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DECONGESTING. Jail Chief Insp. Pio Rosero, of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Region 11 said they are reviewing their records to look for cases of inmates that are already eligible for release but continue to languish after their cases went unnoticed by the courts, as a way to decongest jails?. ?The City Jail in Davao City, As of Nov. 2016, for example was housing 2,983 inmates against its 384-man capacity. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

BJMP’s jail decongestion programs underway 

An official of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology here said they are looking at different ways to address the congestion of the city's prisons.

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Read more about the article Dureza: Unilateral ceasefire not yet in effect

Dureza: Unilateral ceasefire not yet in effect

Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza said that the restoration of the unilateral ceasefire is not yet effective until the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines have informed their respective forces and the Parties agree on a specific date.

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Read more about the article Resumption of talks between gov’t, Reds lauded
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Resumption of talks between gov’t, Reds lauded

Various groups lauded the resumption of the peace talks as agreed by the government and the National Democratic Front during the two-day informal talks held in Utrecht, The Netherlands from March 10 to 11.

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Read more about the article Duterte lauds female top grads of PMA ‘Salaknib’ Class
President Rodrigo Duterte salutes to the graduates of Philippine Military Academy (PMA) 'Salaknib' Class of 2017 during their Commencement Exercises at Fort General Gregorio H. del Pilar in Baguio City on March 12, 2017. Richard Madelo/Presidential Photo

Duterte lauds female top grads of PMA ‘Salaknib’ Class

President Rodrigo Duterte lauded the Philippine Military Academy "Salaknib" Class of 2017 and called on them "to defend the motherland with all your honor and might."

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