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Iglesia Filipina Independiente Bishop Felixberto Calang, convenor of the Sowing the Seeds of Peace Movement in Mindanao chats with Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza after the opening ceremony of the fourth round of the GRP-NDFP peace talks in Radisson Blu Palace Hotel in Noordwijk, the Netherlands on Monday, April 3, 2017. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Bishop says it’s up to the Duterte government to save peace talks

With the delay of the resumption of the negotiations, a church leader said it is up to the Duterte administration to “salvage” the peace talks between the government and the communists.

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New SK Fed head sits at Council session

In his first day as the youth representative to the Davao City Council, newly elected Sangguniang Kabataan Federation President Jaffar U. Marohomsalic took oath as the new committee head for Youth and Sports and Development which was previously headed by Councilor April Marie Dayap.

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Read more about the article Draft Charter Change up for submission to Duterte
President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his speech during the 102nd Annual Communication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of the Free and Accepted Mason in the Philippines at the SMX Convention Center in Davao City on April 26, 2018. (Malacañang photo)

Draft Charter Change up for submission to Duterte

The Consultative Committee (Con-com) tasked to review the 1987 Philippine Constitution unanimously approved on Tuesday the entire draft of its proposed federal constitution.

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AFP to ask Duterte to end peace talks? with Reds

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is poised to recommend to President Rodrigo Duterte the termination of peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), AFP spokesperson Col. Edgard Arevalo said on Tuesday.

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Read more about the article DOJ seeks cancellation of temporary liberty to NDFP consultants
President Rodrigo Duterte with members of the Government of the Philippines and National Democratic Front peace panels following their meeting in Malacañang on September 26, 2016. (Malacañang file photo)

DOJ seeks cancellation of temporary liberty to NDFP consultants

The Department on Justice (DOJ) wants the cancellation of the temporary liberty granted by the ?courts to detained National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultants and Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) leaders after the talks between them and the government fell in limbo.

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