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NO TO AERIAL BOMBING. Members of the Hugpong sa Mag-Uuma sa Mabini protest on Tuesday, March 14 the Army's use of aerial strikes in front of the Mabini Municipal Hall in Compostela Valley to condemn the army's use of aerial strikes in their communities in a firefight with alleged New People's Army rebels in Brgy. Cabuyoan on March 11. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Residents hit Army for aerial bombing

Residents of Barangay Cabuyoan in Mabini Town, Compostela Valley on Tuesday, March 14 hit the military for the aerial strikes on Saturday as they? belied the army's claim that there was an encounter with the New People's Army.

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Read more about the article NPA welcomes resumption of peace talks
Six platoons of the 1st Pulang Bagani Company performs a tactical inspection during the 48th anniversary celebration of the Communist Party of the Philippines in Barangay Lumiad, Paquibato district in Davao City on Monday morning, Dec. 26, 2016. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

NPA welcomes resumption of peace talks

The New People’s Army on Tuesday welcomed the resumption of the peace negotiations between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines as stated in their Joint Statement signed on March 11 in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

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Read more about the article Moro group slams AFP as airstrike vs. BIFF displaces civilians
Members of Moro organization, Suara Bangsamoro join the march.

Moro group slams AFP as airstrike vs. BIFF displaces civilians

An initial investigation conducted by Suara Bangsamoro and Kawagib, a Moro human rights group, revealed that the military has dropped bombs in Barangay Andabit, Datu Saudi Ampatuan as early as 1 am on Monday, March 13.

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Read more about the article ?Film on Lumad struggle bags 6 major awards in 2017 Sinag Maynila film fest
A scene in the film Tu Pug Imatuy (From Tu Pug Imatuy Film Facebook page)

?Film on Lumad struggle bags 6 major awards in 2017 Sinag Maynila film fest

A ?multi-awarded ?film ?director hoped to have President Rodrigo Duterte and members of the government peace negotiation panel as audience to his film on the struggle of the Lumads against military harassment, which harvested major awards ?in the recently concluded Sinag Maynila film festival?.?

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Read more about the article BJMP’s jail decongestion programs underway 
DECONGESTING. Jail Chief Insp. Pio Rosero, of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Region 11 said they are reviewing their records to look for cases of inmates that are already eligible for release but continue to languish after their cases went unnoticed by the courts, as a way to decongest jails?. ?The City Jail in Davao City, As of Nov. 2016, for example was housing 2,983 inmates against its 384-man capacity. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

BJMP’s jail decongestion programs underway 

An official of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology here said they are looking at different ways to address the congestion of the city's prisons.

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