2006 March- Davao Today

Anti-Chacha Signature Drive Kicks Off in...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Latest Posts, Politics on 03 30th, 2006 | No Comments

President Arroyo says Thursday: “The true power of the people is being felt with the signature campaign to change our form of government� By Jetty Ayop-Ohaylan davaotoday.com DAVAO CITY � Several progressive groups from this city launched on Thursday a signature campaign against Charter change, in an...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Latest Posts, Politics on 03 29th, 2006 | 1 Comment

Related item Law Groups Unmask Cha-Cha’s Public Deception By Germelina A. Lacorte and Cheryll D. Fiel davaotoday.com DAVAO CITY � Officials in this city resent the Arroyo administration�s alleged attempts to gain support for the drive to amend the Constitution as a condition for the release of the...

Groups Call for Probe on Marines’ ...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Crime & Public Safety, Latest Posts, Military, Terrorism on 03 29th, 2006 | No Comments

DAVAO CITY � The Mindanao PeaceWeavers, a group of peace advocates from civil society in Mindanao, is calling for an impartial investigation into reports that members of the Philippine Marines may have been behind the bombing in Jolo on Monday. �The Mindanao PeaceWeavers, aside from strongly condemning the...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Crime & Public Safety, Latest Posts, Terrorism on 03 29th, 2006 | No Comments

DAVAO CITY � A bomb exploded shortly before lunch on Wednesday inside a passenger bus in Digos City, south of this city, injuring 17 people, authorities said. The bombing of the Weena airconditioned bus, which occurred at that city�s bus terminal, was the second this month for the company, which had been...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Human Rights, Latest Posts on 03 29th, 2006 | No Comments

By Cheryll D. Fiel davaotoday.com DAVAO CITY � The City Council approved on Tuesday a resolution supporting the plea by Davao Archbishop Fernando Capalla to Malaca�ang requesting due process for the so-called �Batasan 5.� Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang, the proponent of the resolution, said it was just right...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Crime & Public Safety, Human Rights, Insurgency, Latest Posts, Military on 03 29th, 2006 | No Comments

Three armed men whose faces were covered with bonnets and shawls entered the house at around one in the morning. �They awakened us by pointing their flashlights to our faces,� Gabi, an 18-year-old resident, said. The intruders wore what looked like military boots. �They were searching for somebody,� she...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Crime & Public Safety, Human Rights, Insurgency, Latest Posts, Military on 03 29th, 2006 | No Comments

By BJ Absin davaotoday.com DAVAO CITY � Farmers in Mabini town, Compostela Valley province, have accused the military of burning their houses and of harassing them afterward, allegedly for their failure to provide information on the communist New People�s Army. Four farmers — Benjamin diola, Gabriel...

Aboitiz 2005 Income Jumps 29%...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Business, Latest Posts on 03 29th, 2006 | No Comments

DAVAO CITY — Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. (AEV) ended 2005 with a net income of P3.16 billion, 29% higher than its restated 2004 net income. This translates to earnings per share (EPS) of P0.65. As a result of the adjustments made to comply with new accounting standards, the net income figure for...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Environment, Latest Posts on 03 29th, 2006 | No Comments

DAVAO CITY � After five long years, the Davao City government is finally implementing the Water Resource Management and Protection Code of the city with the release of an executive order creating the body that will finalize the code�s implementing rules and regulations (IRR). Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, through...

Huge Market for Veggies in Mindanao...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Business, Latest Posts on 03 29th, 2006 | No Comments

By Prix Banzon Philippine Information Agency DAVAO CITY — There�s a huge market for vegetables in Mindanao and yet farmers produce the product for the Luzon area. This was the observation made by Dante Sarraga, Jr., executive vice president of the Philippine Vegetable Industry Development Board during...

MILF Talks in KL End in Deadlock...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts on 03 28th, 2006 | No Comments

By Keith Bacongco davaotoday.com COTABATO CITY � The peace talks between the government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is now deadlocked as both parties failed to iron out some “consensus points” during the exploratory talks last week in Kuala Lumpur. MILF chief negotiator Mohagher...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Business, Environment, Latest Posts on 03 28th, 2006 | 3 Comments

Related story Subanen supporters of TVI ask critics to �leave us alone�; company says mining brought benefits to community Bishop Jose Manguiran of Dipolog leads the re-consecration of Mt. Canatuan SIOCON, Zamboanga del Norte — For two years, timuay (tribal chief) Jose Anoy has not been able to set...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Latest Posts, Politics on 03 28th, 2006 | No Comments

Arroyo administration accused of “again committing massive fraud and deception on a nationwide scale� By Germelina A. Lacorte davaotoday.com DAVAO CITY � Days after the synchronized barangay (village) assemblies that launched the so-called nationwide �people�s initiative� aimed at changing the...

Iron-Willed ‘Political Butterflies...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Gender Issues, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Latest Posts, Politics on 03 28th, 2006 | No Comments

By Bejay C. Absin davaotoday.com DAVAO CITY � The gathering gave a whole new meaning to the phrase �political butterfly.� Because they were all there � women political luminaries, some of whom hadn�t met in a long while, many of them still possessed by the fire of political dissent � and because...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Business, Latest Posts on 03 28th, 2006 | 1 Comment

By Isagani dela Paz OFW Journalism Consortium MANILA � The sparkle of billions of dollars of money sent by Filipinos temporarily or permanently earning abroad is blinding government and the overseas labor deployment industry, a lawmaker warned recently. �The immediate windfall from the foreign currency...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Latest Posts, Politics on 03 28th, 2006 | No Comments

PANABO CITY— Panabo City Mayor Rey Gavina appealed to opposition groups to refrain from staging protest rallies during President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo�s visit to Panabo city this week. Gavina vowed not to issue a permit to any group who has plans to disrupt the President�s visit with protest...

Deadline for Tax Filing Is April 17...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Business, Latest Posts on 03 28th, 2006 | No Comments

By Rose B. Palacio Philippine Information Agency DAVAO CITY — Bureau of Internal Revenuer (BIR) regional director Atty. Marcelinda Omila-Yap announced that the deadline for the filing of income tax returns has been moved to April 17, 2006 (Monday) since April 15 falls on Saturday which is a...

Davao Oriental’s Mt. Hamiguitan Vi...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts, Travel & Leisure on 03 28th, 2006 | 1 Comment

DAVAO ORIENTAL — Awed by it�s distinct tourism site which is the Pygmy Forest in Mt. Hamigutan, the municipality of San Isidro is destined to bring honor to the province of Davao Oriental. Just recently, Mt. Hamiguitan was nominated as �Hiyas ng Turismo,� an activity designed by the Department of...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Latest Posts, Politics on 03 26th, 2006 | No Comments

Instead of a general assembly that people attended on their own volition, the gathering was marred by alleged deception and other machinations, allegedly done on orders by Malacanang. Related Stories Global Experience Shows Cha-Cha Pushed by U.S., Corporate Interests Removing Economic Sovereignty Provisions...

Inciting to Sedition?...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts, Military, Photographs on 03 26th, 2006 | No Comments

Supporters of the Magdalo, that group of young and idealistic soldiers, make known their sentiments in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. (davaotoday.com photo by Daisy C....

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts, Politics on 03 25th, 2006 | No Comments

DAVAO CITY — Davao City Mayor Duterte was being eyed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to be the next secretary of the defense, the local ABS-CBN reported on Saturday. But the mayor said he was not interested. “They should look for somebody else. I am not qualified. I am not qualified,”...

Open Season Again for Vigilantes?...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Crime & Public Safety, Extrajudicial Killings, Human Rights, Latest Posts on 03 25th, 2006 | No Comments

DAVAO CITY — The deaths of two persons in two days have brought back fears of the dreaded vigilante group Davao Death Squad. A man newly released from prison was gunned down near a police station in Mintal on Friday, the local ABS-CBN reported on Saturday. On Thursday morning, a car painter who was...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Crime & Public Safety, Human Rights, Insurgency, Latest Posts, Military on 03 24th, 2006 | No Comments

Paquibato leaders decry continued harassment of residents despite military�s assurance By Cheryll D. Fiel davaotoday.com DAVAO CITY � The disbandment of paramilitary units and the withdrawal of the firearms issued to them by the Philippine Army are some of the recommendations put forward in a City Council...

Uncowed...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Business, Latest Posts, Photographs on 03 23rd, 2006 | No Comments

Despite being one of the activist leaders implicated in a rebellion case filed by the police, Corazon Espinosa, chairperson of Samahan ng mga Maralitang Kababaihang Nagkakaisa (Samakana), continues to take to the streets to protest what she says are the persisting problems haunting Filipinos caused by the...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Environment, Health, Latest Posts on 03 23rd, 2006 | No Comments

DAVAO CITY — An environmental activist from Cebu City has warned about the wanton destruction of the upland watershed areas of Davao City disguised as development, saying this could deplete the city�s supply of clean and fresh water. �You want to lose water? Put up plantations in your upland...