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GARRISON CITY. Scores of police officers in full combat gear patrol along Roxas Avenue in Davao City on the first day of Martial Law in Mindanao on Wednesday, May 24. President Rodrigo Duterte, through Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella announced the declaration on Tuesday evening after a series of clashes erupted between government troops and members of the Maute in Marawi City. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Expect Martial Law in Mindanao to last until 2022 – Karapatan

After the post-SONA (State of the Nation Address) press briefing, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. told reporters that he will recommend another year of martial law due to “sustained rebellion in the region.”

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Read more about the article ACT dismayed over lack of substantial pay hike for teachers in SONA
Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) union region president for Northern Mindanao Ophelia Tabacon (second from left) leads other educators in demanding for increase in salary of educators during a recently protest action held in Plaza Divisoria, Cagayan de Oro City. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davatoday.com)

ACT dismayed over lack of substantial pay hike for teachers in SONA

Teachers were dismayed by “a little bit bigger” pay hike promised by President Rodrigo Duterte.

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Read more about the article Duterte’s SONA a disappointment – BAYAN-SMR
President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Monday, July 22, 2019. (Malacañang photo)

Duterte’s SONA a disappointment – BAYAN-SMR

Progressive groups in the City called the fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte as lacking and scripted.

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