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Davao Today columnist Margarita Valle (fourth from left) files counter charges before the Office of the Ombudsman on July 4, 2019, against police and army officers who arrested and detained her last June 9. She was joined by her lawyer Katherine Panguban and colleagues from the alternative media and campus press. (Photo by Alyssa Mae Clarin / Bulatlat)

Journos question Ombudsman ruling on journalist’s wrongful arrest

Veteran journalist and Davao Today columnist Margarita 'Ging' Valle will appeal to higher courts the decision of the Ombudsman to acquit police officers who wrongfully arrested her in June 2019.

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Read more about the article Pulong to help Davao journo threatened with libel
A day after attending their father's inauguration in Malacañang, Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte walks fast from his office at the City Council to attend a press conference here on Friday, July 1. He announced that City Mayor Sara Duterte is on leave until July 22. Duterte is accompanied by his security details who are members of the Presidential Security Group. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Pulong to help Davao journo threatened with libel

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte is coming to the aid of a local journalist who was threatened with libel suit by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. In…

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Read more about the article NUJP hits Duterte for attacking Inquirer, ABS-CBN
President Rodrigo Duterte (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com file photo)

NUJP hits Duterte for attacking Inquirer, ABS-CBN

The National Union of the Journalists of the Philippines scored President Rodrigo Duterte for his “incoherent and foulmouthed rant” after he attacked two Manila-based media.

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Read more about the article Labor leaders express support to RMN Davao workers through ‘selfie’

Labor leaders express support to RMN Davao workers through ‘selfie’

While they cannot physically support the strike of its local chapter, labor leaders from the national leadership of a labor group expressed their support via ‘selfie’ for the striking workers of Radio Mindanao Network (RMN) Davao.

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