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BEING VOCAL. A woman farmer from Davao City’s Paquibato District expresses condemnation against the continuing encampment of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel amid a civilian populace within their communities at Tuesday’s march rally marking the Peasants’ Month. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Council shrugs off Paquibato folks’ appeal

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Post published:July 25, 2013
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The farmers expected their distress calls to be heard but the City Council session ended Tuesday without a resolution, as the councilors prioritised the approval of a new liquor ban.

City Council approves new liquor ban

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Post published:July 24, 2013
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by CHERYLL D. FIEL Davao Today “This is what the mayor wanted. He wanted to expedite its approval for him to address the issue on maintaining peace and order,” Councilor Bonifacio Militar, proponent of the ordinance said in an interview with the media, minutes after a special session Wednesday, hammered the new law.

Davao poised to set new liquor ban

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Post published:July 24, 2013
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By CHERYLL D. FIEL Davao Today Councilor Bonifacio Militar, the main proponent of the resolution assured the intent of the law, he stressed, is to limit the incidence of crime.

Council’s mining ban urged

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Post published:July 23, 2013
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John Rizle L. Saligumba Davao Today Councilor Diosdao Mahipus said that Davao City should “walk the talk” in standing against mining against the city.

Human rights issue, ‘no-show’ in SONA

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Post published:July 23, 2013
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By TYRONE VELEZ Davao Today Luzviminda Ilagan, who represents Gabriela Women Partylist, said she was aghast that there was no mention of justice in Pres. Aquino’s SONA for the killing of indigenous peoples and their defenders.

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