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Members of Davao City Police cordon off a portion of downtown Claveria Street where two suspected members of a kidnap-for-ransom group inside this parked white Mitsubishi Montero vehicle were killed by authorities at around 12 noon Thursday. (www.davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Suspected kidnappers shot dead by Davao cops

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today

The bodies of the two were recovered inside a Mitsubishi Montero Sport vehicle parked in front of Allied Bank in Claveria Street.

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Read more about the article Today’s View: A Birthday Holiday

Today’s View: A Birthday Holiday

By DON J. PAGUSARA
Davao Today

My childhood years were filled with random dreams and not-so-intentional glories.  But they come as happenstances with childhood drives and urge to excel in everything -- from shatung to basketball, to high jump, to gardening to handicrafts making.  And to give fleshly meaning to parents’ and mentors’ exhortation in the cliché Burn your midnight candle! 

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Read more about the article Davao City tightens security
HEATED POLITICS. Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte advises Joji Ilagan-Bian on Tuesday to get out of politics if she can’t “take the heat.” Bian, who’s running as a representative for second congressional district, has earlier asked to spare her husband from political bickering. She’s challenging Mylene Garcia-Albano, Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod’s bet, for the position. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

Davao City tightens security

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today

“Foot patrols (and) the checkpoints are 24/7.  One of the stations at any one time should be conducting a checkpoint in the three entries to the city including the fourth from Samal Island.” -- Chief Superintendent Jaime Morente, outgoing Regional Director of the Philippine National Police

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Davao Left opposes Aquino govt’s ‘access arrangements’ with US, Japan military forces

By ACE R. MORANDANTE
Davao Today

“The Aquino administration only puts at risk the lives of the people because the US government only wants to position their troops in our country with the objective of waging war against China and North Korea.” -- Sheena Duazo, spokesperson for Bayan in Southern Mindanao

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Read more about the article Today’s View: From Poverty to Frivolity?

Today’s View: From Poverty to Frivolity?

By DON J. PAGUSARA
Davao Today

Indeed, it sounds like a frivolity for Mr. Virgilio Almario to advance a proposal that is meant to change the spelling of Pilipinas toFilipinas.  Of all the urgent matters and issues that need to be addressed, here comes a very inconsequential proposition that wouldn’t at all touch the daily lives of our people.

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