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All set for SciTech Gab set in July

With the goal of bringing science to the grassroots level, the annual National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) set to be held at SMX Convention Center, SM Lanang on July 6-8, will showcase the capacity of science experts to inspire a greater appreciation for local technologies.

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Read more about the article Full implementation of children’s welfare law urged
PLAY TIME. Children spend their time playing inside the Barangay Matina's child minding center unmindful of the intermittent rain that caused the swelling of the Matina Pangi river to alarming levels on Monday evening, January 2. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Full implementation of children’s welfare law urged

Despite the city’s winning streak as the most child-friendly city, the ordinance promoting children’s welfare was "inefficiently implemented" and largely ignored.

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Read more about the article Cancel bail for NDF consultants, DOJ urges court
NDFP PEACE CONSULTANTS. National Democratic Front peace consultants discuss the contentious issues of the socio-economic reforms during a media forum at the NDF Monitoring Office in Cubao, Quezon City on September 23. From left: Kennedy Bangibang, Adel Silva, Ruben Saluta, Alan Jazmines, Loida Magpatoc, Prof. Ed Villegas, Renato Baleros and Jaime Soledad. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Cancel bail for NDF consultants, DOJ urges court

The Department of Justice (DOJ) wants the cancellation of the temporary liberty granted by courts to detained National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultants and Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) leaders after the talks between them and the government did not push through.

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Read more about the article Economic deprivation makes the Philippines a dangerous country for Filipino women – CWR
This mother does everything from handling a child, cleaning the house and cooking the food in a charcoal stove in her house along Boulevard Street. Poverty and housing is still a concern in this city. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Economic deprivation makes the Philippines a dangerous country for Filipino women – CWR

The non-governmental women's research group Center for Women’s Resources (CWR) noted poverty as key reason why the latest survey conducted by the Thomas Reuters Foundation found the Philippines to be one of the top ten most dangerous nations in the world in terms of human trafficking.

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