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Read more about the article Duterte vows support for ‘more independent, powerful’ Bangsamoro in PHL
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte shakes hands with Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Peace Implementing Panel Chair Mohagher Iqbal after receiving a draft of the new proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) during the turnover ceremony at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace on July 17, 2017. Also in the photo are (from left) Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III, and House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez. (KARL NORMAN ALONZO/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)

Duterte vows support for ‘more independent, powerful’ Bangsamoro in PHL

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday vowed to support the establishment of a more independent and powerful Bangsamoro homeland in the country.

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Read more about the article PUJ drivers hit modernization, no signboards policy
STRIKING DRIVERS. Members of the public transportation group Transport of Southern Mindanao for Solidarity, Independence, and Nationalism, voice out their disapproval of the impending Jeepney Modernization program of the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board in a protest caravan held on Monday, Feb. 27 in Davao City. The group claims that some 500-600,000 drivers will lose their livelihood because of the modernization plan. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

PUJ drivers hit modernization, no signboards policy

A jeepney drivers and operators group here hit the government's Jeepney Modernization Plan anew, which if implemented, would replace the traditional rides to those compliant with the Euro-4 standards, or those powered with electricity.

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Read more about the article ‘Remain confident, optimistic in Mindanao,’ MinDa chief tells MSU grads
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‘Remain confident, optimistic in Mindanao,’ MinDa chief tells MSU grads

An official of the Mindanao Development Authority appealed to the graduates of the Mindanao State University to remain confident and optimistic. This as the government starts rehabilitating the besieged city of Marawi.

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Read more about the article Not a joke but sarcasm, Abella says on recent Duterte rape joke
President Rodrigo Duterte at Camp Quintin M. Merecido, Catitipan, Buhangin, Davao City. 29 June 2017 (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

Not a joke but sarcasm, Abella says on recent Duterte rape joke

Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said people must understand what President odrigo Duterte is saying and weigh whether the President’s utterances are merely jokes or serious statements.

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