Duterte, Cayetano eye heavier punishment vs adults using kids in crime

Running mates Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Alan Peter Cayetano are studying the possibility of aggravating the punishment for adults who exploit minors in carrying out their criminal activities.

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Personal grudge eyed over anti-mining activist’s death, says police

The assailant behind the death of an anti-mining activist in Compostela Valley could be motivated by personal grudges, without yet considering the 60-year-old's vocal opposition towards large scale mining in Mindanao, a police report said on Saturday, January 30.

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NPA says Bukidnon plantations raze done to stop ‘destructive’ expansions

The series of New People's Army (NPA)-led attacks in several banana and pineapple plantations in Bukidnon late January this year were carried out to warn multinational companies of their "destructive" expansion in Bukidnon.

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Read more about the article This 2016, Davao welcomes Chinese new year at Rizal Park
CHINESE NEW YEAR BUDGET. Lisette Marques, head of the City Tourism and Promotions, says the city government has allotted P100,000 for the Chinese New Year celebration on Sunday, February 7, while another P400,000 will come from the private sector. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

This 2016, Davao welcomes Chinese new year at Rizal Park

As a gesture of sharing an important Chinese traditional festival to all, Davao will be celebrating the Lunar new year at the historical Rizal park.

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