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Legislators and local government officials a light moment by taking a group photo after the conduct of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) consultation held at the Mindanao Civic Center gymnasium in Tubod, Lanao del Norte, on Thursday. In the photo are Lanao del Norte 1st District Rep. Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo and her mother, Provincial Gov. Imelda Quibranza-Dimaporo. Taking the photo is Tawi-Tawi Rep. Ruby Sahali, House committee chair on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity. Sahali presided the proceedings of the BBL consultation. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Mindanao lawmakers see BBL okay prior to Duterte’s SONA

Lower House lawmakers said they are optimistic to pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) in time for the State of the Nation Address (Sona) of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte this July.

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Read more about the article Sara Duterte: Davaoeño is the strength of the city
PARADA DAVAOEÑO. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio poses with members of the lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders (LGBT) community during the 81st Araw ng Davao civic parade on Friday, March 16, 2018. (Mark Joy G. Basallajes/davaotoday.com)

Sara Duterte: Davaoeño is the strength of the city

Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio in her speech during the Parada Davaeño on Friday, emphasized that the Davaoeño "is the main strength of the city as its faces challenges".

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Read more about the article ‘Lahi ra gyud ang Dabawenya’: Mutya ng Dabaw presents beauties with a cause
(Franco Almino B.Libre/davaotoday.com)

‘Lahi ra gyud ang Dabawenya’: Mutya ng Dabaw presents beauties with a cause

Behind the glamor of spotlight and flash of cameras, 15 Dabawenyas with a heart vied for the Mutya ng Davao crown on Thursday night. Proving that they are more than just pretty faces, the candidates expressed their advocacies concerning the people of Davao.

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Read more about the article Duterte still obligated to cooperate with ICC investigation despite withdrawal
President Rodrigo Duterte met with various mining companies in the country at the Heroes Hall of Malacañan Palace on August 3, 2017. (ACE MORANDANTE/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)

Duterte still obligated to cooperate with ICC investigation despite withdrawal

President Rodrigo Duterte has declared the Philippines' withdrawal from the Rome Statute, a treaty which established the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC is currently conducting a preliminary examination into the Duterte administration’s bloody war on drugs.

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Read more about the article LFS, Army’s 4ID exchange accusations over military presence in campuses
Photo shows members of the League of Filipino Students-Northern Mindanao Region (LFS-NMR) in a protest action conducted in Cagayan de Oro recently. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

LFS, Army’s 4ID exchange accusations over military presence in campuses

The League of Filipino Students (LFS) in Northern Mindanao condemned the presence of soldiers in schools as the Phil. Army’s 4th Infantry Division (4ID) accused the progressive youth group of carrying out recruitment activities inside campuses.

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