Underpaid, Under Fire, Under Pressure... Media workers may bask in the limelight and may wield tremendous amount of influence. But, as four topnotch Davao journalists tell davaotoday.com, they are not spared from poverty and the corruption and danger that it brings. By Grace S. Uddin davaotoday.com DAVAO CITY � Print and broadcast journalists...

The Violation of Jelieta Ruca... A Davao City court junks a sexual harassment case filed by a teacher against her thesis adviser, setting off a barrage of condemnation from women�s groups and highlighting concerns that the Philippines has a long way to go in combating violence and discrimination against women. By Amabelle...

Lapanday�s Nemesis Decries �Harassment�... Dr. Romeo Quijano, who is facing the wrath of the Davao-based Lapanday Foods Corp., one of the biggest fruit companies in the country, professes his innocence and vows to continue his fight against pesticide use that harms communities. By Cheryll D. Fiel davaotoday.com DAVAO CITY � Dr. Romeo Quijano, one...

Kadayawan 2006... Davao City just concluded its 21st Kadayawan festival, a celebration of what the city and the region have to offer to the world. (davaotoday.com photos by Barry Ohaylan) ...

The Pearl of the South... KAPUTIAN, Samal — Tucked in a cove on this island is the Pearl Farm Beach Resort, a former pearl farm that has been transformed into one of the country�s best, if largely unexplored, vacation havens. Unlike most beach resorts, Pearl Farm harmonizes its clear, blue sea and its white sand with an...

OFWs: From Conflict-Ridden Mindanao to W... OFWs, many of them women, are fleeing strife-ridden Mindanao to look for jobs in war-torn Middle East. For salaries that hardly uplift their lives at home, is government exporting OFWs abroad only to be in harm�s way again?� READ THE FULL STORY. Related story: Mindanao Is Country�s...

Analysis: Arroyo�s �Silent War� Vs the L... Merging Executive Policy and Military Strategy First of three parts In the long-drawn war against the Marxist guerrillas where force takes the lead, the country�s security forces have had a reproachable record in human rights threatening even legitimate political dissent, the peaceful advocacy of radical...

Gov�t Asked to Adopt UN Declaration on I... As tribes denounce killings of 72 indigenous peoples What could be the reasons for the Philippine government�s refusal to vote for the adoption of the draft United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples last June? READ THE FULL...