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Piya Macliing Malayao of Katribu Partylist. PHOTO: PAULO RIZAL / DAVAOTODAY.COM FILE PHOTO

Activists decry charges, scores PNP for ‘perpetuating impunity’

Activists who led a protest rally at the US Embassy on Oct. 19 decried Wednesday the charges filed against them by the Philippine National Police, saying it was meant to sway public opinion from the real issue.

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Read more about the article New 8-hectare facility to decongest Davao jail
JAIL DECONGESTION. Jail Supt. Grace Taculin, jail warden of the Davao City Jail announces the plan to establish a new prison facility to decongest the city's prison facilities. Taculin said the Maa jail is intended for 384 inmates, but is currently filled with 2,982 prisoners. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

New 8-hectare facility to decongest Davao jail

The Davao City Jail's new facility will start construction early next year to address congestion in the city's prisons.

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Read more about the article Lumad student raises militarization issue in children’s summit 
CHILDREN'S SUMMIT. Around 500 children from all over Mindanao gather for the three-day Mindanao Children's Festival at the Grand Men Seng Hotel in Davao City. During the second day of the festival on Tuesday, Nov. 22, a children's summit was held to tackle various children's issues. (Maria Patricia C. Borromeo/davaotoday.com)

Lumad student raises militarization issue in children’s summit 

Education is not easily accessible to Lumad students, this Muluhinday shared during a Mindanao children’s summit held at the Grand Men Seng Hotel here, Tuesday.

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Read more about the article Workers’ union: AFP using anti-drug war for union busting
Workers from Compostela Valley Province rally in front of Naval Station Felix Apolinario in Panacan, Davao City on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016. (Contributed photo)

Workers’ union: AFP using anti-drug war for union busting

A union leader here said that the Philippine army is using the government’s anti-illegal drugs campaign to discourage workers from joining unions, specifically the militant labor union center Kilusang Mayo Uno.

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Read more about the article Davao city to set-up ‘Lumad Village’
SOSAKORO. This Matigsalog woman runs as fast as she can to pour down her water fetched from a fishpond at People's Park using a bamboo fetcher during the Lumadnong Dula held at the People's park.

Davao city to set-up ‘Lumad Village’

The city's committee on tourism and beautification is planning to set-up a "Lumad Village" as a new tourist site in Marilog District.

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