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Cacao City cafe to demonstrate Davao as ‘PH chocolate capital’

The local government here is keen on claiming the title as the Chocolate Capital of the Philippines as it opens on Monday, October 2, the Cacao City cafe to showcase the cacao products of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) here.

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Read more about the article Councilor pushes for simple majority to amend zoning ordinance
IN FAVOR. Majority of the 18th City Council members vote to pass the Anti-Unattended Bag Ordinance penned by Councilors Bernard Al-ag and Nilo Abellera on Tuesday, July 11, with the exception of Councilor Mabel Sunga-Acosta, who abstained. Acosta said she is in favor of the original ordinance but she finds the final draft "unreasonable" as it also fines violators whose act of leaving unattended bags did not cause panic to the public. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Councilor pushes for simple majority to amend zoning ordinance

Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang is pushing for simple majority, instead of three-fourths majority vote requirement in amending the city's zoning ordinance.

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Read more about the article Lawmaker says killings of Davao farmers part of counter-insurgency
DEAD, BUT NOT SILENCED. Bystanders look at the cardboard coffins lined with the names and portraits of victims of extrajudicial killings in Southern Mindanao Region displayed along Roxas Avenue in Davao City on the day of President Rodrigo Duterte's 2nd State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 24. According human rights group Karapatan, there are at least 34 victims of political killings since Duterte came into power in July 2016. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Lawmaker says killings of Davao farmers part of counter-insurgency

A solon from the Makabayan bloc denounced on Monday, October 2, the recent killings of two farmers in Davao region, saying these were a part of the government's counter-insurgency program.

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Read more about the article Watchdog wants UNHRC to revoke PH’s membership
President Rodrigo Duterte during his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Batasang Pambansa on July 24, 2017. (KARL NORMAN ALONZO/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)

Watchdog wants UNHRC to revoke PH’s membership

The Philippine Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Watch is calling to remove the country as member of the United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHRC) because of the government's continued denial of the extra-judicial killings across the country.

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