Read more about the article Religious leaders, lawyers join calls to hasten VP Sara impeachment trial
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Religious leaders, lawyers join calls to hasten VP Sara impeachment trial

The Senate has now taken oath at 6:30 pm of June 10 to convene as an impeachment court, following strong calls from church, lawyers, academe and business to pursue the trial on Vice President Sara Duterte without delay.

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Read more about the article Life is Here? Davao is world’s 3rd congested and 8th slowest city
LIFE ON THE ROAD. Commuters in Davao have to endure the crunch of traffic congestion in downtown areas, which is now a challenging routine in the urban life for students and workers rushing to their schedules. (WENDYL GERONIMO/ Davao Today)

Life is Here? Davao is world’s 3rd congested and 8th slowest city

DAVAO CITY, Philippines -- On a humid Monday morning, call center agent Ardin Bitad, sinks into the decrepit jeepney seat looking forward to her bed after a long graveyard shift.…

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Read more about the article Luis Jalandoni, former priest turned NDFP peace negotiator, dies
PEACE SIGN. Luis Jalandoni, chairperson of the National Democratic Front negotiating panel poses with church leaders during the 5th Ecumenical Church Leaders Summit on Peace organized by the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform at the Homitori Inn in Davao City on Wednesday, September 21. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Luis Jalandoni, former priest turned NDFP peace negotiator, dies

Luis Jalandoni, former chair of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace panel, died on May 7 in Utrecht, The Netherlands, according to a joint announcement from the NDFP and the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).

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Lessons from a trip to Sitio Bulacnin

In today’s highly mediatized and post-truth society, digital spaces have become a suitable and fertile environment for disinformation and misinformation – carefully orchestrated by troll farms, anonymous users, hyperpartisan content creators, and ambitious politicians.

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