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Read more about the article 140 civilians trapped in Marawi fighting rescued
THE BATTLE GOES ON. Philippine Marines backed by Armoured Personnel Carrier sweep down the streets in Marawi City as the military ground operations against the Maute group entered on its ?ffifth? day on Sunday, May 28. (Alexander Lopez/davaotoday.com)

140 civilians trapped in Marawi fighting rescued

A respite in fighting negotiated by the peace implementing panels of the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front paved the way for the rescue of more than a hundred civilians trapped in the fighting in Marawi City, Sunday.

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Read more about the article PNP-11 assures public of orderly opening of classes in Davao region
BACK TO SCHOOL. A total of 52 pupils are going to occupy this classroom in Davao City’s Kapitan Tomas Monteverde Central Elementary School for school year 2013-14. The room’s capacity should be for 44 pupils only, the teacher said Monday. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers said the country lacks 32,644 classrooms, 2.5 Million chairs and 60 M textbooks for this school year. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

PNP-11 assures public of orderly opening of classes in Davao region

The Philippine National Police in Davao Region (PNP PRO-11) assured the public of orderly opening of classes in the region.

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Read more about the article Teachers’ group says 4Ps failed to improve enrollment in public schools
LISTENING. Act Party-list Representative Antonio Tinio listens as a member of the Bagani group who testified on Thursday’s Congressional Inquiry in Davao City said that his former colleagues are after him and his family because he disagreed with the decision to kill Fr. Fausto Tentorio. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Teachers’ group says 4Ps failed to improve enrollment in public schools

The government’s Conditional Cash Transfer program has not improved the enrolment rate in both elementary and secondary schools despite the increase of budget it received from 2011 to 2015.

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Read more about the article Public schools to tighten security measures on opening of classes
Parents and their children are in a hurry not to be late for the first day of school in Kapitan Tomas Monteverde Senior Central Elementary School in Davao City where 4,349 students are enrolled. The Department of Education said 25 million students from both public and private schools are back to school on Monday, June 13. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Public schools to tighten security measures on opening of classes

Big public schools in the city have set stricter security measures to ensure the safety of the students as classes open on June 5.

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