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Almost 1,500 police and military men stand in formation as Chief Supt. Manuel Gaerlan delivers instructions at the Police Regional Office 11 in Camp Quintin Merecido in Davao City on Monday, Jan. 9 during the deployment of forces for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit. Gaerlan said there will be at least 3,000 uniformed personnel from the Davao City Police, the Philippine Army, Coast Guard, and other security forces that will be securing the city for the launching of ASEAN 2017 on Jan. 15. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

1,500 gov’t forces to secure ASEAN meetings in Davao

Almost 1,500 combined forces of the police and military are all set for the series of meetings related to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations here from January 31 to February 22.

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Read more about the article NUPL vows to bring farmers’ struggle on land reforms to court
Neri Colmenares (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com file photo)

NUPL vows to bring farmers’ struggle on land reforms to court

An official of the National Union of People’s Lawyers vowed on Friday that it would bring the farmers’ land reform issue to court, a promise to the thousands of protesting farmers who were in this city for the “Kampuhan sa Dabaw.”

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Read more about the article Special envoy elated with GRP-NDFP peace talks devt
The peace negotiations between the GRP and NDFP is terminated despite having three successful rounds of talks. (file photo)

Special envoy elated with GRP-NDFP peace talks devt

The third party facilitator for the peace talks between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front lauded the success of the third round of talks held in Rome, Italy.

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Read more about the article MinDa chief asks public’s engagement for Mindanao’s peace, dev’t
Datu Abul Khayr Alonto, chairman of Mindanao Development Authority says that the province of Tawi-Tawi will be declared as an economic free zone in a press conference on Wednesday , Jan 25. (Jaycel Villacorte/davaotoday.com)

MinDa chief asks public’s engagement for Mindanao’s peace, dev’t

“One instrument that can dismantle the great divide between you and the people is to have connectivity, to feel that Mindanao is one house and to feel that we belong to a one family.”

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