Transport strike paralyzes Davao, say organizers
An activist holds a placard calling for the scrapping of the 12-percent value added tax on oil products. Beside her is an effigy of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo depicting her continuous “subservience to the demands and dictates of big oil players.” Organizers said the strike paralyzed 95 percent of Davao City’s public transport system. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)
Soldiers captured by NPA now worry over losing their job
By MARILOU M. AGUIRRE
Davao Today
After their release from NPA captivity where they were investigated for possible “crime against the people,” two soldiers now face another investigation by their superiors.
New People’s Army guerrillas during the release of the soldiers last week.
The slaying of Datu Diarog
A CHILD’S PAIN. Four-year-old Mimi suffers from a gunshot wound after their house was strafed by unidentified armed men on April 29. Mimi is one of the ten children of slain tribal leader Domingo Diarog, who was killed April 29 when their house in sitio Kahusayan, barangay Manuel Guianga in Calinan was strafed by unidentified men. Datu Docris Daug, a tribal leader from barangay Daliaon Plantation, and lumads from the K’tala-Bagobo tribe are asking Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s help in their quest for justice for their slain leader. The military blamed the New People’s Army (NPA) for the attack. But in a statement, the NPA denied having a hand in the strafing incident. Instead, the NPA pointed the culprits to be “working closely with the 73rd Infantry Battalion/Task Force Davao of the AFP at the behest of Apollo Quiboloy.” Quiboloy is known as a close friend of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)
IT center to open in Davao
Mindanao’s micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) can now upgrade their skills and be more competitive with the help of an information technology (IT) enabling facility.
DPWH vows to finish Bankerohan bridge before classes start in June
The contractor of the project announced that, good weather permitting, the construction of the bridge will be completed on or before the first week of June and will be passable before the opening of classes on the second week.
Bankerohan bridge to be finished ahead of time
The construction work of the Bankerohan bridge is already 81.47 percent complete, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways. In June or July, the bridge will again be passable. The DPWH assures that the project contractor will not compromise quality even if the firm finishes the project ahead of schedule. Click here for more photos.
(davaotoday.com photo by Jonald Mahinay)
Lanikai Resort: Tagum’s heaven by the sea
By CJ KUIZON | Davao Today
Lanikai is Hawaiian for ‘heaven by the sea’. Indeed, many think that the place is just this side of the garden of Eden, especially because the vacation spot is designed to be serene and exclusive.
For those who want to be almost enveloped by blueness, there is a gazebo on the edge of the shore. (davaotoday.com photo by Jonald Mahinay)
DOWN SHE GOES. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo goes down the stairs of the Marco Polo Hotel after a two-hour closed-door meeting with members of the Bishop Ulama Conference. The BUC has been alarmed over the withdrawal of Malaysia from the international monitoring team (IMT) of the ceasefire between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)
Bayan, Transmission calls for a nationwide transport strike on Monday
