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Delegates of the National Solidarity Mission to Talaingod, Davao del Norte in a military checkpoint in Sitio Igang, Brgy Palma Gil, Talaingod Wednesday night, November 28. (Photo courtesy of Save Our Schools Network)

Solidarity mission team blocked in Talaingod, Davao del Norte

A team of the National Solidarity Mission in Talaingod Davao del Norte were stranded on Wednesday night after government troopers from the 56thInfantry Battalion blocked the team’s convoy heading to Sitio Igang, Barangay Palma Gil in Talaingod, Davao del Norte.

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Read more about the article 4 missing volunteer teachers found in AFP custody, group says
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4 missing volunteer teachers found in AFP custody, group says

Four volunteer teachers of Rural Missionaries of the Philippines-Northern Mindanao Sub-Region who went missing earlier this week were found to be under the custody of a military unit in Iligan City.

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Read more about the article Child rights group: Repeal of ‘Pangilinan law’ won’t solve delinquent behaviors among children

Child rights group: Repeal of ‘Pangilinan law’ won’t solve delinquent behaviors among children

A child rights advocate here has reiterated its opposition to repeal the set minimum age of criminal responsibility under the Republic Act 9344 or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006.

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Read more about the article Church leaders air concern over Martial law extension in Mindanao
(From left) Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) Bishop Antonio Ablon, Episcopal Church of the Philippines (ECP) Bishop Jonathan Casimina, and United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) Bishop Hamuel Tequis in a press conference on November 23, 2018 in Davao City (Ken E. Cagula/davaotoday.com)

Church leaders air concern over Martial law extension in Mindanao

Several church leaders here have voiced out their concern over the possibility of extending the declaration of Martial law in Mindanao following President Rodrigo Durterte’s order to augment military troops in Visayas.

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Read more about the article IACAT records 67 cases of human trafficking in Davao
Information posters on the dangers of human trafficking were unveiled at the NCCC Mall Activity Center as part of the the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking in Persons XI (IACAT XI)’s campaign to educate the public to be involved in the campaign. (davaotoday.com photo by John Rizle Saligumba)

IACAT records 67 cases of human trafficking in Davao

There were 67 cases of human trafficking recorded in Davao region from January to September this year with one-year-old children among the victims of online exploitation, the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT-XI) said.

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