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Read more about the article IN PHOTOS | New Bangsamoro Transition Commission launched in Davao City 
NEW COMMISSION. Members of the new Bangsamoro Transition Commission stand onstage during the launching of the new BTC in a hotel in Davao City on Friday, Feb. 24. President Duterte, through Executive Order No. 8, expand?s? the BTC's number from 15 to 21 for a "more inclusive" commission.

IN PHOTOS | New Bangsamoro Transition Commission launched in Davao City 

Hundreds of Muslims from all over Mindanao gathered at a hotel here to witness the launching of the newly reconstituted Bangsamoro Transition Commission, the group tasked to craft the Bangsamoro Basic Law on Friday, Feb. 24.

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Read more about the article IN PHOTOS | FIRST DAY OF 2017

IN PHOTOS | FIRST DAY OF 2017

Thousands of Dabawenyos ring in 2017 with party horns during the annual Torotot Festival held at Rizal Park in Davao City. Since 2002, the city government of Davao within its the territorial jurisdiction has prohibited the manufacture, sale, Distribution, possession or use of firecrackers or pyrotechnic devices.

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Read more about the article IN PHOTOS | The state of the Lumad in Talaingod after evacuation
SITIO TIBUCAG, TALAINGOD. Manobo residents of Sitio Tibucag, Barangay Dagohoy in Talaingod, Davao del Norte gathering for an early morning ritual on Nov. 30, Wednesday. Many of the residents ?are evacuees at the United Church of Christ in the Philippines Haran compound in Davao City who fled the community because of militarization and threats from paramilitary group Alamara. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

IN PHOTOS | The state of the Lumad in Talaingod after evacuation

A few months after returning to their communities from evacuation the Ata-Manobos who have returned to their communities in Talaingod, Davao Del Norte province are rebuilding their homes and way of life.

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