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Two members of the 69th Infantry Battalion (69IB) were ambushed by suspected New People’s Army (NPA) fighters in Paquibato District here Wednesday morning, according to the Army.

Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte said that they are planning to amend the local ordinance of Davao City in the wake of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s reported disapproval over the election of Halila Sudagar as the new Indigenous People Mandatory Representative (IPMR).

City councilor Bernard Al-ag requested the Land transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to lower the fare rates for public transportation.

Several groups protested in front of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) national office Tuesday to call for the stoppage of operations of two large scale mining corporations in Nueva Vizcaya.

Human rights group Karapatan opposes the possible appointment of former armed forces General Emmanuel Bautista as chair of the government’s (GPH) peace panel with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.