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PNP reviews bomb threat protocols as school scares spread nationwide

MANILA (October 29) — The Philippine National Police (PNP) has ordered a review of its bomb threat response protocols following a series of security scares at schools and universities,...

Lustre arrest puts PNP’s political independence under scrutiny

MANILA (October 29) — A 72-year-old journalist was arrested, handcuffed and taken into custody without being told who...

Davao Region leads in IP learners, but gaps in schooling persist

DAVAO CITY (October 29) — With 255,385 Indigenous Peoples (IP) learners—the largest number nationwide—Davao Region faces a critical...

Bishop challenges development that displaces indigenous communities

MANILA (October 29) — Development cannot be called progress when indigenous communities lose their homes and livelihoods without...

Davao Museum opens study gallery to protect Mindanao’s cultural heritage

DAVAO CITY (October 29) — Mindanao’s ethnographic heritage has found a temporary refuge in an 84-square-meter, climate-controlled gallery...
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Duterte officially opens Palarong Pambansa 2018

ILOCOS SUR, Philippines --- President Rodrigo Roa Duterte officially declares the opening of the Palarong Pambansa 2018 at the Elpidio Quirino Stadium in Bantay,...

Davao City’s new IP rep from Bagobo-Klata tribe

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - -- Davao City has a new Indigenous Peoples’ Mandatory Representative (IPMR) after members of the Bagobo-Klata tribe chose their representative...

ARMM sends over 400 delegates to Palarong Pambansa 2018

Cotabato City,, Philippines --- The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, through the region’s Department of Education (DepEd), sends over 400 student-athletes in this year’s...

Bong Go, my favorite senator- President Duterte

DAVAO CITY, Philippines --- President Rodrigo Duterte addressed his special assistant Secretary Christopher Lawrence Go, as"my favorite Senator" before the 2,000 cheering Overseas Filipino...

Duterte dines at Jolibee Hong Kong before meeting the OFWs

DAVAO CITY, Philippines ---Pres. Rodrigo R. Duterte makes an unannounced visit to a Jolibee outlet in Hong Kong before proceeding to Kai Tak Cruise...

Leyte retains ‘I shall return’ tourism slogan

TANAUAN, Leyte, Philippines  -- There is no need for Leyte province to launch a new tourism slogan, since the famous words of Gen. Douglas...
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