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BLOCKED. Activists faced a phalanx of shield-wielding police that foiled their rally at the Waterfront Hotel where President Benigno Aquino addressed leaders of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao LGU summit. (John Rizle Saligumba/ davaotoday.com)

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Activists faced a phalanx of shield-wielding police that foiled their rally at the Waterfront Hotel where President Benigno Aquino addressed leaders of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao LGU summit. (John Rizle Saligumba/ davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article MILF shrugs off US troops, Sabah claim; negotiator asks support for transition

MILF shrugs off US troops, Sabah claim; negotiator asks support for transition

Speaking before a Mindanao peace summit that gathered around 200 participants on Tuesday, Iqbal, who also heads the Bangsamoro Transition Council (BTC) said the Sabah claim is a "bilateral issue" between the Philippine and the Malaysian governments that "should be addressed through a dialog."

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Read more about the article Davao folks ask Aquino where’s growth?
AQUINO PLEDGES HELP TO MINDANAO BUSINESS. President Benigno Aquino III promised business leaders that government will bring more infrastructure, surplus in power supply and funds to support the region’s economy heading towards the ASEAN 2015 integration during his keynote at the 22nd Mindanao Business Conference on August 8 at SMX Convention Center at SM Lanang. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Davao folks ask Aquino where’s growth?

Unfazed by the recent bombings in Mindanao, President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday attended the 22nd Mindanao Business Conference (MinBizCon) to deliver his message that the region is stepping closer to being “a land of promises fulfilled.” But such confidence is not shared by some sectors in Davao.

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Sharing Ramadhan Moments

Eid’l Fitr marks the end of Ramadhan, the Muslim’s fasting month. Following the lunar calendar, the sighting of the new moon signals the change of month in the Muslim’s Hijrah calendar. For those who feel that they have not fulfilled well this month the 4th pillar of Islam, we still have today and tomorrow to fast, give zakat ‘ul fitra (voluntary material or financial assistance), pray the Salatul Taraweeh (special nightly prayer reciting verses of the Qur’an) and the Salatul Layl or Tahajud Salah (midnight prayer). These are special prayers performed voluntarily in congregational and individual prayers.

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