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Read more about the article Oplan Double Barrel Reloaded: Solon wants P900-M budget slashed as drug killings surge
Anakpawis Partylist Rep. Ariel Casilao said In a phone interview with Davao Today, the farmers took a ferry from the Manila Pier going to Cagayan de Oro City. (davaotoday.com file photo)

Oplan Double Barrel Reloaded: Solon wants P900-M budget slashed as drug killings surge

The surge of killings resulting from the government’s anti-illegal drug campaign prompted a militant lawmaker on Friday to call for the slashing out of the P900 million budget for Oplan Double Barrel Reloaded.

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Read more about the article Militant solon accuses AFP of using funds to ‘attack’ Lumad schools
STOP MILITARIZATION. Lumad leaders and students from Southern Mindanao Region, CARAGA and SOCCSKSARGEN call on President Rodrigo Duterte to stop the military attacks in lumad schools and the lift the martial law as they joined the protest actions in the ongoing Kampuhan (camp out) at the historic Mendiola Bridge in Manila. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

Militant solon accuses AFP of using funds to ‘attack’ Lumad schools

A militant lawmaker scored the Armed Forces of the Philippines for using public funds to attack various Lumad schools in Mindanao.

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Read more about the article Maco residents in landslide areas receive housing units
A priest blesses a over ceremony of 48 housing units for several Compostela Valley residents living in landslide-prone areas. (Maryel Lasaca/IDS Comval)

Maco residents in landslide areas receive housing units

Around 48 housing units were turned over in several towns in Compostela Valley recently to residents living within danger zone areas identified by the government.

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