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AT THE OLD AIRPORT. The city government of Davao together with local officials of Barangay Sasa, relatives and survivors offer flowers in a simple ceremony on Saturday afternoon, March 4, 2017 as they commemorate the bombing incident in the old Davao International Airport, 14 years ago that killed 22 persons and injured a score of individuals. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

Davao commemorates Sasa airport bombing

In simple ?commemoration, the city government? ?and the families of victims and survivors, offered? ?candles and flowers ?at the bomb ?explosion ?site ?at the old airport here ?Saturday.

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Read more about the article ‘Oplan Double Barrel’ Reloaded: ‘More extensive, aggressive, well-coordinated,’ says Dela Rosa
Philippine National Police Director General Ronaldo "Bato" Dela Rosa (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

‘Oplan Double Barrel’ Reloaded: ‘More extensive, aggressive, well-coordinated,’ says Dela Rosa

The Philippine National Police on Monday re-launched its anti-illegal drugs campaign dubbed as “Oplan Double Barrel,” promising this time a well-coordinated execution of the “war on drugs” operations.

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Read more about the article Davao sectoral groups expect possibility of federal PHL
Southern Leyte Lone Distrtict Rep. Roger G. Mercado (center) leads the Public Consultation on Constitutional Reform on Federalism held Friday, March 3, 2017 at the University of Southeastern Philippines in Obrero, Davao City. Mercado is joined by other members of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Davao sectoral groups expect possibility of federal PHL

Various sectors in this city are expecting the possibility of seeing Philippines under the federal system in the coming years. This comes after radical reforms to amend the 1987 Constitution are now taking shape led by the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

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Read more about the article PNP launches new, ‘less bloody’ Oplan Tokhang
Davao City Police formation (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

PNP launches new, ‘less bloody’ Oplan Tokhang

Philippine National Police Director General Ronal Dela Rosa on Monday announced the launching of the "revisited" Oplan Tokhang, which he says, should be "less bloody, if not bloodless." Dela Rosa announced reforms to the operation, made after a death toll of over 7000, including that of South Korean businessman Jee-Ick-Joo who died inside Camp Crame itself at the hands of rogue police, had forced President Rodrigo Duterte to exclude them from his drug war late January.

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