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Read more about the article As Duterte ends term, another journalist shot dead in Mindanao
Radio announcer Federico “Deng” Gempesaw, 62, reportedly alighted from the taxi upon arriving home in Sitio Macangan, Barangay Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City when an unidentified assailant approached and shot him in the head using a .45 caliber pistol. (Photo courtesy of Cagayan de Oro City Police Office)

As Duterte ends term, another journalist shot dead in Mindanao

A day before Pres. Rodrigo Duterte relinquished his power as a president, another journalist was gunned down in broad daylight.

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Read more about the article Abuse on women, children goes digital during pandemic
Talikala shares a screenshot of a Facebook conversation that involves trafficking of minors in Davao City. (Mick Basa / davaotoday.com)

Abuse on women, children goes digital during pandemic

Talikala, a non-government organization, said that women and young children remain the vulnerable target of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC). This as many poor Filipinos would do everything to alleviate their sorry situation.

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Read more about the article Rights group says Duterte’s anti-drug war encourages ‘culture of impunity’
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Rights group says Duterte’s anti-drug war encourages ‘culture of impunity’

Continuing the present government’s anti-drug war by the next administration will not solve the country’s spate of killings but will “encourage a culture of impunity”, human rights alliance Karapatan said Tuesday, May 31.

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Read more about the article On Marawi’s rehabilitation, groups give Pres. Duterte, TF failing marks
CONGESTED. A total of 172 families or 1,025 individuals, driven away by the continuing war in Marawi City, are staying for more than three weeks now inside the evacuation center in Balo-i town, Lanao del Norte. Congestion and sanitation are among the problems that evacuees confront every day inside the center, situations that authorities fear might lead to more problems such as sickness and diseases. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

On Marawi’s rehabilitation, groups give Pres. Duterte, TF failing marks

As the 5th anniversary of the Marawi Siege is observed Monday, May 23, civil society organizations and displaced residents are giving the Duterte administration and the Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) a “failing mark” with regards to the city’s rehabilitation.

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