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Read more about the article Solon says US-PH war games inutile vs China encroachment
U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and Philippine Marines with 10th Marines Company ride in an amphibious assault vehicle during an amphibious landing exercise at the Navy Education and Training Command in San Antonio, Zambales, on May 9, 2018 during Exercise Balikatan. (Photo from Exercise Balikatan Facebook page/U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Charles Plouffe)

Solon says US-PH war games inutile vs China encroachment

The on-going military exercises of US and Philippine forces bear no advantages for the government against the continuing aggression of China into the country’s territories, particularly at the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

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Read more about the article Talks, informal back channel with Reds on, OPAPP chief confirms
PANEL TO PANEL. Peace panels from the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, together with the facilitators from the Royal Norwegian Government, resume their session on Sunday morning, May 28 to continue on sorting out how to push through with the scheduled fifth round of talks at the Radisson Blu Palace Hotel in Noordwijk Aan Zee in the Netherlands. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Talks, informal back channel with Reds on, OPAPP chief confirms

The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) confirmed that talks with the informal back channel are being facilitated by representatives from the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and negotiators from the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in Europe.

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Read more about the article Hotline for teachers serving Brgy, SK elections
PREPARATION. Board of election tellers (BETs) sort the ballots before counting. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Hotline for teachers serving Brgy, SK elections

The Alliance of Concerned Teachers is setting up a hotline for possible violations against teachers who will be serving as members of the Board of Election Tellers for the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on May 14.

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Read more about the article IN PHOTOS: Decades-old residents of Salmonan lost their homes in demolition
An armored personnel carrier of the Philippine Army's Task Force Davao was even employed to carry-out the demolition. (Mark Joy G. Basallajes/davaotoday.com)

IN PHOTOS: Decades-old residents of Salmonan lost their homes in demolition

The cries and pleas of decades-old residents of Barangay 26-C Salmonan in Davao City did not stop the demolition team from destroying 67 of their homes despite their claims of an ongoing legal process.

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Read more about the article Salmonan residents decry demolition
Meranaw residents of Brgy 26-C Salmonan,Quezon Boulevard staged a protest on Monday night after their houses were demolished despite negotiations with local officials.(Ma.Dyza B. Libong/davaotoday.com)

Salmonan residents decry demolition

Hours after losing their homes to a demolition, several residents of Barangay 26-C Salmonan, Quezon Boulevard staged a rally near their community to express outrage.

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