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Read more about the article Paquibato community school suspends classes as teachers get death threats from Alamara
LEARNING. Lumad (tribal) pupils from the Salugpongan Ta Tanu Igkanugon Community Learning Center Inc in an evacuation center in Davao City focus on their lessons while their relatives and elders join a long march to the national capital to call on a stop to the killing of their leaders. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Paquibato community school suspends classes as teachers get death threats from Alamara

Two teachers of a community school in Paquibato district left their school early in the morning Thursday, July 7 after receiving death threats from the paramilitary group, Alamara.

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Read more about the article Beefed up Task Force Davao seen
EASTMINCOM CHIEF. Lt. Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero says they plan to improve the capability of the Task Force Davao in securing peace and order in the region during a courtesy visit at the City Council here, in Davao City on Tuesday.(Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Beefed up Task Force Davao seen

The head of the military’s Eastern Mindanao Command is mulling to enhance the capacity of the Task Force Davao.

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Read more about the article Short power interruption up in Sasa, Bunawan on July 14
REPAIR. Two electricians work overtime in repairing the transmission lines along C. M. Recto as DLPC announced that there will be an 8-hour power interruption on Sunday that would affect small and medium-scale establishments.

Short power interruption up in Sasa, Bunawan on July 14

Power consumers in Sasa and Bunawan areas here will experience a 10-minute power interruption on Thursday, July 14.

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Read more about the article Davao Region ranks 5th in teen pregnancy rate
TEENAGE GIRLS. The Population Commission in Region 11 is alarmed with the prevalence of teenage pregnancy in the region. Region 11 has a teenage fertility rate of 17 percent, which is higher than the national average of 14 percent. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Davao Region ranks 5th in teen pregnancy rate

Davao Region, which ranked fifth, posted a rate on teenage fertility higher than the national average of 14 percent.

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Read more about the article Hunger still stalks Mindanao, accelerates to 19%
In this file photo, an old woman and a young girl beg for alms on the stairs of the San Pedro Cathedral. The National Economic and Development Authority launched recently its anti-hunger and anti-poverty program dubbed “Ambisyon Natin 2040.”(Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Hunger still stalks Mindanao, accelerates to 19%

As hunger rate falls in Metro Manila and Visayas, thousands of Mindanaons suffer hunger as the hunger rate rose from 13 percent to 19 percent in the island.

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