And just like that, scores of “lumad” pupils in the Davao Region are at risk of being driven out of school following what appears to be an abrupt decision by the Department of Education (DepEd) to suspend the operations of 55 lumad schools owned and operated by the Salugpongan Ta’Tanu Igkanogon Community Learning Centers. The July 10 order was issued by DepEd Davao Region officer in charge Evelyn R. Fetalvero on the strength of a report
President Duterte’s foreign policy has been marked by relative distance from the West and expanded interaction with closer Asian neighbors. China, the first major power that he visited, looms large in this recalibration. He has made four trips to China and three to Japan and Singapore; he has visited all Southeast
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