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Read more about the article Duterte reiterates stand to ‘destroy’ lumad schools to ?save ?lumad children from ‘perdition’
President Rodrigo Duterte visits government troops who are engaged in a battle with the Maute terrorist group in Marawi City on July 20, 2017. During his speech, Duterte told the troops that after the Marawi crisis, the government will launch offensives against the New People's Army next.(ACE MORANDANTE/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)

Duterte reiterates stand to ‘destroy’ lumad schools to ?save ?lumad children from ‘perdition’

President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated his stand to destroy ?L?umad schools which he ?insisted are not licensed to operate under the Department of Education.

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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 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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Read more about the article Tribal leader urges Duterte to build rather than destroy IP schools
A MISFI school in Pangalay-ayan, Kitaotao Bukidnon starts their day with a flag ceremony. (Fides Avellanosa/davaotoday.com)

Tribal leader urges Duterte to build rather than destroy IP schools

To address the indigenous people’s lack of access to education, President Rodrigo Duterte should build more schools rather than threatening to bomb educational facilities in Mindanao’s tribal communities, a tribal leader said on Wednesday.

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