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Read more about the article Guards foil PNP, stop hopeful farmers from occupying DAR-ordered lands 
More than a hundred agrarian reform beneficiaries wait for their installation outside the disputed San Isidro farm area in Barangay San Isidro, Tagum City. Their installation was postponed for the second time on Friday, April 21, 2017 as the guards inside the plantation refused to receive the installation order from the Department of Agrarian Reform. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Guards foil PNP, stop hopeful farmers from occupying DAR-ordered lands 

For the second time, agrarian reform beneficiaries here were stopped by company guards who refused to obey the Writ of Installation ordered by Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael Mariano.

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Read more about the article PCUP chair Ridon: No demolition sans relocation
DEMOLITION. Government personnel start destroying some 45 houses in North San Juan, Agdao District, Davao City. Some residents claim they have given the owner full payment and yet no titles were awarded to them. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

PCUP chair Ridon: No demolition sans relocation

Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor Chairman Terry Ridon said shanties of squatters will not be demolished until the government will be able to scout for a suitable relocation site.

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Read more about the article Activists support dialogue between DENR Sec. Lopez, NPA
Environment secretary Gina Lopez announces on Monday, Oct. 24 that the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources will no longer accept new mining permit applications. Lopez attnted a dialogue with the leaders of the indigenous and Moro peoples alliance, Sandugo, at the University of the Philippines Diliman. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Activists support dialogue between DENR Sec. Lopez, NPA

A group of environmental advocates lauded Thursday the plan of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Gina Lopez on engaging communist rebels for development projects.

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Read more about the article City Council adopts 645 resolutions, 178 ordinances after 9 months
Colleagues turn over the Philippine flag to the family of the late ex-councilor Jose Louie Villafuerte during the necrological program held at the Sangguniang Panlungsod session hall today. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

City Council adopts 645 resolutions, 178 ordinances after 9 months

Councilor Pilar Braga is the most productive city councilor from July 2016 to February this year in terms of passed resolutions, having sponsored 86 resolutions that the 18th council adopted. Coming next is Councilor Edgar Ibuyan, Jr., who sponsored 64 resolutions, Bernard Al-ag with 49, and Danny Dayanghirang with 40.

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