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Claro Gawilan, chairman of the Nagkahiusang Mag-uuma sa White Culaman (United Farmers of White Culaman) from Kitaotao town in Bukidnon speaks during their protest rally in San Pedro Street, Davao City on Thursday. The protesters accused the Army as responsible for the continuing harassment and killings of Lumads in Mindanao. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Lumad killings to take center stage in intl rights confab in Davao

Some 200 visitors from 25 countries worldwide will attend a conference on human rights, focusing on the killings of the indigenous peoples or Lumads in Mindanao.

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CHAT. Ka Yancy of New People's Army's 1st Pulang Bagani Battalion talks with Mayor Duterte, his assistant Bong Go, and third party facilitator Reverend Jurie Jaime. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

Gov’t seeks to move peace talks with NDF to August  

The Duterte administration wants to move the date of resumption of the formal talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDF) from third week of July to August this year.

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Read more about the article PHOTOS| Thousands of Mindanaoans take off for Duterte’s SONA
A total of fifteen buses, a truck that serves as the kitchen and a van ferry hundreds of delegates for the Manilakbayan sa SONA.   

PHOTOS| Thousands of Mindanaoans take off for Duterte’s SONA

Thousands of indigenous peoples and human rights activists from Davao region prepared for their travel by land going to Manila via Surigao City as early as 5:00 am on Tuesday.

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Read more about the article 147% increase of dengue cases in Davao
Dengue figures rose to a total of 4,564 cases and 40 deaths as of this month, said Engr. Antonietta Ebol, Dengue prevention control program manager of DOH. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

147% increase of dengue cases in Davao

The Department of Heath (DOH) reported that there is a rapid increase of dengue cases here in Region 11 as of the first quarter of this year.

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