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MINDANAO TO MANILA. More than 2,500 delegates for this year’s “Lakbayan of National Minorities” arrive in Manila Thursday, Aug. 31 after days of travel from various parts of the country, including Mindanao. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

Lakbayan to expose Duterte’s anti-people policies

Thousands of “Lakbayan” delegates from various parts of the Philippines have now hit the streets of the Philippine capital of Manila after days of journey. Some came from Mindanao and Visayas, while others from the edge of Luzon.

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Read more about the article ‘Returning ill-gotten wealth won’t set Marcoses free from fault’
MARCHING CALL. Anti-Marcos groups coming from different organizations in Davao City converge at the city’s Freedom Park on Friday, Nov. 25 to protest the Supreme Court's decision on the Marcos' burial issue. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

‘Returning ill-gotten wealth won’t set Marcoses free from fault’

Even if the Marcoses return their alleged ill-gotten wealth to the government, victims of the late dictator’s regime say the family will remain plunderers and criminals.

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Read more about the article Women in uniform leading Marawi peace efforts
FEMALE TROOPERS. The all-female Joint AFP-PNP Civil Relations Teams arrive Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 29, at the Laguindingan Airport in Cagayan De Oro City. They will be deployed to different evacuation centers in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur to lead a psycho-social intervention for the displaced families in Marawi City. (Divina M. Suson/davaotoday.com)

Women in uniform leading Marawi peace efforts

Clad in white hijabs, more than a hundred female officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) arrived at the Laguindingan Airport in Misamis Oriental on Tuesday, August 30, as part of the government's rehabilitation effort in the war-stricken Marawi.

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Read more about the article Solon decries ‘red-baiting’ over claims Taguiwalo gave funds to NPA
'LUMADS ARE VERY SELF-SUFFICIENT'. Social Welfare and Development Secretary Judy Taguiwalo says the Lumad evacuees have not asked for livelihood from them but for the end to militarization of their communities. Taguiwalo described the Lumads as "very self-sufficient" during her second visit to the evacuees at the United Church of Christ of the Philippines Haran compound in Father Selga Street, Davao City on Friday, July 22. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Solon decries ‘red-baiting’ over claims Taguiwalo gave funds to NPA

A militant lawmaker condemned insinuations that former Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo allegedly diverted government funds to the New People’s Army (NPA).

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