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Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu (PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)

DENR chief urged to close mining firm in Palawan

As a litmus test to the environment secretary, an environmental group on Friday urged DENR chief Roy Cimatu to close down the Ipilan mining firm for cutting some 15, 000 trees in Palawan province.

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Read more about the article 5 killed, 65 arrested in Davao’s ‘one-time, big-time’ anti-drug ops
Acting City Director Alexander Tagum presents the report of the 'one time-big time' buy bust operation conducted by the Davao City Police Office and the Philippines Drug Enforcement Agency on Friday, May 19 at the DCPO compound in Davao City. (Robby Joy Salveron/davaotoday.com)

5 killed, 65 arrested in Davao’s ‘one-time, big-time’ anti-drug ops

Five were killed and 65 suspected drug users arrested in a “one-time, big-time” anti-illegal drug operation conducted by law enforcement in 10 villages here on Friday.

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Read more about the article MARBAI triumph an assertion of social justice – KMP
More than a hundred agrarian reform beneficiaries wait for their installation outside the disputed San Isidro farm area in Barangay San Isidro, Tagum City. Their installation was postponed for the second time on Friday, April 21, 2017 as the guards inside the plantation refused to receive the installation order from the Department of Agrarian Reform. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

MARBAI triumph an assertion of social justice – KMP

The triumphant members of Madaum Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries did not only materially own back their lands from years of control through the burdensome agreement with Lapanday Foods Corp. but an assertion of social justice.

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Read more about the article PHL President Duterte off to Russia on May 22
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte explains why he ordered the dismissal of Maia Valdez, an Undersecretary under the office of Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr., in an interview with the media during his visit to the Western Command (WesCom) Headquarters at Camp General Artemio G. Ricarte in Puerto Princesa, Palawan on April 6, 2017. The President also warns he is ready to dismiss more officials if he senses any trace of corruption among them. KARL NORMAN ALONZO/Presidential Photo

PHL President Duterte off to Russia on May 22

President Rodrigo Duterte will embark on a “landmark” official visit to Russia on May 22 to May 26, a government official announced Friday.

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Read more about the article MARBAI farmers reclaim contested land in Tagum
RIGHTFUL OWNERS. Farmers under the Madaum Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Inc., raise their fists on the day of their reinstallation at the contested San Isidro farm area in Barangay San Isidro, Madaum, Tagum City on Thursday, May 18. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

MARBAI farmers reclaim contested land in Tagum

The 159 farmer claimants under the Madaum Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Inc., successfully took over the lands they lost almost seven years ago on Thursday.

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