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PANEL TO PANEL. Peace panels from the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, together with the facilitators from the Royal Norwegian Government, resume their session on Sunday morning, May 28 to continue on sorting out how to push through with the scheduled fifth round of talks at the Radisson Blu Palace Hotel in Noordwijk Aan Zee in the Netherlands. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Talks, informal back channel with Reds on, OPAPP chief confirms

The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) confirmed that talks with the informal back channel are being facilitated by representatives from the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and negotiators from the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in Europe.

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Read more about the article Hotline for teachers serving Brgy, SK elections
PREPARATION. Board of election tellers (BETs) sort the ballots before counting. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Hotline for teachers serving Brgy, SK elections

The Alliance of Concerned Teachers is setting up a hotline for possible violations against teachers who will be serving as members of the Board of Election Tellers for the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on May 14.

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Read more about the article IN PHOTOS: Decades-old residents of Salmonan lost their homes in demolition
An armored personnel carrier of the Philippine Army's Task Force Davao was even employed to carry-out the demolition. (Mark Joy G. Basallajes/davaotoday.com)

IN PHOTOS: Decades-old residents of Salmonan lost their homes in demolition

The cries and pleas of decades-old residents of Barangay 26-C Salmonan in Davao City did not stop the demolition team from destroying 67 of their homes despite their claims of an ongoing legal process.

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Read more about the article Salmonan residents decry demolition
Meranaw residents of Brgy 26-C Salmonan,Quezon Boulevard staged a protest on Monday night after their houses were demolished despite negotiations with local officials.(Ma.Dyza B. Libong/davaotoday.com)

Salmonan residents decry demolition

Hours after losing their homes to a demolition, several residents of Barangay 26-C Salmonan, Quezon Boulevard staged a rally near their community to express outrage.

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Read more about the article Davao’s oldest mosque lost in Salmonan demolition
An elderly resident clutches his Koran while watching a demolition team destroy his house Monday,May 07. (Kath M.Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Davao’s oldest mosque lost in Salmonan demolition

For sixty-five years the Masjid Assalam stood as the oldest existing mosque in Davao City until it was torn down on May 7 during the demolition in Salmonan.

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