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Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte gives his farewell to New People's Army commander Leoncio Pitao, alias Kumander Parago, whom he considers a friend, during the tribute held at the Davao City Recreation Center on Thursday.(Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Personalities from politics, media pay tribute to Ka Parago

Post author:ACE R. MORANDANTE
Post published:July 10, 2015
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Thousands of supporters from many areas in Mindanao attend the Luksang Parangal (tribute) to New People's Army commander Leoncio Pitao aka Kumander Parago last July 9 at the Davao City Recreation Center.

Baranggay officials act as mediators beween CFA and Agpet to try and come up with terms for negotiation.

Farmers say no to entry of large scale mining in Compostela

Post author:Paulo C. Rizal
Post published:June 22, 2015
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Farmers from the Compostela Farmer's Association (CFA) put up a barricade at the entrance of Agusan Petroleum and Minerals Corporation's (Agpet) operation site on Friday to demand the halt to its mining explorations in the area.

After a whole day of fasting, at around quarter to six in the evening the whole community partakes of the evening meal or iftar.

Ramadhan in Davao

Post author:Paulo C. Rizal
Post published:June 19, 2015
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Ramadhan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, starts Thursday. It is the holiest month in the lunar cycle-based Hijiri calendar, and Muslims believe it to be the month when the holy Qur'an was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad.

Mornings along Magallanes

Post author:MEDEL V. HERNANI
Post published:June 14, 2015
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One early Friday morning, Alcarlito Lampios parks his trisikad full of his collected trash, mainly recyclable materials, to have a cup of coffee and pan de sal along Magallanes street in Davao City.

Sasa port modernization: Where will we go, residents ask

Post author:MEDEL V. HERNANI
Post published:June 6, 2015
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During the time of President Fidel V. Ramos, Sasa port was upgraded to accommodate more foreign and inter-island cargo vessels, with stevedores and fork-lift operators manning their equipment to load and unload cargoes.

Personalities from politics, media pay tribute to Ka Parago

Farmers say no to entry of large scale mining in Compostela

Ramadhan in Davao

Mornings along Magallanes

Sasa port modernization: Where will we go, residents ask

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