VOL. 8 ISSUE 204 • SUNDAY-MONDAY, JANUARY 10 - 11, 2016
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2 0 1 5 By CHARLES RAYMOND A. MAXEY
HE presidential bid of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte, the daring abduction of three foreign national and a Filipino in a posh resort and the death of a top New People’s Army (NPA) leader marked an eventful and dramatic year 2015 in this part of the land.
There were also other big events taking place, like the mass
evacuation of the indigenous peoples, the citywide drug raids involv-
ing several law enforcement agencies and the brouhaha arising from reports that alleged fake rice was circulating in the city. Tears flowed—first from sadness and dismay and then that of joy and fulfillment—as
Duterte authored one of the most sensational stories that were chronicled by the national press and social media when he eventually decided to join the presidential race in May. For heading the people’s call for him to seek
the presidency, Duterte’s decision came as a victory of sorts for the Dabawenyos and his legions of supporters no leader from the island region has captured Malacañang. With his entry into the presiden-
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Photos by Lean Daval Jr. and Armando Fenequito Jr.
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