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VISAYAS-MINDANAO LGUS FOR DUTERTE?

VISAYAS-MINDANAO LGUS FOR DUTERTE?

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May 27, 2014

Barangay captains of Davao City behind the Duterte 2016 Movement claims they had gathered endorsement from local officials from Visayas and Mindanao to push Mayor Rody Duterte for the presidency. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

MORE SMOKERS APPREHENDED

MORE SMOKERS APPREHENDED

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May 27, 2014

Nearly 4,000 people were caught violating the city’s smoking ordinance last 2013. The city’s anti-smoking task force head Dr. Domeilyn Villareiz said the violators rose 50% from 2012. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

SECURITY FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

SECURITY FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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May 27, 2014

Davao City Police Chief Superintendent Vicente Danao announces the deployment of 1,000 police forces to secure public schools for the opening of classes starting with last week’s Brigada Eskwela. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

7% MAXIMUM TUITION HIKE

7% MAXIMUM TUITION HIKE

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May 24, 2014

Jimmie Loe dela Vega, director of Davao Association of Colleges and Schools, said tuition increases in Davao schools were set at a ceiling of seven per cent per unit. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

MERCURY-FREE MINING

MERCURY-FREE MINING

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May 24, 2014

Evelyn Cubelo (with mic) of the BAN Toxics group said they have introduced a mercury-free gold processing facility that will use instead gravity and borax for some 5,000 small scale-miners in Mt. Diwata, Monkayo, Compostela Valley province. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

SCHOOL OPENING SALE

SCHOOL OPENING SALE

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May 20, 2014

A woman displays school patches and ribbons for school uniforms in time for enrollment for school starting this week. The vendor earns around 300 pesos a day. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

MANOBO STUDENTS REENACT PLIGHT

MANOBO STUDENTS REENACT PLIGHT

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May 19, 2014

Students of Salugpungan Learning School of Talaingod, Davao del Norte reenact their community’s experience of harassment from the military during a public forum last week on human rights and militarism at Brokenshire College Chapel. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

DUTERTE, MAKABAYAN DEFENDS PAQUIBATO

DUTERTE, MAKABAYAN DEFENDS PAQUIBATO

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May 17, 2014

Mayor Rodrigo Duterte (with mic) calls for the pullout of troops in Paquibato District during a presscon with the Makabayan coalition that conducted a fact-finding mission in the area on alleged human rights violations. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

AIDS CANDLELIGHT MEMORIAL

AIDS CANDLELIGHT MEMORIAL

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May 16, 2014

Advocates for HIV/AIDS awareness gathered at Rizal Park to take part in the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial held every May 16 by grassroots communities reportedly in over 115 countries. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

MILITARIZATION OPPOSED

MILITARIZATION OPPOSED

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May 16, 2014

The Makabayan coalition led by Satur Ocampo (second, right) urges the government to pull out military troops in communities in Southern Mindanao after human rights violations were documented in this week’s fact finding mission. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)