2009 March- Davao Today

Jobless figures can easily reach 4.3 mil...

Posted by IBON MEDIA in Breaking News, Business, Economy, Labor, Latest Posts, Philippines, Top Stories on 03 29th, 2009 | No Comments

By IBON Media Unemployment data from the January 2009 Labor Force Survey confirms the country’s descent into greater joblessness due to the global crisis and accumulated domestic economic weaknesses. The figures however are a gross underestimation of joblessness in the country, which is likely to have...

BIR to implement Oplan Kandado...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Business, Economy, Latest Posts on 03 29th, 2009 | No Comments

Davao City — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is set to implement Oplan Kandado (operation plan lockup), which will shut down firms that do not file tax returns or issue statements of tax return on purpose and those that deliberately understate their revenues or income by more than 30 percent. In...

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Davao City — The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) warned the public against unidentified parties offering to facilitate the processing and payment of claims from the failed pre-need companies Legacy Consolidated Plans, All Asia Corporation and Scholarship Plans Philippines Inc. SEC officials...

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As a response to the call of the indigenous people to stop the mining operations in ancestral domains, Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Luzviminda Ilagan demanded the repeal of the Mining Act of 1995, and for indigenous people to intensify their campaign and mass actions to add pressure to the...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Education, Latest Posts on 03 29th, 2009 | No Comments

Davao City — Over a thousand college graduates of Ateneo de Davao University (Addu) were reminded by Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio of the Supreme Court (SC) to be mindful of their civic duties as this will increase good governance. “As graduates you are ready to fulfill your dreams but...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Health, Latest Posts on 03 29th, 2009 | No Comments

Davao City — A center to cater to patients afflicted with multi-purpose drug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) is currently being constructed in Davao City. The center is being erected at the Davao Medical Center (DMC) and is expected to be operational this year. It is capable of detecting...

NUJP statement on Marlene Esperat’...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Extrajudicial Killings, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Media, Press Freedom Watch on 03 29th, 2009 | No Comments

On March 24, 2005, gunmen barged into the home of Marlene Esperat in Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat, and shot her in the head as she sat down to dinner with her children, including a then 10-year-old son. Esperat’s murder was singular in its brutality and brazenness. It also highlighted not just the...

SC should investigate Nicole’s ret...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Gender Issues, Latest Posts on 03 29th, 2009 | No Comments

Gabriela Women’s Party (GWP) joined concerned citizens and representatives of women’s and people’s organizations as they filed a special petition for the Supreme Court to investigate the circumstances of the alleged execution of the sworn statement by Nicole on March 12, 2009 and the...

On Nicole’s recantation, Gabriela ...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Gender Issues, Human Rights, Latest Posts on 03 29th, 2009 | No Comments

DAVAO CITY — Members of Gabriela and March 8 Convenors are set to stage protest actions as a vow to continue the fight for the abrogation of the RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement. Gabriela leader Lyda J. Canson said that even with Nicole’s recantation on her case against convicted rapist Lance...

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DAVAO DEL NORTE — Governor Rodolfo Del Rosario announced that he will continue to implement programs and projects that will address the needs and concerns of the persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the province of Davao del Norte. �We will continue to keep the gates of opportunities wide open for easy...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Children/Youth, Education, Latest Posts on 03 29th, 2009 | No Comments

Davao City — Consumer education is set to be taught to high school students not as a separate subject but integrated into their present curricula. Carmen Avenda�o of the Bureau of Trade Regulation and Consumer Protection (BTRCP) of the Trade and Industry Department announced that 18 fair trade laws...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts, Travel & Leisure on 03 29th, 2009 | No Comments

Davao City — The Department of Tourism (DOT) is seeing bright prospects in local inbound tourism with the advent of low airline fares. DOT undersecretary Oscar Palabyab has announced that the airline companies’ low fares have created new markets, particularly in locals travelers. “Dati yung...

Mindanao’s biggest shipbuilding fa...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Business, Economy, Latest Posts on 03 29th, 2009 | No Comments

MAASIM, SARANGANI — Despite the global economic slump, investor confidence shows no sign of slowing down here as a Sarangani-based Filipino-owned company recently announced in a groundbreaking ceremony the putting up of a shipbuilding facility worth 250 million pesos that is set to be the biggest in...

Operation Blessing is in Mindanao...

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DAVAO CITY — Operation Blessing Philippines, the humanitarian arm of Christian Broadcasting Network-Asia, producers of long-running Christian television show The 700 Club recently opened its Mindanao satellite office. Since 1996, Operation Blessing has served over a million Filipinos through their...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Human Rights, Latest Posts, Media, Press Freedom Watch on 03 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

Threat to Davao broadcaster Elgin Damasco is an attempt to intimidate the press — NUJP Davao We condemn the latest attack on our colleague, RMN-DXDC Davao broadcaster Elgin Damasco who received a text message that constituted a threat to his life. Damasco received a text message last week from sender...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Extrajudicial Killings, Human Rights, Insurgency, Latest Posts, Military on 03 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

Military mocks civilian rule in Davao by resurrecting Alsa Masa — Farmer’s group �The murder yet again of another member of the civilian authority in Paquibato, Loloy Clerigo, whose only desire is peace in his community is a palpable display of the military’s arrogance. The military...

Del Rosario condemns Rebelyn’s mur...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Extrajudicial Killings, Human Rights, Latest Posts on 03 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

Del Rosario condemns Rebelyn’s murder DAVAO DEL NORTE — Governor Rodolfo del Rosario expressed his strong condemnation at the murder of Rebelyn Pitao, calling it �barbaric and horrendous�. Del Rosario affirmed the innocence of the 20-year old school teacher and daughter of Leoncio Pitao alias...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Environment, Latest Posts, Politics on 03 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

Farmers, envi activists warn against attempts to amend watershed code in favor of Hedcor DAVAO CITY – Farmers from barangays Tamugan and Gumalang recently held a protest at the office of the Aboitiz Energy Solutions in Davao Light, Bajada calling for the immediate implementation of the Davao City...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Gender Issues, Human Rights, Latest Posts on 03 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

Stop Nicole-bashing, denounce VFA and Philippine justice system — Gabriela solon Gabriela Women’s Party-list Representative Luzviminda Ilagan made an appeal to stop blaming Nicole for her recantation on the rape case against Daniel Smith, who was convicted in December 2006. Ilagan said that...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Business, Economy, Health, Labor, Latest Posts on 03 23rd, 2009 | 1 Comment

Occupational health risks likely to rise in the outsourcing industry Occupational health dangers in the outsourcing industry is likely to increase as the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPA/P) announced that companies may cut growth rates for next year because of the economic slowdown....

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Business, Economy, Latest Posts on 03 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

DTI sets organic cultivation training TAGUM CITY – “We have to brace for the crisis. Magkinaunsa man ta ani, pagkaon man jud ang kinahanglan. (Come what may, food is what we need most).” This was the blunt statement made by Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Davao del Norte director...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Business, Economy, Latest Posts on 03 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

Central business district envisioned to rise in Panabo Panabo City — Aside from pushing its agricultural industries, Panabo City is out to develop a central business district that will put into a cluster commercial establishments and facilities. In his State of the City Address (Soca), Mayor Jose...

DWINDLING HARVEST...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in News in Pictures on 03 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

DWINDLING HARVEST. Farmers in Carmen, Davao del Norte these days harvest only 40 sacks of palay for every two hectares of land, a yield that could not even compensate for their backbreaking work in the farm. (davaotoday.com photo by Jonald...

SLEEPING DINOSAUR...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in News in Pictures on 03 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

SLEEPING DINOSAUR. Bus travellers to Mati, Davao Oriental can easily miss the sight, visible only for a short while on the right side as the bus navigates a curb a few kilometers before the town of Mati. For those who are alert enough, it is a view worthy of a conversation and some snapshots. ...

HOMECOMING...

Posted by DAVAO TODAY in News in Pictures on 03 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

HOMECOMING. Fleeing villagers return to their sitios in barangay Batiano, Baganga, Davao Oriental after spending the night with friends and relatives in town. They fled their homes following the March 10 aerial bombing by the 67th Infantry Battalion in the area, after an earlier encounter with NPA rebels....