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Read more about the article NDF says Army aerial bombings, not NPA presence, force Lumads to evacuate
ON GUARD. A member of the New People’s Army Rhyme Petalcorin Command stands guard during the release of Police Officer 3 Ruben Nojapa, Jr. Tuesday in Mawab, Compostela Valley. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

NDF says Army aerial bombings, not NPA presence, force Lumads to evacuate

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines in Southern Mindanao denied reports that the evacuation of Lumads in a village in Davao Oriental last week was brought about by the presence of the New People’s Army.

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Read more about the article Davao Region ranks 5th in teen pregnancy rate
TEENAGE GIRLS. The Population Commission in Region 11 is alarmed with the prevalence of teenage pregnancy in the region. Region 11 has a teenage fertility rate of 17 percent, which is higher than the national average of 14 percent. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Davao Region ranks 5th in teen pregnancy rate

Davao Region, which ranked fifth, posted a rate on teenage fertility higher than the national average of 14 percent.

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Read more about the article Hunger still stalks Mindanao, accelerates to 19%
In this file photo, an old woman and a young girl beg for alms on the stairs of the San Pedro Cathedral. The National Economic and Development Authority launched recently its anti-hunger and anti-poverty program dubbed “Ambisyon Natin 2040.”(Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Hunger still stalks Mindanao, accelerates to 19%

As hunger rate falls in Metro Manila and Visayas, thousands of Mindanaons suffer hunger as the hunger rate rose from 13 percent to 19 percent in the island.

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