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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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Read more about the article US destroying Moro communities through Islamophobia, says scholar
'ISLAMOPHOBIA IS REAL'. University of the Philippines in Manila Professor Roland Simbulan tackles Islamophobia during a forum held in UP Diliman in Quezon City on Sunday, September 10. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

US destroying Moro communities through Islamophobia, says scholar

Kamir, Sarip and Akir are among the Maranaw contingents who joined this year’s Lakbayan of National Minorities.

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