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Read more about the article Gays, lesbians in PHL face abuses, discrimination in schools: HRW
FIRST PRIDE MARCH. Members of LGBT community march against discrimination during the first Pride March in Davao City on Wednesday, June 1. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Gays, lesbians in PHL face abuses, discrimination in schools: HRW

Filipino students who identified themselves as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community ?said they ?were bullied and discriminated in schools because of their sexual orientation and gender identity, according to a report by Human Rights Watch.

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Read more about the article Untrue: NDFP belies Duterte’s claim that 75% of NPAs are Lumad
Six platoons of the 1st Pulang Bagani Company performs a tactical inspection during the 48th anniversary celebration of the Communist Party of the Philippines in Barangay Lumiad, Paquibato district in Davao City on Monday morning, Dec. 26, 2016. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Untrue: NDFP belies Duterte’s claim that 75% of NPAs are Lumad

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines belied the claim of President Rodrigo Duterte that 75 percent of the members of the New People’s Army are Lumad.

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Read more about the article Hostage priest in Marawi still alive – military
STILL ALIVE. As indicated in reports and accounts of survivors, Lt. Col. Jo-Ar Herrera, spokesperson of 1st Infantry Division expresses belief during the press briefing at the Provincial Capitol in Marawi on Wednesday, June 21, that Fr. Chito Suganob and other hostages who are still in the hands of Maute Group are still alive. Herrera said some hostages are being used as human shields and utilized as additional manpower of the terrorist group. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

Hostage priest in Marawi still alive – military

Based on the information gathered and validated, the priest snatched by the ISIS-linked Maute group when they attacked this city last May 23 is still alive.

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Read more about the article DCPO seeks inclusion of social media in coverage of anti-ISIS ordinance
ADDENDUM. Davao City Police Office City Director Senior Superintendent Alexander Tagum says social media should be added to the coverage of the ordinance penalizing the act of recruiting members, expressing support, and the manufacture, possession, and distribution of propaganda materials of the Isis-linked Maute group, saying that they have monitored several of these propaganda materials being shared in social media networks such as Facebook. Tagum made the comment in a committee hearing held at the Sangguniang Panlungsod on Wednesday, June 21. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

DCPO seeks inclusion of social media in coverage of anti-ISIS ordinance

Social media accounts of suspected terrorists will possibly be monitored once the city's "anti-Isis" ordinance is passed.

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