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Read more about the article Grandest Kadayawan to lure more than 168,000 tourists
One of the contingents during the Indak-indak sa Kadalanan (street dance) shows the festive mood of the this year's Kadayawan sa Dabaw celebration. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Grandest Kadayawan to lure more than 168,000 tourists

City Tourism Office is hopeful to exceed last year’s influx of tourists in the city's annual Kadayawan celebration next month, an official said.

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Read more about the article LIFT MARTIAL LAW
LIFT MARTIAL LAW. Students from Salugpongan Ta Tanu Igkanogon Learning Center Inc. from Talaingod town, in Davao del Norte continue to call on President Rodrigo Duterte to lift Martial law and stop militarization in Lumad schools as they hold a protest with their teachers in front of the Department of Education (DepEd) Region in Davao City on Thursday, July 27. President Rodrigo Duterte warned he will bomb the schools which he claimed are teaching "subversion and communism" during his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 24. (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

LIFT MARTIAL LAW

Students from Salugpongan Ta Tanu Igkanogon Learning Center Inc. from Talaingod town, in Davao del Norte continue to call on President Rodrigo Duterte to lift Martial law and stop militarization in Lumad schools as they hold a protest with their teachers in front of the Department of Education (DepEd) Region in Davao City on Thursday, July 27. (More...) (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article MinDA, LCP to help rebuild war-torn Marawi City
Mindanao Development Authority seals a cooperation agreement with the League of Cities of Philippines to harmonize efforts and mobilize resources of the various local governments in the country for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Islamic City of Marawi. In photo are (L-R) MinDA Chief of Staff Abul Khayr Amalon Alonto II, MinDA Chairman Datu Abul Khayr Alonto, Angeles City Mayor Edgar Pamintuan, and Marawi City Mayor Majul Gandamra. (Photo from Mindanao Development Authority)

MinDA, LCP to help rebuild war-torn Marawi City

A memorandum of cooperation signed between the Mindanao Development Authority and the League of Cities of the Philippines will help rehabilitate the war-torn Marawi City.

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Read more about the article Biz leader supports Duterte’s call to stop exportation of mineral resources
STOP EXPORTATION. Davao City ?business leader, Arturo Milan?,? says he supports President Rodrigo Duterte’s call during his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday to stop exportation of mineral resources to foreign countries. Milan said in a press conference on Wednesday, July 26, if raw materials are domestically processed, not only it would give added value to products but as well as generate more jobs for Filipinos. (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

Biz leader supports Duterte’s call to stop exportation of mineral resources

A business leader here ?said he supports President Rodrigo Duterte’s call to stop the export of raw materials to foreign countries.

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Read more about the article Gaerlan: Duterte’s order to bomb Lumad schools just a ‘figure of speech’
FIGURE OF SPEECH. Police Regional Office 11 Regional Director Chief Superintendent Manuel Gaerlan says President Rodrigo Duterte's order to "bomb" Lumad schools should not be taken literally. In a press conference on Wednesday, July 26, Gaerlan said the president only meant to close down the schools, who were allegedly operating without permits and teaching subversive thought to young Lumad students. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Gaerlan: Duterte’s order to bomb Lumad schools just a ‘figure of speech’

A police official here claims that President Rodrigo Duterte's pronouncement of "bombing the Lumad schools" in Mindanao was merely an exaggeration, and should not be taken literally.

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