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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Read more about the article Women, youth slam US-RP Balikatan military exercises
Members of Gabriela Davao and Gabriela Women's Party stage a so-called Black Friday rally in front of the Davao City Hall to show their disgust over the refusal of the US government to turn over US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton to Philippine authorities following the guilty verdict by the court for killing Filipino transgender woman Jennifer Laude. The protesters also called on President Benigno Aquino to junk the Visiting Forces Agreement. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Women, youth slam US-RP Balikatan military exercises

Militant women and youth slammed the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte for allowing the new round of US-RP Balikatan joint military exercises.

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Read more about the article Demolition pushes through before residents celebrate the Ramadan
IN DEFENSE OF OUR HOMES. Meranaw women observe their 3pm As'r prayers on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, as they remain vigilant in defending their homes against a demolition threat in Barangay 26-C Salmonan in Davao City. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Demolition pushes through before residents celebrate the Ramadan

The demolition of the 3,515-square meter plot in Barangay 26-C, Salmonan, Quezon Boulevard had pushed through despite the resident’s strong opposition early morning of May 07.

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Read more about the article PDEA identifies 22 more Normin village officials in narco-list
Phil. Drug Enforcement Agency-10 (PDEA-10) regional director Wilkins Villanueva.

PDEA identifies 22 more Normin village officials in narco-list

The Phil. Drug Enforcement Agency-10 (PDEA-10) has identified 22 more village officials in Northern Mindanao on its “narco-list” as the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections heat up in the run up to the May 14 local election.

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