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RISING TOGETHER. Men and women dance together as part of the observance of the One Billion Rising movement at the Press Freedom Monument in Cagayan de Oro City on February 14. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

One Billion Rising in CDO gathers hundreds

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines –The outrage over the latest pronouncement of President Rodrigo Duterte ordering soldiers to shoot female rebels in the vagina has fueled the protest against the…

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Councilor Joselle Villafuerte says a data from the Department of Health in Davao Region showed that there have been 224 suspected cases, 16 of which were confirmed during the City Council session on Tuesday, January 23. (Robby Joy D. Salveron / davaotoday.com)

Punishment for rejecting job applicants over health status proposed

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – A councilor on Tuesday, February 13, proposed to amend the city’s anti-discrimination ordinance, by adding a provision that would prohibit anyone from rejecting job applicants due…

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Band-aid solution to shortage, critics say of rice imports

MANILA, Philippines – Various rice-watch groups and a lawmaker have denounced President Rodrigo Duterte's administration for allowing the importation of 250,000 metric tons (MT) of rice as the supply of government-subsidized rice dwindled in the past weeks.

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