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Rural health workers visit the wake of a 5-month old Rex June Laride who was killed in a police operation in Tubod, Lanao del Norte. The baby was killed with his father, Bebino and his mother, Virginia when police were supposed to serve a warrant of arrest against Junel Laride, Bebino's brother. (Divina M. Suson/davaotoday.com)

Baby killed by bullet was scheduled for vaccine shots

It was supposed to be his follow-up vaccine, but health workers in this town visited Baby Rex June Laride in his wake instead. He was killed in a bloody police operation, 4 am in the morning on September 11, at their residence in Barangay Taguranao here.

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Read more about the article Moro leader warns foreign aid for Marawi has ‘strings attached’
Jerome Succor Aba, spokesperson of S?uara Bangsamoro, during the two-day peace forum sponsored by National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) at Hotel Conchita in Cagayan de Oro City on June 28, 2017. (Photo by Bags Castillo/Kilab Multimedia)

Moro leader warns foreign aid for Marawi has ‘strings attached’

A Moro leader warned that the more than P2-billion foreign aid pledged by various countries for the rehabilitation and to assist those affected by the fighting in Marawi City comes with a price.

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Read more about the article Lapeña: Customs play vital role in country’s anti-drug campaign
Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Isidro Lapeña (center) shows reporters the tons of onions from China BOC-10 seized at the Mindanao Container Terminal during his visit here on Friday, Sept. 15. With him are BOC-10 District Collector Jamail Marohomsalic (right) and lawyer Samson Pacasum, MCT Sub-port Collector. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Lapeña: Customs play vital role in country’s anti-drug campaign

It might have a different mandate from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), but the Bureau of Customs (BOC) is playing a very important part in the government’s war on drugs, Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña said Friday.

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Read more about the article NPAs free captive cop in Compostela Valley
Senior Police Officer 2 George Canete Rupinta was released by the New People's Army in Maco town, Compostela Valley on Friday, September 15. (Mick M. Basa/davaotoday.com)

NPAs free captive cop in Compostela Valley

The New People’s Army freed on Friday, September 15 a police officer held captive for more than three months.

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