March 19, 2010
Smile on the face of the tiger... Smile on the face of the tiger By John Pilger In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger de-codes the “historic” speech President Obama made in Cairo “reaching out to the Muslim world”, according to the BBC: in reality showing the seductive face of American power as it...
Turning Point?... Turning Point? By Noam Chomsky The Obama-Netanyahu-Abbas meetings in May, followed by Obama’s speech in Cairo, have been widely interpreted as a turning point in US Middle East policy, leading to consternation in some quarters, exuberance in others. Fairly typical is Middle East analyst Dan Fromkin of...
Back to the point of departure... Back to the point of departure By John Pilger In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger reflects on the idea of a journey, and wonders, like TS Eliot, if the point of travelling is also to find out where you came from. However, the unsuspected and tragic can change everything. TS Eliot wrote...
20 OFWs Being Abused by Employer in Saud... By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat/Posted by Davao Today MANILA (June 28) – An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who recently returned to the Philippines has made an urgent appeal to help rescue 20 other women OFWs in Saudi Arabia, some of whom are being treated as sex slaves by her former employer. She...
Another OFW Faces Execution in Kuwait... By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat/Posted by Davao Today MANILA (June 20) — Another overseas Filipino worker is likely to face the death penalty soon after a court in Kuwait upheld his death sentence early this week, Migrante International has reported. Jakatia Pawa, 34, of Zamboanga Sibugay province,...
Protesters greet Arroyo in HK side trip... Protesters greet Arroyo in HK side...
Unsolved killings alarm Muslims, Christi... Unsolved killings alarm Muslims, Christians By Concerned Information News Service/MMNS (August 15, 1987 News Digest Volume 1, August 1987-July 1988 Posted by Davao Today) PALEMBANG, Sultan Kudarat (CINS/MMNS) — Tension has gripped Muslims and Christians in this coastal town as a spate of unsolved...
605 reservists complete training... 605 reservists complete training By Media Mindanao News Service (August 15, 1987 News Digest Volume 1, August 1987-July 1988 Posted by Davao Today) ILIGAN CITY (MMNS) — Some 605 persons completed the weekend active duty training (WADT) at a military camp here, the 2/1 Brigade based here disclosed...
Two church health workers arrested... Two church health workers arrested By Media Mindanao News Service (August 15, 1987 News Digest Volume 1, August 1987-July 1988 Posted by Davao Today) KIDAPAWAN, North Cotabato (MMNS) — Two health workers, one of them a Dutch volunteer, of the diocese were arrested August 8 by military men, a belated...
Arroyo: Core of RP problems... Arroyo: Core of RP problems by Patricio P. Diaz/MindaNews GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / June 26) The President herself should not become so inutile as a controversial and unfocused leader to the extent of being seen as the core of our problems, former President Fidel V. Ramos remarked while...
Manufacturing consent... Manufacturing consent By Luis Teodoro Business World Posted by Davao Today Walter Lippmann, who was the most respected figure in US journalism for about half of the 20th century, used the term the manufacture of consent in the 1920s to describe how people can be made to decide the way their alleged...
Revolutionary option... Revolutionary option By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo AFP Chief Gen. Victor Ibrado recently admitted that the military is having difficulty meeting the deadline imposed by de facto Commander-in-chief Mrs. Gloria Arroyo three years ago, to end the decades-old communist insurgency in 2010. (Philippine Star, 22 June...
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9 hurt in Tacurong bus terminal explosio... 9 hurt in Tacurong bus terminal explosion by Malu Cadelia Manar / MindaNews KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/27 June) An improvised explosive device (IED) blew off at the bus terminal in Tacurong City at 10:30 this morning, wounding nine persons, two of whom are now in critical condition. Tacurong police...
Lisa Marie Presley: Michael Jackson knew... Lisa Marie Presley: Michael Jackson knew how he would die By Sophia M. Dedace, GMANews.TV MANILA, Philippines (June 28) He knew it all along. While mourning the passing of her former husband, Lisa Marie Presley said Michael Jackson had predicted that his death would be similar to that Elvis Presleys,...
January-May Deficit Shows RP On Verge Of... January-May Deficit Shows RP On Verge Of Renewed Fiscal Crisis By IBON Media The January to May 2009 fiscal deficit of the national government (NG) of an alarming P123.2 billion signifies that the country is on the verge of a renewed fiscal crisis. Among others this underscores the need to revisit the...
Davao City second district allots 4M pes... DAVAO CITY — The office of the second congressional district of Davao City has earmarked over four million pesos for its scholarship program for college students. The amount will cover tuition and other school-related spending of about 972 scholars taking undergraduate and graduate courses at the...
Davao dad bats for Lake Venado temporary... DAVAO CITY — A Davao City councilor is urging the environment department to close Lake Venado to climbers and tourists for a period of three to five years to allow for the lake’s rehabilitation. First district councilor Leo Avila witnessed firsthand last month the huge amount of trash that has...
Online mappers to launch Davao mapping p... DAVAO CITY — Davao online mappers are planning to launch a mapping party that would cover every nook and cranny of Davao City this July. George Tujan, contributor to openstreetmap.org, says that the event would produce a more comprehensive online map of Davao City to be posted on the website....
Army honors newly-promoted generals... MANILA — No less than the Army chief Lieutenant General Delfin N. Bangit honored the visit of the eight newly promoted generals at the Headquarters Philippine Army, Fort Andres Bonifacio, Metro Manila on June 18. Among the newly promoted generals are : Lieutenant General Raymundo B Ferrer, Commander of...
CHED as toxic and as deadly than any vir... DAVAO CITY — Militant youth and students stormed the Commission on Higher Education (Ched) regional office during the first day of classes wearing face masks, placing a warning sign for the public that the agency was toxic and as deadly as any virus, slowly killing accessible, relevant, mass-oriented...
Fresh grads land jobs as DTI price monit... TAGUM, DAVAO DEL NORTE — Fresh college graduates who have yet to sustain their board exam review classes, to buy personal needs and to contribute to the needs of their families have been given opportunities by the trade department. Gino Hinayan, 22 years of age of Sto. Tomas, Davao del Norte and...
Lt. Salcedo, one more killed tactical of... The June 15 tactical offensive initiated by the Danilo Villacorta Command of Guerrilla Front 35 that resulted in the killing of Bravo Company-60th (Infantry Battallion-Armed Forces of the Philippines) IB-AFP officer 2nd Lt. Charlie Salcedo and Private First Class Albert Toriano, sends a strong and clear...

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