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A scene in the film Tu Pug Imatuy (From Tu Pug Imatuy Film Facebook page)

?Film on Lumad struggle bags 6 major awards in 2017 Sinag Maynila film fest

A ?multi-awarded ?film ?director hoped to have President Rodrigo Duterte and members of the government peace negotiation panel as audience to his film on the struggle of the Lumads against military harassment, which harvested major awards ?in the recently concluded Sinag Maynila film festival?.?

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Read more about the article BJMP’s jail decongestion programs underway 
DECONGESTING. Jail Chief Insp. Pio Rosero, of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Region 11 said they are reviewing their records to look for cases of inmates that are already eligible for release but continue to languish after their cases went unnoticed by the courts, as a way to decongest jails?. ?The City Jail in Davao City, As of Nov. 2016, for example was housing 2,983 inmates against its 384-man capacity. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

BJMP’s jail decongestion programs underway 

An official of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology here said they are looking at different ways to address the congestion of the city's prisons.

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Dureza: Unilateral ceasefire not yet in effect

Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza said that the restoration of the unilateral ceasefire is not yet effective until the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines have informed their respective forces and the Parties agree on a specific date.

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