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HOUSE TENSION. Davao City Councilor Mabel Sunga-Acosta turns emotional after being questioned by majority floor leader Councilor Bernard Al-ag for inviting Ateneo president Fr. Tabora to speak in the session regarding the 10% green space requirement for development projects in the city. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Councilors accept Duterte’s veto on green space provision 

The City Council decided not to override the veto message of city mayor Rodrigo Duterte on the 10 percent green space allocation.

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Read more about the article Group pushes for independent probe on Mt. Diwata tragedy
LANDSLIP. The landslide in this part of Masara mountains in Maco town, Compostela Valley last year, according to locals, was caused by the continuous excavation of Apex Mining Corporation, a foreign large-scale mining firm. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

Group pushes for independent probe on Mt. Diwata tragedy

A non-government organization said they received reports that at least 40 people were killed during the mining tragedy in Barangay Mt. Diwata, Monkayo town Compostela Valley on Sunday, February 28.

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Read more about the article Candidates urged to scrap mining law

Candidates urged to scrap mining law

An alliance of indigenous peoples in the country urged candidates for the upcoming national elections to consider the abolition of Philippine Mining Act of 1995, replacing it with a regulation tailored to benefit indigenous communities where many of the country's minerals are extracted.

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Read more about the article Brothers surrender to police after ‘accidentally’ shooting PH eagle
WINGSPAN. A white-bellied sea eagle, Haliaeetus Leucogaster, shows its mighty wings at the Philippine Eagle Center in Malagos, Baguio District, Davao City. The center is currently home to 36 Philippine Eagles, 18 of which are captive-bred; 10 other species of birds, four species of mammals and two species of reptiles. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Brothers surrender to police after ‘accidentally’ shooting PH eagle

Two brothers are now facing charges after allegedly shooting and wounding a critically endangered Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) in Barangay Tambobong, Baguio District, Davao City last Sunday, February 21.

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