PDEA 11: No drug lab yet in Davao City

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 11 reported that at present they have not monitored any drug laboratory in the city after Davao City Mayor and presidential aspirant, Rodrigo Duterte revealed that they have received information on a purported raid in the city at a drug laboratory to taint his candidacy.

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Buying at the Organic Market? Look for the PGS logo

If you are among the market goers at the Friday Organic Market at the Rizal Park here in the city, start looking for the Participatory Guarantee System or PGS logo as the City Agriculturist's Office is set to enforce organic certification for the organic sellers in the weekly market.

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Read more about the article As his term ends, Aquino fails to deliver justice to rights victims, HRW says
RENEWABLE ENERGY COMMITMENT. President Benigno Aquino III says the government has not forgotten its effort to develop renewable energy.(Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

As his term ends, Aquino fails to deliver justice to rights victims, HRW says

A New York-based human rights group said that President Benigno Aquino III has failed to deliver justice to human rights victims and has done nothing to achieve his goal to improve the human rights situation in the country.

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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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