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Read more about the article Rody Duterte to demand peace as presidential candidate
MAYOR'S CHOICE. Mayor Rodrigo Duterte casts his vote in Daniel R. Aguinaldo National High School around 2 pm. He did not divulge his candidate to the media as he said the barangay polls are supposed to be non-partisan. (davaotoday.com photo by John Rizle L. Saligumba)

Rody Duterte to demand peace as presidential candidate

While saying he is not interested in the 2016 presidential race, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte makes a doublespeak when he said he could consult communists and other rebel groups.

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Read more about the article Interview with Joma Sison on turning 75, peace and Duterte as president
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Interview with Joma Sison on turning 75, peace and Duterte as president

Turning 75 this February 8, Professor Jose Maria Sison, chief consultant of the National Democratic Front on the peace negotiations, answer questions from Davao Today on current issues ranging from peace talks to the possibility of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte running as president.

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Read more about the article Aid group on its 2nd wave assistance for Yolanda survivors
RELIEF MISSION. Balsa Mindanao, a group for disaster response and climate change, distributes relief goods to Sendong victims in Barangay Consolacion, Cagayan de Oro, December 29. (photo contributed by Panday Bulig, Inc.)

Aid group on its 2nd wave assistance for Yolanda survivors

by Earl O. Condeza Davao Today DAVAO CITY—Nuns, students and rights advocates under Balsa Mindanao (Bulig Alang sa Mindanao) left the city at 6am today enroute to Leyte to conduct…

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Read more about the article Duterte pins down Bangayan in Senate probe; Bangayan taken into NBI custody
"Tacloban City is no more. God must have been somewhere else." - Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. (screen grab from Davao City Information Office YouTube account)

Duterte pins down Bangayan in Senate probe; Bangayan taken into NBI custody

The awaited appearance of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte on the Senate's inquiry helped pinned Davidson Bangayan for his involvement in smuggling imported rice.

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