2006 May- Davao Today

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Gender Issues, Health, Latest Posts on 05 30th, 2006 | No Comments

Several women and health groups in Davao City held last Monday, May 29, a health fair to mark the 19th International Day of Action for Women�s Health. The event was held at the NCCC Mall and was organized by, among others, Gabriela, Talikala, Women Studies and Resource Center, Alagad Mindanao, the Mindanao...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Human Rights, Latest Posts on 05 30th, 2006 | 3 Comments

The United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) General Assembly, the highest decision-making body of the UCCP, has adopted a resolution and statement denouncing the deteriorating human-rights condition in the country. �We are aghast that these killings are happening with such obvious connection and...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts on 05 30th, 2006 | 1 Comment

What was once a farming village of indigenous peoples is now a vast coffee plantation that straddles six towns in three provinces. The plantation prevents the T�boli villagers from expanding their own farmland. By Keith Bacongco LAKE SEBU, South Cotabato — Nestled on top of the rugged mountains of...

Wednesday Is “Media in Black”...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts, Press Freedom Watch on 05 30th, 2006 | No Comments

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines and its chapters and members nationwide will mark the burial of Palawan broadcaster Fernando Batul on May 31 with a �nationally coordinated action as our way of expressing sympathy with the family and outrage at the murder of another colleague.� Below is...

NPA on Surrenders: ‘Another Cheap ...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Insurgency, Latest Posts, Military on 05 30th, 2006 | No Comments

Magtanggol Roque Command Front 51 Operations Command NPA-Southern Mindanao Press Statement 30 May 2006 Another cheap AFP publicity stunt The Magtanggol Roque Command Front 51 Operations Command of the New People�s Army (NPA) in Southern Mindanao tags as another cheap and worn out publicity stunt by the...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Business, Latest Posts on 05 30th, 2006 | No Comments

DAVAO CITY — Some 70 owners and operators of cold storage, fast food stores, food processors and importers operating in some parts of Luzon and Manila will come to Davao next month to assess and look at the vegetable industry of Mindanao. Jasmin Agbon, advisor of vegetable industry council of the...

Still No Peace in War-Torn Sulu...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Human Rights, Latest Posts on 05 30th, 2006 | No Comments

Signs that Sulu is now on the way to recovery and development are yet to come, with random bombings and killings devastating this war-torn Southern Mindanao archipelago. �Unless the government begins reviewing its security policies and stop its overblown war against terrorism, Sulu will remain in its current...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Human Rights, Latest Posts on 05 23rd, 2006 | No Comments

Judith Solis couldn�t wait to abandon her abusive Lebanese employer. When she finally arrived home in Davao City, she had been incapacitated after an alleged suicide attempt. But Judith�s family suspects something more sinister. By Jeffrey B. Javier davaotoday.com DAVAO CITY — Last Feb. 14, 2006,...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Human Rights, Latest Posts on 05 21st, 2006 | No Comments

Of the 603 victims of political killings in the last five years, many were felled by motorcycle-riding assasins. The Armed Forces of the Philippines claims a �purge� within the revolutionary movement is to be blamed. But human-rights groups point to death squads formed under “Oplan Bantay...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Latest Posts, Politics on 05 20th, 2006 | No Comments

In Makilala conclave, the bishops issued unified position against Cha-cha, large-scale mining, among other social issues By Tyrone Velez mindanaotoday.com DAVAO CITY � Bishops of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) or the Aglipay Church are supporting the calls for Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to vacate...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Human Rights, Latest Posts, Military, Terrorism on 05 20th, 2006 | No Comments

MCPA and Kawagib call on the Organization of Islamic Conference to deny the Arroyo administration�s request for an observer status at the world Muslim body COTABATO CITY � A progressive Moro rights groups is set to lodge complaints against the Philippine government before the visiting members of the...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Business, Latest Posts on 05 20th, 2006 | No Comments

DAVAO CITY � Despite the series of increases noted in the prices of petroleum products, the costs of basic and prime commodities in Davao City have remained stable, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Southern Mindanao said. According to the monitoring conducted by DTI-Davao City Field Service...

Braga Raises Hell Over Sex Tabloid...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts, Media on 05 20th, 2006 | No Comments

By Cheryll D. Fiel davaotoday.com DAVAO CITY — A tabloid circulated in this city got a beating at the City Council session early this week. Councilor Pilar Braga told the council about the proliferation of the tabloid Brigada, which, she said, contains “lurid description of sexual acts”...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Human Rights, Insurgency, Latest Posts, Military on 05 20th, 2006 | 1 Comment

UCCP says soldiers desecrated churches in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. Residents complain that they were used as guides by the soldiers in search of communist guerrillas. Military retorts that these allegations are mere �insinuations.� By Cheryll D. Fiel and Grace S. Uddin davaotoday.com DAVAO CITY �...

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Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Business, Children/Youth, Entertainment, Latest Posts on 05 11th, 2006 | No Comments

Sixteen years ago, Carlo Perez, then an 11-year-old boy, got hooked on kites. Today, he has turned his passion into a booming business. And while more and more kids are turning to computer games for amusement, Carlo remains devoted to his kites. The day he lets go of the string, he says, is the day he lets...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Human Rights, Latest Posts, Religion on 05 11th, 2006 | No Comments

Groups denounce �culture of impunity� against political activists, human-rights advocates and church people. 15 pastors, priests and lay church members killed under President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. DAVAO CITY (mindanaotoday.com) � A pastor of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) was...

Citizens’ Congress Finds Arroyo Li...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Latest Posts, Politics on 05 10th, 2006 | 2 Comments

The Citizens� Congress for Truth and Accountability (CCTA), which investigated the alleged crimes committed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, has come out with its findings. In a statement released today, the CCTA said that after five months of �careful review and consideration of the evidence...

The Arroyo regime�s inquisition...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Commentary, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Human Rights, Latest Posts on 05 9th, 2006 | No Comments

If Defensor and the rest of his posse want Satur Ocampo et al to disappear, then they better come up with something stronger against them. If they are convinced about the sins of these people, they better prove it in the court of law. Otherwise, they have no business turning our democratic justice system on...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts, Religion on 05 8th, 2006 | No Comments

IFI BISHOPS MEET IN MAKILALA TO HAMMER OUT POSITION ON ISSUES Bishops of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) gathered at the Monta�a Mountain Resort in Makilala, North Cotabato, on Sunday for its annual meeting of the Supreme Council of Bishops. The council, which concludes tomorrow, May 9, is expected...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Environment, Health, Latest Posts on 05 8th, 2006 | No Comments

GREENPEACE REPORT REVEALS THE IMPACT OF TOXIC CHEMICALS ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH — Here�s a bit of bad news. Greenpeace released today a report called �Fragile: Our Reproductive Health and Chemical Exposure� which said that �falling sperm counts, rising infertility, and genital abnormalities in babies...

‘Baker Piston’ Protest in Da...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts on 05 8th, 2006 | No Comments

Evelyn Carias, spokesperson of the Moro women group Khadidja, denounces the United States during a rally in Davao City on Monday. Progressive groups in the rally said the “Baker Piston” training organized by the U.S. military in Davao City, which is supposedly for the training of Filipino police...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Human Rights, Latest Posts on 05 8th, 2006 | No Comments

In his blog, Davao Today editor Carlos Conde asks: Did the Left weaken because of Batasan 5? Why did the Arroyo regime arrest them in the first...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Human Rights, Latest Posts, Terrorism on 05 8th, 2006 | No Comments

AnakPawis leader in Pampanga remains missing after May 5 abduction. Rep. Beltran denounces attacks, harassment of AnakPawis members By Marilou M. Aguirre mindanaotoday.com DAVAO CITY � Two members of progressive organizations were seriously wounded after unidentified men lobbed a grenade around 9:15 p.m....

Ka Oris: Still Alive and Kicking...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Insurgency, Latest Posts, Military on 05 8th, 2006 | No Comments

Contrary to the statements of the miitary, Jorge Madlos, known popularly as Ka Oris, is alive and well. In a statement, he denounced the military for their “lies.” Related to this, Ka Oris announced that from January to April this year, the New People’s Army launched almost daily attacks...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Business, Latest Posts on 05 6th, 2006 | 1 Comment

Medco�s Dureza says the SWS survey on hunger highlights the urgency of the government�s anti-poverty program. But Kadamay counters that unless the government stopped prioritizing foreign investments and business over the welfare of ordinary Filipinos, unless it stopped displacing families from their lands...