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Protest against US Navy troops mark Fil-Am friendship day in Sarangani

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN To highlight the “irony” of the Filipino-American Friendship day celebration , July 4, members of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan held a protest caravan and stopped in front of Glan Municipal Office where they urged the local officials to pass a resolution banning the entry of US troops in the area.

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How to stop sex scandal, women activists suggest ways

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today Gabriela wished to discourage Filipinos “from the bad practice of sharing sleazy videos” by spreading the counter-message of the "Manila Scandal Part 2." It hopes to “mobilize the public to use the internet in solving one of the scourges of electronic harassment, bullying and violence against women” by posting the video to their FB account or website and through Twitter by using the #manilascandal2 hashtag.

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LACK OF MERIT. North Cotabato Governor Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza speaks before the media in a press conference, June 10. She urged Manny Piñol to accept the Comelec’s decision to dismiss his electoral protest against her. (davaotoday.com photo)

Comelec junks Piñol’s electoral protest for lack of merit

By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today As stipulated in the newly adopted policy of the Comelec on the rules of procedure on disputes in an automated election system, the votes that will be recovered in the precincts designated, in this case by Piñol, would exemplify the merits or legitimacy of his protest. As per physical count done by the Comelec First Division, Piñol only got 1,915 votes while Taliño-Medoza had 18,175 votes.

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