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ASSESSMENT REPORT. Charito Santos, secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod bares the annual assessment report of the 18th council in a press conference at the SP Building in Davao City on Tuesday, April 18. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

City council seeks police help vs. fixers

The Davao City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) secretary has admitted that the body has asked the authorities to intervene into the increasing number of fixers in its office’s vicinity.

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Read more about the article ‘Silent’ volcanoes can still erupt, Phivolcs says
Mt. Hibok-Hibok in Camiguin island (Photo by Wikimedia Commons)

‘Silent’ volcanoes can still erupt, Phivolcs says

Volcanoes that have not shown any signs of activity for years could still erupt at any given time, an official of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology in the region (Phivolcs-X) said Tuesday (Jan. 28).

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Read more about the article Manobo evacuees vow to stay in sanctuary
After attending school inside the evacuation center in the United Church of Christ in the Philippines, two Manobo girls immediately go to their makeshift shelter to do beads work which they sell. Beside them is their mother who watches them. Hundreds of evacuees are still in Davao City fearing military occupation of their communities since last year. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Manobo evacuees vow to stay in sanctuary

The recent attempt to take Manobo evacuees out of the church facility serving as their sanctuary as well as the immense pressure and intimidation that they face have left unshaken their firm resolve to stay.

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