Read more about the article Outside ‘Panacañang’: Students ask President Duterte to save IP schools
PROTEST CAMP. More than a hundred Lumad students and teachers from the provinces of Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley set up makeshift tents in front of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Panacan, Davao City to call on President Rodrigo Duterte to stop Martial Law. The tents along the highway serve as both shelter and "alternative classrooms" since they started their protest on June 30. (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

Outside ‘Panacañang’: Students ask President Duterte to save IP schools

Thirteen-year-olds Angelica and Lady Jean are Grade 7 students of Salugpungan Ta Tanu Igkanugon Community Learning Center Inc. (STTILCLCI) in Spur Dos, Monkayo town in Compostela Valley Province.

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Read more about the article Investors upbeat on Davao, Mindanao potential despite Martial Law
HIGH RENEWAL RATE. Lars Wittig, Country Manager of Regus Philippines says that they continue to have a high renewal rate and very high demand of working spaces despite the declaration of Martial law in Mindanao, Friday, July 7, in a press briefing held at the Topaz Tower, Lanang, Davao City. (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

Investors upbeat on Davao, Mindanao potential despite Martial Law

Both international and local investors remain bullish on the high potential of Davao and Mindanao.

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ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman (Photo by ARMM Bureau of Public Information)

ARMM gov says Muslim-only ID discriminating

The governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao is alarmed with the reports of the implementation of an identification system which only applies to Muslims in a town in the province of Tarlac.

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Read more about the article PHL’s Duterte not yet lifting martial law before SONA
President Rodrigo Duterte visits the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade, Light Armor Division of the Philippine Army in Barangay Maria Christina, Iligan City on Friday, July 7. Duterte tried to go to Marawi City, but decided not to push through due to bad weather. (PCOO PHOTO)

PHL’s Duterte not yet lifting martial law before SONA

President Rodrigo Duterte said he has no plans yet to lift martial law before his State of the Nation Address this month.

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Read more about the article RDC-11 eyes 11.5 percent GDP in Davao region by 2022
(L-R) Chairperson of Regional Development Council in Region 11 and Davao del Norte Governor Anthony G. Del Rosario and National Economic Development Authority Regional Director Maria Lourdes Lim. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

RDC-11 eyes 11.5 percent GDP in Davao region by 2022

The Regional Development Council in Region 11 is targeting an 11.5 percent gross regional domestic product by the time it completes the five-year Davao Regional Development Plan.

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