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Former House Speaker Prospero Nograles expresses his support for President Rodrigo Duterte during the birthday celebration of his son Davao City First District Representative Karlo Nograles at the Mergrande Ocean Resort in Davao City on September 2, 2017. (JOEY DALUMPINES/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)

Nograles: We will go against Duterte’s enemies

Former House Speaker Prospero Nograles on Saturday, September 2, reiterated his support to President Rodrigo Duterte and vowed his loyalty to Duterte's family, turning around a political feud that stretched for decades.

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Read more about the article Kapalong denies blocking DSWD workers
Photos courtesy of Ryan Kim Pescadera/Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)

Kapalong denies blocking DSWD workers

There was no truth to reports that the local government of Kapalong blocked barred a team of social workers from conducting a one-stop shop service to a Lumad community, the mayor of the town said on Sunday, September 3.

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Read more about the article Lumad taking ‘peaceful’ route to demand equal footing in BBL
AMENDING THE BBL. The Lumad are seeking for a 'peaceful' way of negotiating with the Moros in amending the Bangsamoro Basic Law, to which they say does not include any provisions on their right to ancestral domain. (Mick Basa / davaotoday.com)

Lumad taking ‘peaceful’ route to demand equal footing in BBL

Leaders of non-Islamized indigenous tribes in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) are taking a “non-confrontational approach” to demand for a revision of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), a bill that has been filed in Congress which they say still lacks provisions that will protect their right to ancestral domain.

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WORK ON A SATURDAY. A fisherman prepares his net before he sails to catch fish in the waters of Barangay Loguilo, in Alubijid town, Misamis Oriental, on Saturday, September 2. Fishing has remained as one of the villagers' main source of income. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

WORK ON A SATURDAY

A fisherman prepares his net before he sails to catch fish in the waters of Barangay Loguilo, in Alubijid town, Misamis Oriental, on Saturday, September 2. Fishing has remained as one of the villagers' main source of income. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article PH wants to open borders to Malaysia, Indonesia to counter ISIS
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte looks on as Indonesia President Joko Widodo signs the guestbook upon entering the Malacañan Palace on April 28, 2017 for a bilateral meeting. PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO

PH wants to open borders to Malaysia, Indonesia to counter ISIS

President Rodrigo Duterte said he is opening the country’s borders to its neighbors to help hunt down jihadist militants that have been spreading terror in Southeast Asia.

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