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New People's Army frees Police Officer 1 Alfredo Basabica Jr on Friday afternoon, July 28, in Barangay Binondo, Baganga town Davao Oriental province. Basabica receives his release order after he was held for 17 days as a "prisoner of war." He was released to religious leaders, his family and to local officials namely (L-R) Barangay Chairman Dionicito Manangkis of Barangay Taytayan in Cateel, Compostela Valley Province and Barangay Kagawad Alicio Reyes of Barangay Aliwagwag in Cateel town. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

17TH DAY

The New People's Army frees Police Officer 1 Alfredo Basabica Jr on Friday afternoon, July 28, in Barangay Binondo, Baganga town Davao Oriental province. Basabica received his release order after he was held for 17 days as a "prisoner of war." (More...)(Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

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NBI BAND. Members of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) rocks the stage during the Mini-concert held on Friday, July 28 at the Abreeza Ayala Mall Activity Center, Davao City. The ?mi?ni-concert was organized by the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) Region XI in observance of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30. (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

NBI BAND

Members of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) rocks the stage during the Mini-concert held on Friday, July 28 at the Abreeza Ayala Mall Activity Center, Davao City. The ?mi?ni-concert was organized by the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) Region XI in observance of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30. (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

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CRAMPED. A Maranao mother rocks her infant child to sleep inside a ?three feet by four feetclassroom at the Al Noor Madrasah School in Barangay Tomas Cabili, Iligan City on Thursday, July 27. At night time, four to five families cramp ?the rooms such as this to sleep, often with the men opting to stay outside to give the women and children more space. The lack of ventilation and personal space has caused common illnesses to spread among the evacuees of the Marawi siege. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

CRAMPED

A Maranao mother rocks her infant child to sleep inside a ?three feet by four feetclassroom at the Al Noor Madrasah School in Barangay Tomas Cabili, Iligan City on Thursday, July 27. At night time, four to five families cramp ?the rooms such as this to sleep, often with the men opting to stay outside to give the women and children more space. (More...) (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

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LIFT MARTIAL LAW. Students from Salugpongan Ta Tanu Igkanogon Learning Center Inc. from Talaingod town, in Davao del Norte continue to call on President Rodrigo Duterte to lift Martial law and stop militarization in Lumad schools as they hold a protest with their teachers in front of the Department of Education (DepEd) Region in Davao City on Thursday, July 27. President Rodrigo Duterte warned he will bomb the schools which he claimed are teaching "subversion and communism" during his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 24. (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

LIFT MARTIAL LAW

Students from Salugpongan Ta Tanu Igkanogon Learning Center Inc. from Talaingod town, in Davao del Norte continue to call on President Rodrigo Duterte to lift Martial law and stop militarization in Lumad schools as they hold a protest with their teachers in front of the Department of Education (DepEd) Region in Davao City on Thursday, July 27. (More...) (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

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SIGNBOARDS UP. Despite a new rule banning display? of destination signboards?, these jeepneys ?sneak ? signboards on their windshields on Wednesday, July 26, in Davao City. The ?restriction is in accordance with the Anti Distracted Driving Law. Jeepney drivers and commuters complain that the rule has caused confusion among passengers, who find it more difficult in determining which ride to take. (Paulo C. Rizal/ davaotoday.com)

SIGNBOARDS UP

Despite a new rule banning display? of destination signboards?, these jeepneys ?sneak signboards on their windshields on Wednesday, July 26, in Davao City. The ?restriction is in accordance with the Anti Distracted Driving Law. (More...) (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

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