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Read more about the article NDF Chair Jalandoni says amnesty proclamation possible with Duterte’s ‘supermajority’
President Rodrigo R. Duterte announces that there will be a revamp in the People's Television 4 (PTV) and the Radyo ng Bayan during his first first State of the Nation Address at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City on Monday, July 25, 2016 that he will lower the income tax. ACE MORANDANTE/PPD

NDF Chair Jalandoni says amnesty proclamation possible with Duterte’s ‘supermajority’

National Democratic Front chief negotiator Luis Jalandoni said the concurrence of Congress for the declaration of a general amnesty for political prisoners is possible under the Duterte administration.

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Read more about the article Gov’t peace negotiator meets with NDF leaders in Utrecht
Government peace panel member Hernani Braganza. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Gov’t peace negotiator meets with NDF leaders in Utrecht

As members of the National Democratic Front’s peace negotiating panel are preparing for the upcoming second round of talks in Oslo, Norway in three days, an official of the government peace panel met with the leaders in an informal talks.

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Read more about the article Mindanao solons laud Duterte’s EDCA review proposal
WARNING TO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. President Rodrigo Duterte warns anew government officials not to be involved in corrupt practices or he will read their names in public and ask them to resign. Duterte arrives at the Davao International Airport from his two-day official visit to Hanoi, Socialist Republic of Vietnam early morning Friday, September 30. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Mindanao solons laud Duterte’s EDCA review proposal

Two partylist representatives from Mindanao welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte's recent pronouncement to review the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA).

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Read more about the article It’s ‘No Prostitution Day’ in Davao on Oct. 5
A day of no prostitution, according to Talikala, Inc., includes no pornography, phone sex, cyber sex, mail order bride services, escort services, trafficking, stripping, sex tours and prostitution occurring in massage parlors, on the streets, in hotels or everywhere else. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

It’s ‘No Prostitution Day’ in Davao on Oct. 5

An anti-children and women trafficking group here called on to stop engaging and promoting prostitution in an international campaign dubbed No Prostitution Day on October 5.

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Read more about the article Doctors warn effects of digital media to children
Dr. Michael Manalaysay, chairman of the Pediatrics Department of the Southern Philippines Medical Center echoed the same concerns, but said that early exposure to digital media not only can result into developmental problems, but also lead to physical ailments as well. (photo from flickr.com)

Doctors warn effects of digital media to children

Saying that early exposure of children to digital media may have several effects in their behavior, developmental behavioral pediatricians here called for parents to regulate the use of such devices, especially those younger than three years old.

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