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NPA FIGHTERS. Guerrillas of the New People's Army Mt. Alip Sub Regional Command in formation somewhere in the hinterlands of Matanao, Davao del Sur on Wednesday, April 19. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

NPA captures soldier in Davao Oriental

A soldier belonging to the 28th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army assigned in Davao Oriental was captured by the New People’s Army last June 10.

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Read more about the article ‘Duterte’s SONA, a testament to his anti-poor governance’ – progressive groups
President Rodrigo Duterte during his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Batasang Pambansa on July 24, 2017. (KARL NORMAN ALONZO/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)

‘Duterte’s SONA, a testament to his anti-poor governance’ – progressive groups

Unfazed by criticisms, President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to continue his brutal war against illegal drugs during his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) before a joint session of Congress on Monday, adding that it would be “relentless and chilling.”

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Read more about the article IN PHOTOS: ‘People’s SONA’ in Duterte’s hometown
An effigy of President Rodrigo Duterte with a chain held by America's icon Uncle Sam and China's Xi Jinping is brought by activists to portray what they call as a "puppet government" of the two foreign countries. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

IN PHOTOS: ‘People’s SONA’ in Duterte’s hometown

In President Rodrigo Duterte's hometown, groups staged a protest rally as he delivered his third State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 23.

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Read more about the article Deportation Order Against Australian Nun More Political Than Legal
FACT-FINDING MISSION. Australian missionary Sr. Patricia Fox, works with human rights workers in compiling cases of human rights violations recorded during the International Fact-finding and Solidarity Mission at Madaum, Tagum City on Saturday, April 7, 2018.

Deportation Order Against Australian Nun More Political Than Legal

The renewed deportation order of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) against Australian nun Patricia Fox is more political than legal.

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