2007 June- Davao Today

Watchdog group warns Maguindanao case to...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts, Mindanao, Special Coverage on 06 30th, 2007 | No Comments

MANILA — Election watchdog Kontra Daya, warned that the Maguindanao case will haunt the Arroyo administration in the same way the �Hello Garci� scandal marred the legitimacy of the Arroyo presidency. ...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Davao City, Health, Latest Posts on 06 30th, 2007 | No Comments

By Rose Palacio DAVAO CITY — Following government�s order recalling about 2.5-million cans of infant formula brands due to reported contamination, Department of Trade and Industry Davao City Field Office is also warning consumers against old food stocks they might put into their shopping carts. ...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Davao City, Davao Region, Health, Latest Posts on 06 30th, 2007 | 1 Comment

By Rose B. Palacio davao city — Davao Doctors Hospital (DDH), in its vision to give best service to the community and consider the patients� health, is celebrating its 38th anniversary to include a weeklong free clinic at the hospital�s newly opened Out Patient Department. This new venue will...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Business, Latest Posts, Mindanao on 06 30th, 2007 | No Comments

DAVAO CITY — Mindanao is still working on the requirements set by the Agri-food Veterinary Authority (AVA) of Singapore for the meat packing plants to comply in-order to proceed with the plan of exporting pork to the country. ...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Education, Latest Posts, Mindanao on 06 30th, 2007 | No Comments

DAVAO CITY — NEDA Region XI formally turned over the screening of Mindanao nominees for foreign scholarships to DepEd XI, CHED XI and TESDA XI. This is pursuant to Executive Order No. 402, s. 2005 which abolished the Special Committee on Scholarship and transferred its functions to the DepEd for...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Davao City, Education, Latest Posts on 06 30th, 2007 | No Comments

DAVAO CITY — In July 2007, the University of Southeastern Philippines through its Institute of Languages (ILs) shall offer three special language courses: Basic 1 Japanese, Basic 2 Japanese and Basic 1 Mandarin. These programs focus on conversational and functional Japanese and Mandarin languages. ...

Posted by CARLOS H. CONDE in Breaking News, Commentary, Extrajudicial Killings, Human Rights, Insurgency, Latest Posts, Military, Opinion, Philippines on 06 30th, 2007 | No Comments

By CARLOS H. CONDE I’m pretty sure the EU’s head of delegation to the Philippines, Alistair MacDonald, was not only referring to how the image of the Philippines in the international community is being battered because of all these extrajudicial killings. I’m sure he said more than that; in...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Breaking News, Extrajudicial Killings, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Philippines on 06 29th, 2007 | No Comments

MANILA — Winding up a 10-day “needs assessment mission” to look into the extra-judicial killings in the country, the European group headed by European Union Ambassador Alistair Macdonald offered today “technical assistance” to the government in the investigation of the slayings,...

Davao’s most popular AM station ma...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Davao City, Latest Posts, Media on 06 29th, 2007 | No Comments

DAVAO CITY, the Philippines — In a modest yet inspiring celebration on June 12, Radio Mindanao Network-DXDC celebrated its 46th anniversary. The staff, their families and friends, were present at the station’s office along Anda Street, to mark the occasion. ...

At MAQ’s, chicken comes cheap...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Davao City, Latest Posts, Lifestyle on 06 29th, 2007 | No Comments

A great lunch for only 20 pesos? In Davao City, that’s not impossible. By Angely ChiDavao Today DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Fried chicken and rice for only 20 pesos? That’s not impossible in Davao City. You can find such a cheap treat in most eateries around town. But the question now is,...

Hungry little child...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Children/Youth, Davao City, Latest Posts, Photographs on 06 29th, 2007 | 2 Comments

A child sleeps in front of a Chowking branch along Ilustre Street, Davao City. According to child advocates, landless families are forced to send their children to work as hired hands in plantations and farms. Many of them opt to move to the cities. Read the story (Photo by Keith...

Rise in child labor tied to CARP’s...

Posted by GERMELINA A. LACORTE in Breaking News, Children/Youth, Davao City, Davao Region, Latest Posts, Philippines, Poverty on 06 29th, 2007 | No Comments

The “festering” problem of child labor in the Philippines and in the Davao areas is one of the results of the failure of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program, according to child advocates and peasant groups. ...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Davao City, Health, Inbox, Latest Posts on 06 29th, 2007 | No Comments

The U.P. Manila College of Public Health and National Institutes of Health in collaboration with its local NGO partner, Akbay Kalusugan Inc.�a group of U.P. alumni and volunteers committed to serve humanity through partnership efforts for the advancement of health in the communities�will conduct a training...

‘Recyclables Collection’ to ...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Davao City, Environment, Latest Posts on 06 29th, 2007 | No Comments

DAVAO CITY — The Environmental Management Bureau in collaboration with the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc., Philippine Business for Environment, SM Prime holdings and the City government of Davao will hold its 7th Recyclables Collection Event at SM City Car Park, Matina, Davao City on...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Business, Davao City, Davao Region, Latest Posts, Technology on 06 29th, 2007 | No Comments

DAVAO CITY — To address its goal of producing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) who are information technology-enabled, the information and communications technology (ICT) cluster of the Regional Development Council (RDC) will sponsor the conduct of a web marketing seminar. ...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in * News & Features, Inbox, Latest Posts, World on 06 29th, 2007 | No Comments

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is appalled by reports that the Sri Lankan government intends to reintroduce criminal defamation laws. ...

US immigration bill’s failure side...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Inbox, Latest Posts, Philippines, Pinoy Life Abroad on 06 29th, 2007 | No Comments

WASHINGTON, D.C. � Today, the U.S. Senate could not muster the 60 votes needed to limit debate and move towards a final up-or-down vote on S. 1639, the Comprehensive Immigration Bill. Today�s vote effectively kills the legislation for the time being. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) voted yes, to limit...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Breaking News, Inbox, Latest Posts, Philippines, Pinoy Life Abroad on 06 29th, 2007 | No Comments

28 June 2007 — The Philippine Embassy in Seoul, South Korea reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that the allegation of shoplifting by an official of the embassy as reported in the media is unfounded. ...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in * News & Features, Inbox, Latest Posts, World on 06 29th, 2007 | No Comments

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today welcomed the news that Chinese authorities have sentenced to jail seven men for the deadly beating of a Chinese investigative reporter outside of an illegal coal mine. ...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in * News & Features, Latest Posts, World on 06 29th, 2007 | No Comments

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called on authorities for a full and prompt investigation into a firebomb attack on the Shacab newspaper office in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, north-eastern Somalia. ...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Breaking News, Extrajudicial Killings, Human Rights, Inbox, Insurgency, Latest Posts, Military, Philippines on 06 29th, 2007 | No Comments

MANILA — week after GMA-7 news revealed the existence of what appeared to be Palace directives on extrajudicial killings of activists, the umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan called on the Arroyo government to make a full public disclosure of the controversial �Operation Bluetooth� and other...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Breaking News, Extrajudicial Killings, Human Rights, Insurgency, Latest Posts, Military, Philippines, Politics, Press Freedom Watch on 06 28th, 2007 | No Comments

Read Human Right Watch’s statement here. Read the full report here. Human Rights Watch, one of the most respected and credible human-rights organizations in the world, has come out with a scathing report that indicts the Philippine government, particularly the military, for what it called as a...

Posted by CHERYLL D. FIEL in Breaking News, Davao City, Latest Posts, Politics, Special Coverage on 06 27th, 2007 | 1 Comment

By Cheryll D. FielDavao Today DAVAO CITY, Philippines — For many of the departing members of 14th City Council, yesterday was goodbye. Sort of. They gave their farewell speeches during the end of their term yesterday, Tuesday. But they probably will not be missed because their names will linger in the...

Duty Free shop opens in Davao...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Breaking News, Business, Davao City, Latest Posts, Photographs on 06 27th, 2007 | 6 Comments

Duty Free Philippines general manager Michael Christian Kho being interviewed by the media during the opening of the Duty Free Shop at the Davao International Airport on Wednesday. It is the first and only Duty Free Shop in Mindanao. (Photo by Keith...

Exclusion of ‘fraudulent’ Ma...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Breaking News, Latest Posts, Mindanao, Special Coverage on 06 27th, 2007 | No Comments

MANILA — Bayan Muna will ask the Commission on Elections National Board of Canvassers to exclude all canvass reports from Maguindanao which the partylist group dubbed as fraudulent and a not reflective of the true will of the Maguindanao voters. ...