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President Rodrigo Duterte during his speech during the 25th founding anniversary of the Center for Brighter Beginnings, Inc. (CBB) at the Davao Convention and Trade Center in Davao City on October 27, 2017. (RENE LUMAWAG/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)

‘I said so before,’ Duterte on Trump’s declaration of ‘national emergency’ on opioid addiction

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has a word for his critics after US President Donald Trump declared a national emergency because of the drug problem.

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Read more about the article ‘Fighting the bad guys’: Duterte explains leadership style to Davao preschoolers
President Rodrigo Duterte during his speech during the 25th founding anniversary of the Center for Brighter Beginnings, Inc. (CBB) at the Davao Convention and Trade Center in Davao City on October 27, 2017. (ROBINSON NIÑAL JR./PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)

‘Fighting the bad guys’: Duterte explains leadership style to Davao preschoolers

How did President Rodrigo Duterte explain his strong leadership style to a group of young students who are mostly preschoolers?

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Read more about the article Gov’t lacks Maranao-speaking social workers to lead psychosocial therapy of evacuees
THOUSANDS FLED. Authorities said 140,155 civilians or 28,011 families already left Marawi (the data is based on ARMM-HEART report as of May 31). They are now staying either in evacuation centers or with their relatives in the nearby towns and cities in the provinces of Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte. Others evacuees have already reached Davao City and Negros Oriental in the Visayas. (Alexander Lopez/davaotoday.com photo)

Gov’t lacks Maranao-speaking social workers to lead psychosocial therapy of evacuees

A high-ranking official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development said language barrier could be a problem of the department once they start conducting psychosocial intervention among hundreds of thousands of evacuees.

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