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Read more about the article When dreams are born in a time of war
It was never too late for more than 100 students of Khadijah Mohammad Islamic Academy in Marawi City to hold their graduation rites on Monday, September 11 in Iligan City. The school's graduation day was supposedly set on May 24, a day after the ISIS-inspired Maute group attacked Marawi City. (Divina M. Suson/davaotoday.com)

When dreams are born in a time of war

On May 24, Sittie Lainie Decampong Asum woke up early to prepare for her graduation day. The night before, she and her classmates had their final practice.

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Read more about the article Oscar Moreno: no qualms despite criminal charges
Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno (right) talks to reporters during a press briefing on the Supreme Court ruling pertaining to the decision of the Court of Appeals on some of the criminal and administrative cases filed against him by several individuals, inside his office on Monday, Sept. 11. Looking on is the chief of his legal counsel, lawyer Dale Bryan Mordeno. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Oscar Moreno: no qualms despite criminal charges

The city mayor here is optimistic that the series of criminal and administrative charges filed against him will not prosper and will be decided by the higher courts in his favor.

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Read more about the article Bistoyong named DAR officer-in-charge
Photo taken from Rosalina Bistoyong's Facebook account.

Bistoyong named DAR officer-in-charge

Malacañang has named Department of Agrarian Reform Undersecretary Rosalina L. Bistoyong as the Officer-in-Charge, following the rejection of former Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael Mariano by the Commission on Appointments last week.

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Read more about the article Bislig mayor dismissed for grave misconduct
(Photo from Bislig City Mayor Librado Navarro’s Twitter account)

Bislig mayor dismissed for grave misconduct

The Office of the Ombudsman dismissed Bislig City Mayor Librado Navarro and 11 other local officials over a questionable P14.7-million hydraulic excavator purchase five years ago.

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Read more about the article Duterte on Marawi crisis: I can wait a year
President Rodrigo Duterte during the 113th Founding Anniversary celebration of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) at its National Office in Quezon City on August 2, 2017. (KING RODRIGUEZ/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)

Duterte on Marawi crisis: I can wait a year

President Rodrigo Duterte is not giving any assurance that the crisis in Marawi City will be over this month.

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