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Yano installs new chief at Eastern Mindanao Command

NEW CHIEF. Lt. Gen. Alexander Yano, newly installed Armed Forces Chief of Staff, officiates the change of command ceremony of Maj. Gen. Armando Cunanan, former head of the 8th Infantry Division, as the new head of the Eastern Mindanao Command. Cunanan replaces Lt. Gen. Cardozo Luna who will relieve Lt. Gen. Antonio Romero II for the AFP Deputy Chief of Staff post. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)

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Davao’s tribute to Bob Marley helps to fight cancer

Joan Soco, former Mutya ng Dabaw, encourages Davaoe?os to support the local music talents during "reggae night" on May 11. The date happens to be the death anniversary of Nesta Robert "Bob" Marley, the British-African reggae musician who brought "mainstream cultural acceptance of reggae music outside of Africa." Various local bands perform at the free concert to celebrate cancer prevention month. A reggae festival is slated around the world this year to "confirm the universality of reggae," according to Bob Marley's website. More photos. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)

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Transport strike paralyzes Davao, say organizers

An activist holds a placard calling for the scrapping of the 12-percent value added tax on oil products. Beside her is an effigy of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo depicting her continuous "subservience to the demands and dictates of big oil players." Organizers said the strike paralyzed 95 percent of Davao City's public transport system. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)

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The slaying of Datu Diarog

A CHILD'S PAIN. Four-year-old Mimi suffers from a gunshot wound after their house was strafed by unidentified armed men on April 29. Mimi is one of the ten children of slain tribal leader Domingo Diarog, who was killed April 29 when their house in sitio Kahusayan, barangay Manuel Guianga in Calinan was strafed by unidentified men. Datu Docris Daug, a tribal leader from barangay Daliaon Plantation, and lumads from the K'tala-Bagobo tribe are asking Mayor Rodrigo Duterte's help in their quest for justice for their slain leader. The military blamed the New People's Army (NPA) for the attack. But in a statement, the NPA denied having a hand in the strafing incident. Instead, the NPA pointed the culprits to be "working closely with the 73rd Infantry Battalion/Task Force Davao of the AFP at the behest of Apollo Quiboloy." Quiboloy is known as a close friend of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)


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