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Read more about the article Active citizenry needed in times of Martial Law, say
GARRISON CITY. Scores of police officers in full combat gear patrol along Roxas Avenue in Davao City on the first day of Martial Law in Mindanao on Wednesday, May 24. President Rodrigo Duterte, through Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella announced the declaration on Tuesday evening after a series of clashes erupted between government troops and members of the Maute in Marawi City. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Active citizenry needed in times of Martial Law, say

Civil-society organizations in Davao urge the public to take an active role in reporting cases of abuses amid the implementation of martial law in Mindanao.

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Read more about the article Baby killed by bullet was scheduled for vaccine shots
Rural health workers visit the wake of a 5-month old Rex June Laride who was killed in a police operation in Tubod, Lanao del Norte. The baby was killed with his father, Bebino and his mother, Virginia when police were supposed to serve a warrant of arrest against Junel Laride, Bebino's brother. (Divina M. Suson/davaotoday.com)

Baby killed by bullet was scheduled for vaccine shots

It was supposed to be his follow-up vaccine, but health workers in this town visited Baby Rex June Laride in his wake instead. He was killed in a bloody police operation, 4 am in the morning on September 11, at their residence in Barangay Taguranao here.

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