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Davao City councilor Mary Joselle Villafuerte, chair of the Committee on Health, says she will lobby to Mayor Sara Duterte an increase of the city’s health department budget for this year. The CHO office has only allotted P17 million which falls short of the P24 million proposed budget for 2017. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

NOT ENOUGH

Davao City councilor Mary Joselle Villafuerte, chair of the Committee on Health, says she will lobby to Mayor Sara Duterte an increase of the city’s health department budget for this year. The CHO office has only allotted P17 million which falls short of the P24 million proposed budget for 2017. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

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ELATED FANS. Hundreds of supporters inside the Bangkerohan Multi-purpose gym in Barangay 5-A, Davao City jump with joy as boxing champ Manny Pacquiao scores a unanimous decision over Jessie Vargas. Pacquaio, who is also a Senator, claims the World Boxing Organization welterweight title in Las Vegas on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 6. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

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Hundreds of supporters inside the Bangkerohan Multi-purpose gym in Barangay 5-A, Davao City rejoice as boxing champ Manny Pacquiao scores a unanimous decision over Jessie Vargas. Pacquiao, who is also a Senator, claims the World Boxing Organization welterweight title in Las Vegas on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 6. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article PHOTO ESSAY | IP, Moro peoples’ caravan to the capital
MORO. Organizers say that this year's Lakbayan (protest caravan) is significant because of the participation of the Moro people.

PHOTO ESSAY | IP, Moro peoples’ caravan to the capital

The indigenous peoples from various regions and Moro tribes joined the caravan in a bid to present their plight before the various government agencies in the country’s seat of power— Manila.

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Read more about the article PEACE PROCESS NOT AN EASY TASK
Irene Santiago, chair of the Government Implementing Panel for the Bangsamoro Peace Accords says that the peace process is not an easy task. Santiago encourages the public to participate in the peace process during the Kapehan sa PIA in Davao City on Friday, Nov. 4. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

PEACE PROCESS NOT AN EASY TASK

Irene Santiago, chair of the Government Implementing Panel for the Bangsamoro Peace Accords says that the peace process is not an easy task. Santiago encourages the public to participate in the peace process during the Kapehan sa PIA in Davao City on Friday, Nov. 4. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

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