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Read more about the article Davao activists commemorate 25th year of US bases rejection
JUNK VFA, EDCA. Activists led by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan Southern Mindanao Region and the League of Filipino Students hold a protest action in San Pedro street, Davao City to urge President Rodrigo Duterte to pursue his plan of an independent foreign policy in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Philippine Senate's rejection of the new treaty for the Subic Bay Naval Station and end to US military presence Friday,September 16. The groups called on Pres. Duterte to scrap the Visiting Forces Administration and the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Davao activists commemorate 25th year of US bases rejection

Activists here commemorated the 25th year since 12 Senators voted to reject the RP-US Bases treaty of 1991 by protesting ?alleged human rights violations committed by United States military and called for the termination of the agreements that allow the presence of American soldiers in Philippine territory?.

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Read more about the article DSWD told to fulfill promise to Lumad evacuees

DSWD told to fulfill promise to Lumad evacuees

Members of Bagong Alysansang Makabayan ?here picketed the Department of Social Welfare and Development Region 11 Office in Davao City on Thursday, September 15 to remind the agency of their promise to help the Lumad evacuees staying inside a church compound here.

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Read more about the article Independent probe on Duterte’s alleged link to death squads urged

Independent probe on Duterte’s alleged link to death squads urged

The Human Rights Watch is urging the Philippine government to invite the United Nations to look into the accusations of a witness who claimed to be a former “hitman” linking President Rodrigo Duterte to extrajudicial killings.

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Read more about the article HOMECOMING Part 2 | Lumad in Surigao rebuild hopes, homes
Students, teachers, and faculty of the Alternative Learning Center for Agricultural Development (Alcadev), together with support groups, clean the school grounds and classrooms of the school to be able to resume classes in Sitio Han-ayan, Barangay Diatagon, Lianga, Surigao del Sur. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

HOMECOMING Part 2 | Lumad in Surigao rebuild hopes, homes

After a year, burnt and scattered school materials, dilapidated houses, and untended farms greeted hundreds of Lumads upon their return in Sitio Han-ayan a village in Lianga town Surigao del Sur province on September 3, Saturday.

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Read more about the article Mayor Sara discourages wearing burqa, face masks in public
MUSLIM TEENS. A Muslim teener is busy texting while others read Quran's writing before the start of the Eid'l Fitr program at Tiongco Football Field in Davao City.

Mayor Sara discourages wearing burqa, face masks in public

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte said she understands the sentiments of the Muslim women but she added that "the general welfare of the majority takes precedence over religious tradition."

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