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Read more about the article Biz leader supports Duterte’s call to stop exportation of mineral resources
STOP EXPORTATION. Davao City ?business leader, Arturo Milan?,? says he supports President Rodrigo Duterte’s call during his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday to stop exportation of mineral resources to foreign countries. Milan said in a press conference on Wednesday, July 26, if raw materials are domestically processed, not only it would give added value to products but as well as generate more jobs for Filipinos. (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

Biz leader supports Duterte’s call to stop exportation of mineral resources

A business leader here ?said he supports President Rodrigo Duterte’s call to stop the export of raw materials to foreign countries.

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Read more about the article Gaerlan: Duterte’s order to bomb Lumad schools just a ‘figure of speech’
FIGURE OF SPEECH. Police Regional Office 11 Regional Director Chief Superintendent Manuel Gaerlan says President Rodrigo Duterte's order to "bomb" Lumad schools should not be taken literally. In a press conference on Wednesday, July 26, Gaerlan said the president only meant to close down the schools, who were allegedly operating without permits and teaching subversive thought to young Lumad students. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Gaerlan: Duterte’s order to bomb Lumad schools just a ‘figure of speech’

A police official here claims that President Rodrigo Duterte's pronouncement of "bombing the Lumad schools" in Mindanao was merely an exaggeration, and should not be taken literally.

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Read more about the article Land distribution, social reforms at stake in terminated GRP-NDFP talks

Land distribution, social reforms at stake in terminated GRP-NDFP talks

A week before President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his second State of the Nation Address, negotiators were engaged on a table battle to discuss reforms which would hopefully end the armed conflict.

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Read more about the article Tribal leader urges Duterte to build rather than destroy IP schools
A MISFI school in Pangalay-ayan, Kitaotao Bukidnon starts their day with a flag ceremony. (Fides Avellanosa/davaotoday.com)

Tribal leader urges Duterte to build rather than destroy IP schools

To address the indigenous people’s lack of access to education, President Rodrigo Duterte should build more schools rather than threatening to bomb educational facilities in Mindanao’s tribal communities, a tribal leader said on Wednesday.

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Read more about the article Death toll continues to rise on 63rd day of Marawi crisis
IN DANGER. Ground forces involved in the continuing military offensives against the ISIS-linked Maute group and Abu Sayyaf in Marawi are also in danger of being hit by the so-called "friendly" fire or airstrikes. On Wednesday, 11 soldiers were killed while 10 others were wounded when a bomb dropped from an air force plane landed into their position. (Alexander D. Lopez/davaotoday.com photo)

Death toll continues to rise on 63rd day of Marawi crisis

The death toll on government side has climbed to more than 100 as government armed ?f?orces ?continued to ?battle with the fighters of the Islamic State-linked Maute Group, which entered its 63rd day on Monday. ?The government military said it already sustained 109 soldiers who died since the Maute Group mounted its attack on Marawi City May 23.

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