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Read more about the article Galvez inviting EU, UN to probe Haran will backfire, says rights groups
Lumad evacuees in UCCP Haran conducted a flag ceremony to commemorate the 122nd Independence Day.

Galvez inviting EU, UN to probe Haran will backfire, says rights groups

Rights advocates say that presidential peace adviser and retired general Carlito Galvez’s challenge to let European Union and United Nations investigate UCCP Haran’s alleged profiting from the Lumad in its sanctuary may reveal instead the real reason why the Lumad are displaced.

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Read more about the article Food packages, single-use plastics pollute Davao City water source
Most of the 1,713 pieces of waste materials collected in the Panigan-Tamugan Watershed were food packaging, plastic bottles, and household products packaging. (Photo from IDIS Facebook page)

Food packages, single-use plastics pollute Davao City water source

A cleanup in one of Davao City’s potable water source revealed thousands of single-use food packages, sachets and bottles of house items have been dumped in the area.

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Read more about the article Seven convicted of murder in Roxas Night Market blast
President Rodrigo Duterte visits the blast site early morning Saturday, September 3. Duterte declared a state of lawlessness following the blast that killed at least 13 individuals in Davao City’s Roxas night market on Friday night, September 2, 2016. (Robinson Ninal/PPD)

Seven convicted of murder in Roxas Night Market blast

Seven suspects of the September 2016 Roxas Night Market bombing were convicted by the Taguig Regional Trial Court for murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.

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