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Read more about the article Iligan Bishop Elenito Galido laid to rest
Bishop Elenito Galido was laid to rest on Thursday, December 14. He is remembered by many for receiving displaced families from Marawi City when the clash between government troops and ISIS-inspired Maute group broke out. (Divina M. Suson/ davaotoday.com)

Iligan Bishop Elenito Galido laid to rest

Bishop Elenito Galido was laid to rest in a small room at the left side of the altar of St. Michael's Cathedral on Thursday, December 14.

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Read more about the article Opposition, support meet approval of martial law extension
President Rodrigo Duterte is accorded with military honors prior to his departure at the Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City on October 29, 2017 for a two-day visit to Japan. Accompanying the President is Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Rey Leonardo Guerrero. (ALBERT ALCAIN/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)

Opposition, support meet approval of martial law extension

Opposition to the proposed extension of martial law in Mindanao continues to persist as both houses of Congress voted in favor of stretching it for another year

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Read more about the article Local legislators back Duterte on extending martial law
ON GUARD. A military tank and truck are on standby outside the Sangguniang Panlungsod building along San Pedro Street as Davao City celebrates for the first time the Kadayawan festival under Martial Law. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Local legislators back Duterte on extending martial law

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Two Davao City Councilors expressed their support for President Duterte’s proposal to extend martial rule in Mindanao for one more year. At a press conference Tuesday, December 12,…

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Read more about the article Fallen soldier’s grieving partner loses pregnancy
COMFORT. The girlfriend of PFC Jaime Inventor is comforted by the fallen soldier's colleague. Inventor was killed in an encounter with the ISIS-inspired Maute group on September 17, as the troops recapture the Bato Mosque, one of the militant's strongholds inside the main battle area in Marawi City. (Divina M. Suson)

Fallen soldier’s grieving partner loses pregnancy

ILIGAN CITY, Philippines – She was supposed to deliver their firstborn next month. But upon hearing that the father of the life inside her womb was killed in Marawi City,…

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Read more about the article Duterte called a ‘turncoat’ as US deploys drone in Marawi
The Gray Eagle (General Atomics MQ-1C Unmanned Aircraft System) can be armed with four precision-guided Hellfire missiles to attack and destroy targets on the ground. (Photo from the US Embassy in Manila)

Duterte called a ‘turncoat’ as US deploys drone in Marawi

DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Lawmakers criticized President Duterte for his seemingly inconsistent stand against the United States’ colonial atrocities, saying the deployment of a US combat drone in Mindanao does not sit…

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