Military insists, “We will not leave Paquibato”

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today Paniza’s announcement came after a week the Davao City Council approved a resolution exhorting the military to pullout its detachments from civilian structures such as schools and village halls.

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Teen claims military beat him

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA Davao Today Alan said the soldiers also took the other belongings he was carrying. “They threw my shirts on the mud and trampled them. They even tore the malong (a native blanket) that I was bringing. They said it was proof that I was indeed an NPA,” Allan said.

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World Food Program, partner assess feeding program in Cotabato town

By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today Pikit town received a total of 30,816 bags of rice and 444 bags of beans for the whole duration of the feeding program.  WFP has allocated a total of 124,918 bags of rice and 2,505 bags of beans for the whole province.

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Police bats for ‘diskarte,’ merry go round chase vs. kids in conflict with law

By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today For Davao police chief Dela Rosa, “diskarte na lang.”  Loosely translated, this means that officers design creative ways to deal with the different situations especially if they involve minors and children.

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Women’s rights advocates question PHL’s gender equality performance

By DANILDA L. FUSILERO Davao Today Retired professor Vilma Gonzales of the local Network of Women raised her doubts over the country’s international ranking in gender relations as “sexual abuses, rape, among others still abound with most perpetrators go unpunished.” 

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