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Selected Davao City Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR) Cherry Ann Codilla from the Bagobo-Klata tribe during Tuesday's (June 5, 2018) regular session of the City Council. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

NCIP: Codilla fails IP blood qualifications

The National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) affirmed its decision on the lack of mandatory genealogical qualification of prospective Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR) Cherry Ann Codilla.

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Read more about the article Palace: What’s in a kiss?
President Rodrigo Duterte kisses a married overseas Filipino worker during his meeting with Filipino community in Seoul, South Korea on June 3, 2018. (Screenshot from PTV video)

Palace: What’s in a kiss?

Malacañang has defended President Rodrigo Duterte’s onstage kiss with a married overseas Filipina worker (OFW) in Seoul, South Korea, calling it “a light moment that is very accepted in the culture of Filipinos.”

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Read more about the article On stage kiss drew flak anew for Pres. Duterte’s Seoul visit
President Rodrigo Duterte meets with the Filipino community based in South Korea on June 3,2018.(Malacanang photo)

On stage kiss drew flak anew for Pres. Duterte’s Seoul visit

President Rodrigo Duterte drew flak on Monday after his controversial onstage kiss with an overseas Filipina worker while on an official visit to South Korea.

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