Read more about the article Three House factions vie for minority bloc
IT'S A GO. 17th Congress votes in favor of extending Martial Law until December 31, 2017 during the Congress Joint Session at the House of Representatives, Quezon City on Saturday. (davaotoday.com)

Three House factions vie for minority bloc

The battle among the three factions vying to be recognized as the true minority bloc in the House of Representatives continues.

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Read more about the article Cops must not compel the innocent to surrender – lawyers group
Members of the Makabayan Bloc together with the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan and Movement against Tyranny held a press conference last June 27 and denounced the issuance of arrest warrant and the filing of murder charges against former partylist representatives Satur Ocampo and Teddy Casi?o of Bayan Muna, NAPC chair Liza Maza and former DAR Secretary Rafael Mariano.(Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Cops must not compel the innocent to surrender – lawyers group

Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Dir. Gen. Oscar Albayalde’s appeal to former party-list lawmakers—including National Anti-Poverty Commission chief Liza Maza— to surrender, is wrong and an injustice, the legal counsel of the group asserted on Monday.

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Read more about the article Concerned over reports of kidnappings,Muslim group launches free rides for Maranao women students in CDO
A Maranao elder checks the tarpaulin of the side of the public utility vehicle being used by the Linding Ko Mga Bae (LKMB), a group of Muslim men who initiated a program to ferry Maranao female students from school to their communities following reports of abductions in the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan recently. The LKMB has launched the free ride program in Cagayan de Oro. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Concerned over reports of kidnappings,Muslim group launches free rides for Maranao women students in CDO

Responding to reports that a handful of Maranao women were allegedly abducted Cagayan de Oro and Iligan recently, a group of young Muslim men have taken the initiative to ensure that no Maranao woman life will be put in danger.

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