Duterte to seek ‘executive pardon’ for Lex Adonis

By MARILOU M. AGUIRRE | Davao Today

Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said he is going to seek executive pardon for Alexander "Lex" Adonis, the Davao broadcaster jailed for libel for reporting on the "Burlesque King" scandal, involving Duterte's political rival, first district Congressman Prospero Nograles.

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Will Shelter Code solve Davao’s homelessness?

By CHERYLL D. FIEL | Davao Today

Finally signed by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte on November 15 this year, the Shelter Code is supposed to address the growing homelessness in the city. Non-government organizations consider the new ordinance a triumph. But what does this new law promise a city, where an estimated half a million people are homeless?

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