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Read more about the article Duterte to create ‘special courts’ for media killing cases
NO TO ALL-OUT WAR. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte tells media that in the wake of the deadly Maguindanao encounter, the government should not declare an all-out war in Mindanao.(Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Duterte to create ‘special courts’ for media killing cases

As part of his vow to end the slow grind of justice to the media killings in the country, the camp of presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte mulls over mounting courts exclusive for hearing cases related to killings of journalists.

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Read more about the article Gunfires meet HR team probing Pantukan attacks
THREAT. An army trooper hidden in plain sight fires his gun as members of a Quick Reaction Team of the human rights group Karapatan-SMR is on its way to Sitio Post-4, Barangay Napnapan, in Pantukan, Compostela Valley on February 11 to probe the indiscriminate firing allegedly perpetrated by soldiers. (Photo from Karapatan)

Gunfires meet HR team probing Pantukan attacks

The team dispatched by Karapatan to unearth traces of alleged ‘indiscriminate’ military-led firings in Compostela Valley this week said it has become targets of the attacks itself.

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Read more about the article US playwright moved to tears inside Davao City evacuation camp
EMOTIONAL. Eve Ensler, founder of One Billion Rising global campaign turns emotional after hearing the stories of the Lumad evacuees inside the evacuation center at a church compound in Davao City on Friday, February 12. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

US playwright moved to tears inside Davao City evacuation camp

American playwright and activist Eve Ensler learned so many things from her visit at the evacuation camp in a church compound here on Friday, February 12.

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