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Read more about the article Number of malnourished children in Davao still high
FREE LUNCH. Children enjoy eating their free lunch given by the Archbishop Nutrition Council during a regular nutritional status monitoring on Wednesday, Dec. 7 in Pag-asa Street, Davao City. Parents blame poverty and lack of job as the main reason why some of them could not afford to give their children proper nutrition. (Maricar Emata/davaotoday.com)

Number of malnourished children in Davao still high

Poor nutrition remains prevalent among children in this city, both government statistics and a church group here claimed.

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Read more about the article Change is coming (1/2): How space technology is changing disaster risk management in PHL

Change is coming (1/2): How space technology is changing disaster risk management in PHL

When typhoon Bopha (locally known as Pablo) struck several provinces in Mindanao four years ago and super Typhoon Haiyan (known locally as Yolanda) devastated those in the Visayas three years ago, killing thousands and damaging billions of pesos worth of properties, the country’s disaster mitigation programs and relief efforts was put to a tight spotlight.

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Read more about the article CPP won’t extend unilateral ceasefire unless Duterte ends Oplan Bayanihan
Prof. Jose Maria Sison, founding chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines (davaotoday.com file photo)

CPP won’t extend unilateral ceasefire unless Duterte ends Oplan Bayanihan

The Communist Party of the Philippines would not extend its unilateral ceasefire unless President Rodrigo Duterte ends or suspends the military’s counter-insurgency program called “Oplan Bayanihan.”

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Read more about the article Peace advocates, lawmakers doubt new AFP chief can achieve peace

Peace advocates, lawmakers doubt new AFP chief can achieve peace

A peace advocate group here expressed doubt if the the newly-appointed Armed Forces Chief of Staff Brigadier General Eduardo Año would be able to pursue a genuine peace with the communist rebels given his track record of gross human rights violations.

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Read more about the article Private schools block increased subsidy to govt public colleges, universities
Graduates from the University of the Philippines Mindanao today bring umbrellas to protect themselves from the rain while waiting to get their own picture in front of the iconic oblation statue. The class of 2015 is the first batch of students to graduate on the rainy month of June in accordance to the UP System's shifting of the academic calendar from June-April to August-May in its goal of "maximizing the opportunities offered by ASEAN integration and global education partnerships." (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Private schools block increased subsidy to govt public colleges, universities

Private school heads do not welcome the proposed bill that would give eight billion pesos annually to public colleges and universities.

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