Teen claims military beat him

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA Davao Today Alan said the soldiers also took the other belongings he was carrying. “They threw my shirts on the mud and trampled them. They even tore the malong (a native blanket) that I was bringing. They said it was proof that I was indeed an NPA,” Allan said.

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World Food Program, partner assess feeding program in Cotabato town

By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today Pikit town received a total of 30,816 bags of rice and 444 bags of beans for the whole duration of the feeding program.  WFP has allocated a total of 124,918 bags of rice and 2,505 bags of beans for the whole province.

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SC decision barring live media coverage of Ampatuan massacre trial slammed

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today Joel Mahinay of the Union of People’s Lawyers in Mindanao said that “the ruling is anathema to the nature of a public trial and transparency,” adding that the trial “involves public interest which any invocation of the individual right of the accused must be subordinated.” 

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NPA claims wounding 2 Army regulars, 6 Cafgus by explosive

By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today “The action was part of the continuing punitive measure being carried out by the NPA’s 1st Pulang Bagani Company against the 10th Infantry Division-Armed Forces of the Philippines to counter its atrocious methods of terrorizing the peasant and Lumad masses in Paquibato District, Davao City” -- Rigoberto F. Sanchez, spokesperson of the NPA’s Merardo Arce Command

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