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Prof. Jose Maria Sison, founding chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines (davaotoday.com file photo)

Joma won’t return to PH prematurely

National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Chief Political Consultant Jose Maria Sison is not inclined to prematurely return to the Philippines without “significant advances” in the peace negotiations between the NDFP and the Philippine government.

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Read more about the article Davao City Council asked to lobby Congress on hemophilia care
Davao City Councilor Joselle Villafuerte (File photo/davaotoday.com)

Davao City Council asked to lobby Congress on hemophilia care

The City Council’s committee on health would ask the City Council to lobby with Congress and the Senate to pass the bill for the care of hemophilia patients, citing the sensitive and critical situation that patients are exposed to.

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Read more about the article Oldest Masjid in Davao may vanish due to demolition
Meranaw residents of Barangay 26-C Salmonan in Davao City hung a sign to mark the oldest Masjid in Davao City. (Mark Joy G. Basallajes/davaotoday.com)

Oldest Masjid in Davao may vanish due to demolition

The oldest Masjid of Meranaws here is threatened for demolition as the city gears up for the infrastructure expansion in Barangay 26-C Salmonan in Davao City.

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Photo courtesy of Bantay Bigas

Rice importation to push through amid protests

Rice producer-consumers group Bantay Bigas and Anakpawis staged a protest action on Wednesday in front of the National Food Authority (NFA) office in Quezon City, as it assailed the government for letting the depletion of the country's affordable rice stocks happen and for its continued reliance to importation.

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