance to show people that Davao City is "conducive to investments." Mayor Sara admitted in a latter press conference that the investment in the tourism industry have been affected by the implementation of Martial law in the whole island of Mindanao.(Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

‘Davao City is a world of infinite investments’ –Sara Duterte

“Davao is not just the gateway to infinite investments – it is a world of infinite investments.”

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