Read more about the article ANTI-DRUG COOPERATION
ANTI-DRUG COOPERATION. MILF Ad Hoc Joint Action Group Chairman Atty. Abdul Dataya and Government of the Philippines-AHJAG Chairman Police Chief Supt. Pierre R. Bucsit exchange their signed protocol of cooperation on anti-illegal drug operations and related activities in MILF areas. The signing was held on Friday, June 30 at Hotel Elena in Lanang, Davao City, during their 4th Consultative Meeting to address drugs, criminality and corruption. (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

ANTI-DRUG COOPERATION

MILF Ad Hoc Joint Action Group Chairman Atty. Abdul Dataya and Government of the Philippines-AHJAG Chairman Police Chief Supt. Pierre R. Bucsit exchange their signed protocol of cooperation on anti-illegal drug operations and related activities in MILF areas. (More...) (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article Duterte: NPAs are revolutionaries with objectives unlike ISIS
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Duterte: NPAs are revolutionaries with objectives unlike ISIS

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has compared the New People’s Army, the armed-wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, to that of the Islamic State, saying the former are revolutionaries with objectives unlike the latter that is “dedicated to the destruction of mankind.”

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NAPC peace forum: ‘Peace process is about people at the grassroots’

The National Anti-Poverty Commission conducted a two-day peace forum at Hotel Conchita in Cagayan de Oro City on June 28 to promote and engage community members to become participants in the campaign for a just and lasting peace.

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Read more about the article Skeletal remains of war victims litter streets in Marawi
(Photos by Zia Alonto Adiong/Provincial Crisis Committee of Lanao del Sur)

Skeletal remains of war victims litter streets in Marawi

The high cost of the fighting in Marawi City is undeniable with the increasing count of civilian casualties and destruction of properties as the conflict goes on to this day.

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Read more about the article DOST: Davao City should prepare for its own ‘Big One’
DUCK, COVER AND HOLD. Students of the University of Mindanao execute the duck, cover, and hold technique - a standard procedure for personal protection during an earthquake. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

DOST: Davao City should prepare for its own ‘Big One’

The city's own "Big One" could come in the form of a magnitude 7, intensity 8 earthquake due to its proximity to the Central Davao Fault System, which lies 7.1 km southwest from the center of Davao City, said Department of Science and Technology Undersecretary for Disaster Risk Reduction Renato Solidum, Jr.

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