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SWEET SIGHT. The candy-themed light show outside the Davao City Hall is an inviting sight for residents and tourists. The light show was part of the month-long Pasko Fiesta celebration that kicked off with a festive opening program at the Rizal Park on Friday night, December 1. (Kenneth Paul P. Senarillos/davaotoday.com)

Davao City shells out P42 M for Yuletide festivities

The city government has earmarked P42 million budget for the month-long celebration of Pasko Fiesta this December.

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Read more about the article Military’s hand seen in ‘Lumad’ schools closure
Ramil Miguel, a Manobo high school teacher at Salugpungan Ta Tanu Igkanogon Community Learning Center in Barangay Palma Gil, Talaingod town, Davao del Norte holds a copy of the letter from the Department of Education Region 11 informing them that the issue of harassment and threats against Lumad schools and teachers should be raised to proper government agencies. DepEd 11 argues that it is not the mandate of the education department to hear such cases. Miguel is joined by Lumad students who also held a protest action in front of the DepEd 11 office in Torres Street, Davao City on July 3, 2017. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Military’s hand seen in ‘Lumad’ schools closure

A group managing lumad schools in Davao del Norte said that the military here has a direct hand harassing volunteer teachers as well as threatening the closure of lumad schools.

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