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BANNING PROTESTS. City Councilor Mabel Sunga Acosta, chairperson of the committee on public safety presides over the public hearing to discuss the request of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) to ban all forms of protests outside the Department of Public Works and Highways compound which houses the Presidential Guest House in Panacan in Davao City. The public hearing was attended by the city's security sector and leaders of the progressive group, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan. (Mara D. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)

BANNING PROTESTS

City Councilor Mabel Sunga Acosta, chairperson of the committee on public safety presides over the public hearing to discuss the request of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) to ban all forms of protests outside the Department of Public Works and Highways compound which houses the Presidential Guest House in Panacan in Davao City. (More...) (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)

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Foreign delegates of the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP), journalists and church workers light candles at the St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Maa, Davao City to commemorate the death of 58 individuals, including 32 journalists, on the eighth year anniversary of the Maguindanao massacre on Thursday, November 23. (Medel V. Hernani / davaotoday.com)

END IMPUNITY

Foreign delegates of the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP), journalists and church workers light candles at the St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Maa, Davao City to commemorate the death of 58 individuals, including 32 journalists, on the eighth year anniversary of the Maguindanao massacre on Thursday, November 23. (Medel V. Hernani / davaotoday.com)

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WOMEN’S PEACE TABLE. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio joins former Government of the Philippines-Moro Islamic Liberation Front Implementing Panel Chair and convenor of the National Women’s Peace Table, Irene Santiago at the ceremonial setting of table for the 1st National Women’s Peace Table at the Marco Polo Hotel in Davao City on Thursday, November 23. The event aims to provide a venue for women leaders all over the country to enable women to participate in peace building efforts. (Robby Joy D. Salveron / davaotoday.com)

WOMEN’S PEACE TABLE

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio joins former Government of the Philippines-Moro Islamic Liberation Front Implementing Panel Chair and convenor of the National Women’s Peace Table, Irene Santiago at the ceremonial setting of table for the 1st National Women’s Peace Table at the Marco Polo Hotel in Davao City on Thursday, November 23. (More...) (Robby Joy D. Salveron / davaotoday.com)

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MONUMENT. A monument was built near the massacre site in remembrance of the 53 victims of the Ampatuan Massacre in November 23, 2009. (Medel V. Hernani / davaotoday.com)

MONUMENT

A monument was built near the massacre site in remembrance of the 53 victims of the Maguindanao massacre on November 23, 2009. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

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SCRAP AVAs. Farmers under the Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries One Movement (AOM) hold a protest outside the venue of the pubic hearing of the House of the Representatives Committee on Agrarian Reform on the impact of agribusiness venture arrangements (AVAs). Protesting farmers call for the cancellation of all AVAs to grant them full control of their lands awarded by the government. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

SCRAP AVAs

Farmers under the Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries One Movement (AOM) hold a protest outside the venue of the pubic hearing of the House of the Representatives Committee on Agrarian Reform on the impact of agribusiness venture arrangements (AVAs). Protesting farmers call for the cancellation of all AVAs to grant them full control of their lands awarded by the government. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

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