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Read more about the article 3,000 gov’t troops to secure Kadayawan festival
KADAYAWAN SECURITY DRY-RUN Don’t be surprised to see policemen lining up like this during the Kadayawan parades this weekend. Davao City police is deploying 600 personnel to secure the parade route for Kadayawan’s Indak-Indak (street dancing), who are seen here conducting a dry-run for their security positioning. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

3,000 gov’t troops to secure Kadayawan festival

Around 3,000 police and military personnel are deployed to secure the city for the 31st Kadayawan sa Dabaw festival which kicks off today, August 15.

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Read more about the article CPP: Duterte’s war on drugs ‘bound to fail’
Communist guerillas sing Internationale during an activity last March in one of the villages of Compostela Valley province. (davaotoday.com file photo by Ace R. Morandante)

CPP: Duterte’s war on drugs ‘bound to fail’

The Communist Party of the Philippines said it will no longer support the anti-drug war of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, which they say is “bound to fail” following the increasing number of extra-judicial killings of suspected drug personalities.

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Read more about the article Duterte wants to keep Misuari, Sison safe for peace talks

Duterte wants to keep Misuari, Sison safe for peace talks

President Rodrigo Duterte said that he does not want anything to happen to Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) leader Nur Misuari and Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chairperson Jose Maria Sison, saying that they are “men of principle”.

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Read more about the article Duterte to CPP: Gov’t wants peace, how about you?
President Rodrigo Duterte (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Duterte to CPP: Gov’t wants peace, how about you?

President Rodrigo Duterte asked the Communist Party of the Philippines if they are also willing to pursue peace. "Kami sa gubyerno gusto namin, eh kayo? (The government wants peace, what about you?)"

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Read more about the article Japan, PH agree: resolve sea dispute ‘peacefully’
Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay and Japan Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Japan, PH agree: resolve sea dispute ‘peacefully’

Both the top?-ranking? ?foreign ?diplomats of the Philippines and Japan agreed that the resolution of the West Philippine Sea issue should be based on the rule of law.

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