2007 October- Davao Today

The fugitive of Talaingod...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Breaking News, Business, Davao Region, Human Rights, Insurgency, Latest Posts, Military, Special Reports on 10 23rd, 2007 | 7 Comments

TALAINGOD, Davao del Norte — Datu Guibang Apoga, the chieftain of the Ata-Manobo tribe in the hinterlands of Talaingod, has been in hiding for a decade now. In the lowlands of Mindanao, his face is prominently displayed on posters in bus terminals and police stations as one of the most wanted persons...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Breaking News, Business, Davao Region, Inbox, Labor, Latest Posts, Military on 10 23rd, 2007 | No Comments

PANABO CITY — Following their failure to get the support of this city’s City Council, around 120 retrenched workers of the Davao Integrated Transport Facilities, Inc. (DITFI) and their families decided to barricade the entrance of the company�s container yard around 11:30 yesterday morning. ...

Meet Wao’s ’stewards of the ...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Environment, Inbox, Latest Posts, Mindanao on 10 23rd, 2007 | No Comments

GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Dina Gracia feels blessed. With her husband, this 28-year-old mother of two from the town of Wao, Lanao del Sur, has planted 400 rubber tree seedlings on land they now have a legal right to farm � and every motivation to protect it from abuse. ...

Water protests continue...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Davao City, Latest Posts, Photographs on 10 23rd, 2007 | No Comments

Members of the Nagkahiusang Mamumuo sa Davao City Water District (NAMADACWAD) gather in front of the Davao City hall on Oct. 20 to protest the proposed 100-million-peso loan from the Local Water Utility Administration that they said would lead to the privatization the city’s water system and,...

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Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Davao City, Latest Posts, Politics on 10 19th, 2007 | No Comments

It’s On. The nine-day campaign period for the village and Sangguniang Kabataan elections scheduled on Oct. 29 officially begins today, with these candidates roaming around Davao City. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Breaking News, Human Rights, Insurgency, Latest Posts, Military, Mindanao, Religion on 10 18th, 2007 | No Comments

By Germelina A. LacorteDavao Today DAVAO CITY — For Amirah Ali Lidasan, 33, the Ramadan is a time of peace and prayer. Sawm, or the fasting during Ramadan, is one of the five pillars of Islam, or the five “duties” every Muslim observes to practice his or her faith.The entire Muslim world...

DCWD workers’ union decries attack...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Davao City, Inbox, Labor, Latest Posts on 10 18th, 2007 | No Comments

DAVAO CITY�The Nagkahiusang Mamumuo sa Davao City Water District (NAMADACWAD) criticized the erroneous and misleading statements maintained by the management of the DCWD regarding its ambitious P126-million proposed loan and decried DCWD General Manager Rodora Gamboa�s attacks against the union. ...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Inbox, Latest Posts, Philippines, Travel & Leisure on 10 18th, 2007 | No Comments

Philippine Airlines proudly announces the finalists of the 1st Philippine Airlines Photo Contest. Last week, five judges selected the finalists and winners out of some 2,800 entries submitted by professional , amateur and junior photographers nationwide. The 1st Philippine Airlines Photo Contest is the first...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Davao Region, Inbox, Insurgency, Latest Posts on 10 18th, 2007 | No Comments

ALEJANDRO LANAJA COMMAND Front 3 Operations Command New People’s Army-Southern Mindanao Press Statement October 14, 2007 Three captives from successful NPA tactical offensive in Montevista held as Prisoners of War The Alejandro Lanaja Command-Front 3 Operations Command of the New People’s Army is...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Children/Youth, Davao City, Inbox, Latest Posts on 10 18th, 2007 | No Comments

Davao Teen Center, with the Ma-a National High School Supreme Student Government, celebrates the month of October as Children’s Month despite of the increase of children’s rights violation in the city, particularly the issue of Summary Execution and lacking of reproductive health services to...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Davao City, Inbox, Latest Posts on 10 18th, 2007 | No Comments

The Mindanao Science and Technology Centrum Foundation, Inc. (MSTCFI), a non-stock, non-profit science foundation accredited by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), will hold a scientific forum with the theme, �The Exciting Possibilities of Robotics� on October 19, 2007, Friday, at the conference...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Davao Region, Inbox, Labor, Latest Posts, Military on 10 18th, 2007 | No Comments

The Patriotic Officers Union � Southeastern Mindanao section, a clandestine organization of progressive bloc within the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), is denouncing the statements of Major Medel Aguilar of the 10th Infantry Division blaming the protesting workers of Davao Integrated Transport...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Business, Inbox, Latest Posts, Mindanao on 10 18th, 2007 | No Comments

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo got one of the biggest investments worth $1.6-billion for the establishment of the first large steel mill in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte. ...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Davao City, Health, Inbox, Latest Posts on 10 18th, 2007 | No Comments

DAVAO CITY — Safe food advocates have warned the public about buying vegetables, fruits and other food products in the market that leave the body with a killing-me-softly effect. The warning came during a gathering of organic producers and environmentalists here Tuesday, in time for the global...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Children/Youth, Inbox, Latest Posts on 10 18th, 2007 | No Comments

CHILDREN�S CONGRESS A Global Campaign on Violence Against Children with the theme: Worldwide Day of Action to End Violence Against Children and Corporal Punishment will commence on October 19 this year to remind all nations of its vow to protect and uphold the rights of the children regardless of age, sex,...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Breaking News, Business, Davao Region, Inbox, Labor, Latest Posts, Military on 10 18th, 2007 | No Comments

DAVAO CITY — �How much talent fee is DOLE-Stanfilco paying the Armed Forces of the Philippines to become its foul mouthpiece against the legitimate demands of retrenched workers of DITFI?� ...

Candles for press freedom at USP...

Posted by BARRY OHAYLAN in Latest Posts, Photographs, Press Freedom Watch on 10 16th, 2007 | No Comments

Students and campus journalists of the University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP) in Davao City light candles to protest a recent incident of violation of campus press freedom in their school. Members of the school’s official student publication, Collegiate Headlight, accused a professor of...

Posted by GERMELINA A. LACORTE in Breaking News, Latest Posts on 10 16th, 2007 | No Comments

By Germelina A. LacorteDavao Today DAVAO CITY — The farmers’ group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas is proposing a new land reform bill in Congress that will distribute lands to farmers without cost, as an alternative to the government�s Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) that the group...

Posted by GERMELINA A. LACORTE in Business, Davao City, Davao Region, Economy, Latest Posts, Mindanao on 10 16th, 2007 | No Comments

By Germelina A. LacorteDavao Today DAVAO CITY — Three foreign donors are interested in financing business projects in the East Asean Growth Area (Eaga) in the areas of tourism, transport, infrastructure, natural resources, communications and small-meduim enterprises (SME), assistant trade Secretary...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Breaking News, Business, Davao City, Latest Posts on 10 6th, 2007 | No Comments

DAVAO CITY — Various industry stakeholders around Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines-East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) had already signified their participations to the First Investment Conference of the BIMP EAGA slated at the Marco Polo Hotel on October 22 to 23, 2007. ...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Education, Latest Posts, Mindanao, Peace Process on 10 6th, 2007 | No Comments

DAVAO CITY � Efforts to integrate peace subject in the education mainstream are gaining grounds in Mindanao as government, academe, civil society and ODA groups here have recently converged to strongly advocate for Mindanao peace education institutionalization. ...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Davao City, Education, Latest Posts, Press Freedom Watch on 10 6th, 2007 | No Comments

Press Release October 4, 2007 CEGP condemns harassment of campus journalists in USEP DAVAO CITY�The College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) Davao City Chapter condemned today the actions of a professor of the University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP) Obrero Campus harassing editors and members of...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Inbox, Latest Posts, Philippines, Press Freedom Watch on 10 6th, 2007 | No Comments

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines expresses utmost concern over moves by senators to cite a reporter in contempt for refusing to reveal her sources, have a newspaper investigated and, worst, amend or repeal the law protecting confidential news sources. ...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Davao Region, Inbox, Latest Posts on 10 6th, 2007 | No Comments

National Democratic Front of the Philippines Southern Mindanao Press Statement October 5, 2007 Plunderous NBN deal a hallmark of bureaucrat capitalism under the Arroyo regime— NDF Southern Mindanao The scandalous 329 million-dollar National Broadband Network scam that has now become daily primetime...

‘Expose SMI-Xstrata�s lies of resp...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Environment, Inbox, Labor, Latest Posts, Mindanao on 10 6th, 2007 | No Comments

Panalipdan! Mindanao, a network of church and sectoral organizations and NGOs, issued a statement in support of the outburst of community resistance taking place in Tampakan, South Cotabato this week. The current community actions center on the refusal of the company to regularize more than two hundred of...