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Read more about the article Sudagar is back in Davao City council
Former City Councilor Bai Halila Y. Sudagar has returned to her post temporarily after the National Commission of Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) XI released on Monday a Certificate of Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR) hold-over status for Davao City.(Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Sudagar is back in Davao City council

Former City Councilor Bai Halila Y. Sudagar has returned to her post temporarily after the National Commission of Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) XI released on Monday a Certificate of Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR) hold-over status for Davao City.

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Read more about the article Rising human rights abuses in Mindanao alarm UPLM
Among those gravely affected by displacement of villagers are the women and children. In Misamis Oriental, around 137 individuals had to flee their homes in Sitio Kimansi, Barangay Banglay, in Lagonglong town, Misamis Oriental, due to the fighting between government forces and Communist fighters. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Rising human rights abuses in Mindanao alarm UPLM

Reports of continued repression against the tribal peoples in Mindanao has alarmed the Union of Peoples’ Lawyers in Mindanao (UPLM) as they slammed the Duterte administration "for allowing the perpetuation of these reprehensible acts".

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Read more about the article Federal government prohibits incumbent President from holding on to power

Federal government prohibits incumbent President from holding on to power

President Rodrigo Duterte's term will end on 2022 and is not eligible to run, both in the current unitary setup and in a federal government, said the members of Consultative Committee (Concom) in a media forum on Federalism on Wednesday.

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Read more about the article Tribal rights won’t be disrespected under federal government
Lita Ondag, an Ata-Manobo leader of Sitio Nalubas, Barangay Palma Gil in Talaingod Davao del Norte, joins the march and rally in Davao City Monday in observance of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples Day on August 9. The Lumads are calling for the protection of their yutang kabilin (ancestral lands) and environment from corporate plunder. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Tribal rights won’t be disrespected under federal government

An official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) assured that the rights of indigenous peoples (IPs) would not be stripped under a.federal government.

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