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Starjoan Villanueva of the Philippine Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (PH-EITI) announces its third nationwide transparency movement in the Philippines. The campaign starts this month until September with 600 expected participants from 13 regions across the country. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Group urges scrapping of tax holiday for mining companies

"These companies are enjoying the income tax holidays, because they know that it’s a part of the social marketing of the ?national ?g?overnment to attract more foreign investment.”

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Read more about the article MNLF faction commits to convergence process for ‘inclusive’ Bangsamoro gov’t
Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza speaks with former Cotabato mayor and a Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) leader Muslimin Sema about a possible merger between the MNLF and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) during their meeting at the Apo View Hotel in Davao City on Tuesday, August 9, 2016. KARL NORMAN ALONZO/PPD

MNLF faction commits to convergence process for ‘inclusive’ Bangsamoro gov’t

DAVAO CITY --- Presidential Peace Adviser Sec. Jesus Dureza met with the Moro National Liberation group headed by Muslimin Sema  on Tuesday, August 9 as part of a series of…

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Read more about the article A?rmy cries foul over mutilation of troops in combat  
In a press conference in Davao City on Wednesday, August 10, Army spokesman of the 10th Infantry Division, Capt. Rhyan Batchar, shows a photo of one of the slain soldier in a series of offensives by the New People's Army in Monkayo, Compostela Valley.(Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

A?rmy cries foul over mutilation of troops in combat  

The Army here criticized the New People's Army over the mutilation of soldiers who died in gun battle last week in Monkayo, Compostela Valley Province.

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Read more about the article GRP-NDF formal talks set on August 22 in Oslo
Government panel chief negotiator and incoming Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III converses with Fidel Agcaoili, one of the members of the National Democratic Front negotiating panel during the peace forum at the Davao City Recreation Center, on June 29, 2016. Both panels will resume the formal peace talks on August 22, 2016 in Oslo, Norway. (davaotoday.com file photo)

GRP-NDF formal talks set on August 22 in Oslo

Despite the newest warning of President Rodrigo Duterte against the Communist Party of the Philippines on exploding "one more landmine and the talks are out", the resumption of the formal talks between the government and the National Democratic Front remains on track on August 22 in Oslo, Norway.

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