Read more about the article Over 300,000 candidates vie in Davao’s barangay, SK Elections
PREPARATION. Board of election tellers (BETs) sort the ballots before counting. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Over 300,000 candidates vie in Davao’s barangay, SK Elections

Voters will choose from among a total of 334,716 candidates in today’s barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in Davao City.

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Read more about the article Peace 911? l?aunched? in Paquibato
Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte leads the launching of Peace 911 of the Davao City Advisory Committee on Peace and Development (DC Peace-Dev) at Barangay Paquibato Proper, Thursday afternoon, May 17, 2018. (Photo by CIO)

Peace 911? l?aunched? in Paquibato

The ?city government ?launch?ed? ?its peace and development initiative to the troubled northern part of the city, as the mayor appealed for public support to economic projects aimed at bringing livelihood to local residents.

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Read more about the article IN PHOTOS: Decades-old residents of Salmonan lost their homes in demolition
An armored personnel carrier of the Philippine Army's Task Force Davao was even employed to carry-out the demolition. (Mark Joy G. Basallajes/davaotoday.com)

IN PHOTOS: Decades-old residents of Salmonan lost their homes in demolition

The cries and pleas of decades-old residents of Barangay 26-C Salmonan in Davao City did not stop the demolition team from destroying 67 of their homes despite their claims of an ongoing legal process.

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Read more about the article Davao’s oldest mosque lost in Salmonan demolition
An elderly resident clutches his Koran while watching a demolition team destroy his house Monday,May 07. (Kath M.Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Davao’s oldest mosque lost in Salmonan demolition

For sixty-five years the Masjid Assalam stood as the oldest existing mosque in Davao City until it was torn down on May 7 during the demolition in Salmonan.

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