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Read more about the article Mother recounts decade-long search for justice over son’s death in drug operation
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Mother recounts decade-long search for justice over son’s death in drug operation

MANILA, Philippines—For 10 years, Mariza Hamoy has relived the eight-day search for her son after learning he was killed in an alleged drug buy-bust operation. The incident occurred on the…

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Read more about the article Pax Silica Initiative: Mindanao eyed to supply raw materials, cheap labor
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Pax Silica Initiative: Mindanao eyed to supply raw materials, cheap labor

DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Groups warn that the Philippines will likely stay a raw materials and labor supplier rather than become a tech manufacturer—leaving Mindanao as a critical mineral source for global…

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Read more about the article EDITORIAL: Preventing the next school shooting goes beyond security drills
Students arrive for their 6 a.m. classes Tuesday under tightened entry procedures at Davao City National High School (DCNHS). Security personnel searched each student’s bag at the entrance. Armed police officers were posted to monitor the campus by 6:20 a.m. Public schools across Davao City increased security presence and police visibility following the deadly school shooting in Tacloban City Monday, June 22. via Marianne Guinoo | University of the Philippines-Mindanao, Intern

EDITORIAL: Preventing the next school shooting goes beyond security drills

THE SHOOTING at Ateneo de Zamboanga on Aug. 18, which killed two students including the gunman, continues to reverberate across Mindanao schools. In news reports, two colleges in Davao City…

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Read more about the article Kadayawan festival draws scrutiny from Davao indigenous groups
The 11 tribes of indigenous people in Davao participate in Dula Kadayawan Aug. 15 at People's Park as part of the monthlong celebration of the Kadayawan Festival. Dula Kadayawan showcases traditional games from both Lumad and Moro groups. Among the five Lumad groups, 11 games were played, including kakasing, pana, totaringki, binabayo, siklot, aakrow or kang relay, solopot, sisibow, bubuntug, tug-of-war and sosokoro/panikado. Six Moro groups participated in eight games, including kagkingking, sipa sa manggis, kanggarotaya, kambaebae, kakorkor, katuntol sa tampila, sipa sa lama and kapakita sa tig. via Ervince Apatan,contributor

Kadayawan festival draws scrutiny from Davao indigenous groups

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Eleven ethnolinguistic groups set up booths at Magsaysay Park on Aug. 7 to showcase their culture during Kadayawan, but some say the festival’s recognition of indigenous…

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Read more about the article ACT flags P107.4-B flood-control allocation amid 160,000-classroom gap nationwide 
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ACT flags P107.4-B flood-control allocation amid 160,000-classroom gap nationwide 

MANILA, Philippines — The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines is urging lawmakers to remove a proposed P107.4-billion flood-control allocation from the 2027 national budget and redirect it to address…

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