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Read more about the article Duterte reiterates stand to ‘destroy’ lumad schools to ?save ?lumad children from ‘perdition’
President Rodrigo Duterte visits government troops who are engaged in a battle with the Maute terrorist group in Marawi City on July 20, 2017. During his speech, Duterte told the troops that after the Marawi crisis, the government will launch offensives against the New People's Army next.(ACE MORANDANTE/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)

Duterte reiterates stand to ‘destroy’ lumad schools to ?save ?lumad children from ‘perdition’

President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated his stand to destroy ?L?umad schools which he ?insisted are not licensed to operate under the Department of Education.

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Read more about the article Davao’s CHR laments lack of investigators
Commission on Human Rights Region 11 office in Davao City (davaotoday.com)

Davao’s CHR laments lack of investigators

Now that Martial Law has been extended until the end of the year, the regional office of the Commission on Human Rights, an office that is mandated to monitor the human rights condition in the country, is facing a challenge.

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Read more about the article IACAT 11: Trafficking picks on girls as young as 8
Deputy Regional Prosecutor Barbara Mae Flores of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) Region XI expresses concern over the rise of prostitution among teenagers due to human trafficking. In a press conference in Davao City on Friday, July 27 Flores said most cases of human trafficking in the region are linked to sexual exploitation or prostitution of minors.(Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

IACAT 11: Trafficking picks on girls as young as 8

The rise of prostitution among teenagers because of human trafficking is one of the major concerns in the whole region, a regional prosecutor said.

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Read more about the article Gaerlan: Duterte’s order to bomb Lumad schools just a ‘figure of speech’
FIGURE OF SPEECH. Police Regional Office 11 Regional Director Chief Superintendent Manuel Gaerlan says President Rodrigo Duterte's order to "bomb" Lumad schools should not be taken literally. In a press conference on Wednesday, July 26, Gaerlan said the president only meant to close down the schools, who were allegedly operating without permits and teaching subversive thought to young Lumad students. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Gaerlan: Duterte’s order to bomb Lumad schools just a ‘figure of speech’

A police official here claims that President Rodrigo Duterte's pronouncement of "bombing the Lumad schools" in Mindanao was merely an exaggeration, and should not be taken literally.

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Read more about the article Tribal leader urges Duterte to build rather than destroy IP schools
A MISFI school in Pangalay-ayan, Kitaotao Bukidnon starts their day with a flag ceremony. (Fides Avellanosa/davaotoday.com)

Tribal leader urges Duterte to build rather than destroy IP schools

To address the indigenous people’s lack of access to education, President Rodrigo Duterte should build more schools rather than threatening to bomb educational facilities in Mindanao’s tribal communities, a tribal leader said on Wednesday.

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