Paramilitary group to Lumad schools: ‘all teachers, students will be massacred’

Teachers at schools serving indigenous peoples (IP) in remote areas in Mindanao fear for more attacks coming from paramilitary group Alamara as they received a new death threat over the weekend.

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Duterte reminds barangay officials: these vehicles are for calamities, disasters

Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte turned over 54 multicabs and 86 motorcycles to barangay executives here on Monday along with a clear message to the officials: the vehicles are meant for "public service."

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Rody to black prop brains: I’ll break your heart

Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, warned the brains behind an alleged black propaganda that is "fabricating" a drug laboratory to discredit the city's anti-drug drive and his family members who are running for public office this year.

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New charges await church worker, farmer cleared in Guingona ambush try

A church worker and a farmer who were recently cleared of the ambush of Gingoog City Mayor Ruthie Guingona are facing a new set of criminal charges, extending their time in detention, the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP) said on Monday, January 25.

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‘As SC upholds EDCA, expect more Mamasapano-like clashes’

Activists marking the first year since the deadly clash in Mamasapano warned that with the Supreme Court (SC) upholding a bolstered US-Philippine military alliance, such incident that caused the lives of 44 soldiers and civilians could likely happen again.

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