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NEVER FORGET. Using umbrellas, members of Konsyensya Dabaw movement call on the public not to forget the Martial Law as they renew their call to President Rodrigo Duterte to have the burial of the late strongman, President Ferdinand Marcos, Sr., in Batac, Ilocos Norte. The group held their protest action in front of the Ateneo de Davao University on Sunday, August 21, 2016. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Group honors Lumad, Moro victims of Martial Law during Kadayawan

During the celebration of the 31st Kadayawan festival, a group opposing the burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani gathered to honor the Lumads and Moro who were slain during Martial Law.

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Read more about the article OFW groups divided over one-stop shop
Migrante chairperson Connie Bragas Regalado retells the tale of Mary Jane Veloso, the Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who Migrante helped save from the Indonesian death row last April this year, during the launching of Tanggol Migrante in Davao City. Tanggol Migrante will bring Migrante Partylist's already existing services such as paralegal, medical, and psychological counselling, education of rights, among others to the OFWs and their families. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

OFW groups divided over one-stop shop

The Department of Labor and Employment, through the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, has formally opened the One-Stop Service Center for OFWs or the OSSCO to streamline government services that cater to the needs of OFWs on Monday, August 15.

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Read more about the article Farmers decry army’s anti-Communist patrols in Comval
RESIDENTS. Residents of Purok 4, Barangay Rizal, Monkayo, Compostela Valley listen closely as leaders of the relief mission explain the rationale of the mission. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

Farmers decry army’s anti-Communist patrols in Comval

?An interior village in Monkayo, Compostela Valley, expressed fear over operation of the Army's 25th Infantry Battalion in the community, following alleged targeting of its residents in anti-Communist patrols.

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Read more about the article Duterte willing to raise ‘comfort women’ issue with Japan gov’t, but…
President Rodrigo Duterte (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Duterte willing to raise ‘comfort women’ issue with Japan gov’t, but…

President Rodrigo Duterte said that he is willing to raise the issue of the Filipino comfort women with the Japanese government when he gets the chance. However, the President said that he is going to be careful so as not to get an “outright rebuke”.

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