2006 March 29- Davao Today

Davao Officials Denounce Malaca�ang for ...

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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...

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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...

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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...