Military insists, “We will not leave Paquibato”

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today Paniza’s announcement came after a week the Davao City Council approved a resolution exhorting the military to pullout its detachments from civilian structures such as schools and village halls.

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Teen claims military beat him

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA Davao Today Alan said the soldiers also took the other belongings he was carrying. “They threw my shirts on the mud and trampled them. They even tore the malong (a native blanket) that I was bringing. They said it was proof that I was indeed an NPA,” Allan said.

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NPA claims wounding 2 Army regulars, 6 Cafgus by explosive

By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today “The action was part of the continuing punitive measure being carried out by the NPA’s 1st Pulang Bagani Company against the 10th Infantry Division-Armed Forces of the Philippines to counter its atrocious methods of terrorizing the peasant and Lumad masses in Paquibato District, Davao City” -- Rigoberto F. Sanchez, spokesperson of the NPA’s Merardo Arce Command

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