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Karapatan denounces Arroyo order to speed up Cafgu recruitment, deployment

DAVAO CITY ? Human Rights group Karapatan-Southern Mindanao condemned in the highest possible terms today the recent order of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Department of National Defense (DND) to speed up the recruitment, training, equipping and deployment of Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Units (CAFGUs) as this aims to replace transferred paramilitary troops in the hinterlands.
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Duterte wants child-protection law scrapped

By CHERYLL D. FIEL | Davao Today

Duterte said teenagers today are different from those in the past and, at 15, he believed a boy already has discernment. He also thought the Juvenile Justice Law, which says children below 15 cannot be held criminally liable, is open to abuse -- a lot of criminals could get away with crime because of this, he said. He called the law myopic and impractical.

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Business-name registration in Davao increases

A DTI official said the investment climate this year remains bright considering that many businesses are into expansion projects. ?The fact that these businesses are into opening up of new branches is an indication that the business climate is favorable,? he said.

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Davao’s child workers searching for ‘angels’

The Department of Labor and Employment said it invite companies, organizations and individuals who can become a ?donor, sponsor, friend, or a supporter? to provide services -- food, clothing, shelter, mentoring, livelihood, educational, medical assistance, work and training opportunities -- for Southern Mindanao's child laborers.

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Davaoe?o tops geodetic eng?g exam

This city once again made history when a graduate from John Paul II College of Davao topped this year?s Geodetic Engineer Licensure Examination given by the Board of Geodetic Engineering in Manila last September. Alfredo Cahiles Gaborne Jr., from Calinan, said he did not expect to get the highest rating and that all he wanted was to be in the top 20 list.

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