Read more about the article Post-undas demolition of sidewalk stalls shocks vendors
Ukay-ukay clothes get carted away by the city's demolition team operation along City Hall Drive. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Post-undas demolition of sidewalk stalls shocks vendors

Ukay-ukay vendors told Davao Today they were taken by surprise with the confiscation as they were abiding by the Mayor Rodrigo Duterte's policy to occupy one-third of the sidewalk. "We put our wares on the side. I didn't expect them to do this. They even took items we kept away," said Nurhata Mama, who said she has been selling the ukay-ukay for years.

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Read more about the article Undas at Tagum’s public cemetery
Observing All Soul's Day at La Filipina Cemetery, Tagum City. (davaotoday.com photo by Mart D. Sambalud)

Undas at Tagum’s public cemetery

Bactasa, who lives at Purok 2A of La Filipina village said that “mas maayo na lang ni sir kay sa mangawat ming duha. Dili pud siguro ni ulaw na trabaho. (It’s better to do this than for us to steal. There’s nothing to be ashamed of this job)”

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Read more about the article Slain kid’s family slams prosecutor’s handling of case
Sonny Cortes, stepfather of slain Roque Antivo, signs his affidavit before the Provincial Prosecution Office in Nabunturan, Compostela Valley. (davaotoday.com photo by John Rizle L. Saligumba)

Slain kid’s family slams prosecutor’s handling of case

The family of the slain eight-year boy reacted strongly to the decision of the government prosecutor who thrashed its murder complaint against soldiers they claimed to have been in the area at the time of the incident.

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