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STREET SWEEPERS. Workers of the City Environment and Natural Resources Office immediately clean the streets in the downtown area of Davao City immediately after the floral float parade during the Pamulak sa Kadayawan on Sunday, August 21, 2016. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

‘Ordinary people can be heroes, too’

“Even ordinary Dabawenyos can become heroes -- a government official, a police officer, a teacher, a traffic enforcer, an overseas Filipinos worker, a 'kasambahay', a father, a mother, everyone.”

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Read more about the article Dureza on peace talks with NDF: it’s not a walk in the park
Presidential Peace Adviser Sec. Jesus Dureza. Ace Morandante/PPD

Dureza on peace talks with NDF: it’s not a walk in the park

Presidential Peace Adviser Secretary Jesus Dureza said that it is important to set mechanisms to prevent skirmishes, to identify the party who will intervene, and to find out how such incident occurred under a ceasefire

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Read more about the article Army to push peace dev’t program following ceasefire declaration
Soldiers of the Eastern Mindanao Command during the opening ceremonies of the 10th year anniversary of the EMC held at the Naval Station Felix Apolinario in Panacan, Davao City on Friday, August 26. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Army to push peace dev’t program following ceasefire declaration

After the declaration of ceasefire with the National Democratic Front, the Armed Forces' Eastern Mindanao Command (EMC) announced that they planned to advance the Peace and Development Outreach Program PDOP in communities here.

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Read more about the article NPA to AFP: Do not undermine ‘historic’ peace talks
Both negotiating panels of the Government of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front expressed optimism on the resumption of the formal talks which opened on Monday, August 22, in Oslo, Norway. (Photo by Kodao Productions)

NPA to AFP: Do not undermine ‘historic’ peace talks

The New People’s Army slammed the Armed Forces of the Philippines for maintaining their presence in areas believed to be stronghold of the communist rebels.

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