March 21, 2010
Out of Beirut, Stranded in Buhangin...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts on 07 31st, 2006 | No Comments
A Filipino-Lebanese family in Davao tries to pick up the pieces of a life torn apart by the war in Lebanon. By Germelina A. Lacorte davaotoday.com DAVAO CITY — All they really want right now is for the war to stop so that they can go back home and continue life where they left off. Anthony Ballouz,...
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The Role of Third Parties in the Mindana...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts on 07 31st, 2006 | No Comments
Moro scholar Abhoud Syed M. Lingga, executive director of the Institute of Bangsamoro Studies, argues that third parties are crucial in the search for peace in Mindanao. “Involvement of third party, as experience in Mindanao peace process demonstrates, is valuable to bring together conflicting parties...
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CEGP: Keeping the Flames of Freedom Aliv...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts, Press Freedom Watch on 07 28th, 2006 | 5 Comments
75 years ago, a group of campus writers formed the College Editors Guild of the Philippines. It went on to become a vanguard of freedom and patriotism. Last Tuesday night, Davao-based members of the CEGP came together not just to reminisce but to keep the flames of the guild burning. CEGP members and alumni...
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Big Chinese Mining Firms Set Eyes on Min...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Business, Environment, Latest Posts on 07 26th, 2006 | 1 Comment
China’s ambassador to the Philippines Li Jinjun (left) receives a briefing kit from Medco officer in charge Undersecretary Virgilio Leyretana (center) and Secretary Jess Dureza during an investment briefing on Tuesday. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan) By Germelina A. Lacorte davaotoday.com...
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In Davao and Mindanao, Jeers Meet Arroyo...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Business, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Latest Posts, Politics on 07 25th, 2006 | No Comments
Cultural activists depict the plight of the poor during the anti-Arroyo protest in the city on Monday. (Click here to view more pictures.) davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan In Davao City and across Mindanao, many are not happy with Arroyos promises. By Cheryll D. Fiel davaotoday.com DAVAO CITY ...
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The State of the Nation — in the S...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Latest Posts, Politics on 07 25th, 2006 | 1 Comment
To many people, the state of the nation under Arroyo can be summed up in these words that were printed on a stage backdrop: “GMA’s SONA: War, Fascism and Hunger against the Filipino People.” By Marilou Aguirre, Cheryll D. Fiel, Jetty-Ayop Ohaylan and Grace S. Uddin davaotoday.com DAVAO...
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Thousands in Davao Areas Mass Against Ar...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Latest Posts, Politics on 07 24th, 2006 | No Comments
Related stories: Arroyos SONA to Focus on People, Economy Palace 5 Years Under Arroyo: A New Dictator Rises Arroyos SONA Is a Parade of Lies Gabriela Arroyo Redefines Economic Indicators to Hide Crisis A Call for Protests on the Day of the SONA Arroyo Has Faltered on Major Areas of Concern ...
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Arroyos SONA to Focus on People, Econom...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Latest Posts, Politics on 07 24th, 2006 | No Comments
MANILA — What will President Arroyos State of the Nation Address (SONA) be about? As the guessing game mounted over the Presidents nationally-televised address before the joint session of Congress tomorrow afternoon, even Press Secretary and Presidential Spokesman Ignacio R. Bunye could offer only a...
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5 Years Under Arroyo: A New Dictator R...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Politics on 07 24th, 2006 | No Comments
MANILA — In the five and a half years of the Arroyo regime, state security forces have summarily executed more than 700 civilians and have caused the forcible disappearance of almost 200. Three hundred fifty (350) more survived attacks on their lives. Thousands have been displaced and harassed,...
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Scientists, Engineers Join People’...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Latest Posts, Politics on 07 24th, 2006 | No Comments
“No amount of flashy audio or visual presentation can hide the deepening poverty in the country”, noted Dr. Giovanni Tapang, chairperson of the activist scientists group AGHAM. As Ms. Arroyo prepares her high-tech Sona presentation, scientists and engineers prepare to march to Batasan where AGHAM...
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Arroyo Has Faltered on Major Areas of Co...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Latest Posts, Politics on 07 24th, 2006 | No Comments
Five and a half years after President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo came to power, the ordinary Filipinos are economically worse off, the Philippines remains an economic laggard in East Asia, corruption and criminality are alarming and the human rights situation is deteriorating, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino...
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A Call for Protests on the Day of the SO...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Latest Posts, Politics on 07 24th, 2006 | No Comments
(Pre-recorded message by Ka Crispin Beltran, aired during the People’s SONA on July 24, 2006 ) Five years of hunger, poverty, and persecution. That has been the US-Arroyo regime’s legacy to the people. Their promises of development have not materialized. At the same time, the government has...
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Arroyo Redefines Economic Indicators to ...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Business, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Latest Posts, Politics on 07 24th, 2006 | No Comments
MANILA — In its effort to present an illusion of economic improvement, the Arroyo administration revised statistical methods and definitions to come up with better social indicators and make them consistent with the growth hype, said independent think-tank IBON Foundation. However, these...
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Arroyo’s SONA Is a Parade of Lies ...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Latest Posts, Politics on 07 24th, 2006 | No Comments
It is only a parade of lies. Only a heartless, fascist leader as Mrs. Arroyo could lie through her teeth on the real state of the nation and deliver more empty promises while a fellow woman assassinated by death squads lies on her coffin, her family waiting for justice. This was according to the militant...
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Workers Expect Little from SONA, Vow to ...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Labor, Latest Posts on 07 24th, 2006 | No Comments
DAVAO CITY — Workers of Southern Mindanao expect little if nothing of Gloria Arroyos State of the Nation Address on Monday. The militant labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno-Southern Mindanao Region said that workers have other plans than listen to GMA peddle lies about the situation of Filipinos in the...
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The Real SONA: Women Living Dangerously ...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Commentary, Gender Issues, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Latest Posts, Politics on 07 24th, 2006 | No Comments
MANILA — Living dangerously is the real state of the nation under the Arroyo regime. And it is a total shame that the utmost disregard of women and childrens rights is happening under a woman president. Mrs. Arroyos State-of-the-Nation Address means state of national attack to Filipino omen and...
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Caught Again With Its Pants Down...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Commentary, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Labor, Latest Posts, Politics on 07 24th, 2006 | No Comments
Lack of assistance and evacuation plans for Filipinos in Lebanon shows government neglect, irresponsibility and indifference to plight of OFWs By Ramon Bultron Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants MANILA — It is outrageous, to say the least, of the Philippine government to say that it would only...
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Davao Docs Alarmed Over Low Diabetes Awa...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Health, Latest Posts on 07 24th, 2006 | 4 Comments
By Jenifer Libres davaotoday.com DAVAO CITY Medical experts in the city have expressed alarm over the publics lack of awareness on diabetes, the 7th leading cause of death in the Philippines. A common misconception, according to Dr. Roy Ferrer of the Davao Medical Center, is that only adults get...
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Mindanao Ombudsman Launches Campaign Vs ...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts, Politics on 07 24th, 2006 | 1 Comment
By Cheryll D. Fiel davaotoday.com DAVAO CITY — The Office of the Ombudsman in Mindanao has announced that it is now tightly monitoring the use of government vehicles, through its program called Task Force Oplan Red Plate. The monitoring began more than three weeks ago and entails the deployment of...
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Young Davao Filmmaker in Full-Length Mov...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Arts & Culture, Latest Posts on 07 21st, 2006 | 6 Comments
The film’s working title is Huling Baylan ng Buhi (The Last Priestess of Buhi). It is about the conflicts faced by an ethnic family in the 80s in their attempts to keep the tribe’s tradition, which is threatened with extinction by outside influences. By Cheryll D. Fiel davaotoday.com DAVAO...
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Hale and Spicy...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts on 07 21st, 2006 | 1 Comment
By Rizza Joy R. Mananquil davaotoday.com DAVAO CITY — Stop. Breathe. Contemplate. And eat samosa. Samo-what, you might ask. Samosa is much like the Filipino empanada (pie). The only difference is the spice, which can be quite hot, and the vegetarian filling. Samosa is not common in Davao City. In...
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Davao-Born Porn Star Runs for Nevada Gov...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts on 07 18th, 2006 | 2 Comments
A Davao City-born porn star is running for governor of Nevada, in the United States. Melody Damayo, aka Mimi Miyagi (warning: adult content), is running as a Republican but shares some contrary views with President George W. Bush, such as on the Iraq war. In her campaign website, she writes: “The...
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Madapo Residents in Limbo Despite Dutert...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts on 07 14th, 2006 | No Comments
By Aileen A. Cainglet and Jenifer Libres davaotoday.com DAVAO CITY — They thought they could finally heave a sigh of relief when they transferred to the riverside upon receiving an earlier notice to vacate their homes. After all, it was no less than City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte who gave residents of...
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Medical Transcription Comes to Davao...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Business, Latest Posts on 07 14th, 2006 | 81 Comments
Davao-based entrepreneurs are eyeing medical transcription as another potential industry to generate much-needed jobs. If only they can surmount the challenge posed by voice-recognition softeware. By Germelina A. Lacorte davaotoday.com DAVAO CITY — Will medical transcription give hope to the...
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San Isidro and Its Chocolate Factory...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Business, Latest Posts on 07 14th, 2006 | No Comments
Davao del Norte town scores big with cacao — and dreams of having its own chocolate factory. SAN ISIDRO, Davao del Norte — This two-year-old fifth-class municipality wants its cacao industry to make it big in the local and international markets. We dream of having a chocolate factory in...
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