March 19, 2010
Wishing what the President says on her S...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts, Top Stories on 07 27th, 2009 | No Comments
Wishing what the President says on her Sona I wish that she would tell the truth, that there will really be no Charter change. I am not against Charter changebut after 2010, maybenot right now. — Edgar Ibuyan, councilor, Davao City first district I wish that she would be very transparent about her...
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Arroyo’s Legacy: Damaged Political...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Opinion on 07 26th, 2009 | No Comments
Arroyo’s Legacy: Damaged Political Institutions, ‘Distorted and Disintegrating’...
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In CHR Hearing, Melissa Roxas Reiterates...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in What's Hot on 07 26th, 2009 | No Comments
In CHR Hearing, Melissa Roxas Reiterates Abduction, Torture Charges Vs...
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House Speaker files Anti-Salvaging Bill...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in What's Hot on 07 26th, 2009 | No Comments
House Speaker files Anti-Salvaging...
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Petition against Con-As starts at Nogral...
Posted by GRACE S. UDDIN in Latest Posts, Politics, Top Stories on 07 20th, 2009 | No Comments
By GRACE S. UDDIN Davao Today DAVAO CITY (davaotoday.com) Progressive lawmakers launched a signature campaign against the Constituent Assembly right at the homefront of Speaker Prospero Nograles, the close Arroyo ally pushing for Charter change. Partylist Representatives Satur Ocampo and Teddy Casio of...
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Tramline technology to boost vegetable f...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts on 07 20th, 2009 | No Comments
DAVAO CITY — Vegetable farming in Maragusan, Compostela Valley Province will be given a boost as a tramline system will soon be established in their area. The first in Mindanao, the tramline or cable car system is an aerial lift transport that hauls cargo above the ground by means of a cable and is a...
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ICT players await PGMA’s SONA spee...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts on 07 20th, 2009 | No Comments
DAVAO CITY — ICT (information and communications technology) industry players and stakeholders will be tuning in to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s State-of-the-Nation Address (Sona) for her pronouncements on the economy particularly on the IT sector. Andre Fournier, chair of the ICT...
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Davao region to have online business app...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts on 07 20th, 2009 | No Comments
DAVAO CITY — Applying and doing business in the Davao Region now would be made easier as the regional office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through the National Economic Research and Business Assistance Center (Nerbac) is now planning to make use of online business application....
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Battlefield losses push AFP to ravage co...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts on 07 20th, 2009 | No Comments
The desperate 1001st Brigade of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has vilely resorted to serious violations of protocols of war and international declarations, ravaging communities and mauling and killing civilians, following the series of overwhelming head and body blows from the Front 15 Antonio...
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Davao Norte adopts cluster approach on l...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts on 07 20th, 2009 | No Comments
DAVAO CITY — As Davao del Norte province steps up its carbon-cutting commitment, the Provincial Ecological Solid Waste Management Board (PESWMB) approved the clustering of local government units in the proposed implementation of engineered sanitary landfills (ESLF) around the province. Instead of an...
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DMC soon to be regional H1N1 test center...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts on 07 20th, 2009 | No Comments
DAVAO CITY — Health secretary Francisco Duque announced plans of turning Davao Medical Center as the newest H1N1 testing center like the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Manila. Duque was in the city for the DOH-ARMM Health Assembly and AIPH launching ceremony held at the Waterfront...
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Banana growers thanks GMA’s liftin...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts on 07 20th, 2009 | No Comments
DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) of Davao City has expressed their gratitude to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for expanding the number of hectares dedicated to banana plantations. Arroyo issued Executive Order No. 807 voiding the long-standing Letter of...
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Bombings could be a ploy to declare Mart...
Posted by GRACE S. UDDIN in Military, Politics, Terrorism, Top Stories on 07 20th, 2009 | No Comments
By GRACE S. UDDIN Davao Today DAVAO CITY Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo warned the government against taking advantage of the bombing incidents in Mindanao to declare a state of emergency in the country. Ocampos reaction was made after Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales said the government will use an iron...
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Strike Cripples Public Transport in Seve...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in What's Hot on 07 17th, 2009 | No Comments
Strike Cripples Public Transport in Several Areas Across the...
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Sex abuse probe vs police officer pushed...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in What's Hot on 07 17th, 2009 | No Comments
Sex abuse probe vs police officer pushed...
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Lumads oppose proposed dam project in Bu...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in What's Hot on 07 17th, 2009 | No Comments
Lumads oppose proposed dam project in Bukidnon, say it will submerge their ancestral...
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Fight still on despite decrease in malnu...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts on 07 13th, 2009 | No Comments
MATI, DAVAO ORIENTAL — Gov. Corazon Malanyaon took pride in recognizing the efforts of the Provincial Nutrition Office (PNO) in the campaign against malnutrition, as cases dropped from 15-16 percent to 9-10 percent The Governor revealed that they have a target mark in the campaign against...
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Mati folks stage protest against destruc...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts on 07 13th, 2009 | No Comments
DAVAO CITY — Farmers, fisherfolks, landowners, and members of interfaith organizations braved the scorching heat of the sun as they march from Brgy. Libudon to Brgy. Dawan in Mati, Davao Oriental in an activity dubbed as “Baktas Katawhan Para sa Kinaiyahan (Peoples’ Walk for Nature)”...
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Port Workers picket vs non implementatio...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts on 07 13th, 2009 | No Comments
DAVAO CITY — Around 50 workers picketed in front of Filipinas Port Services Inc. to condemn the management of Filport Inc. and its cases of violation of workers’ rights. Alex Tuazon, President of Nagkahiusang Mamumuo sa Filport (Namafil) said they have already inked five collective bargaining...
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BIR nets P60-M in Oplan Kandado program...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts on 07 13th, 2009 | No Comments
DAVAO CITY — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has netted in 60 million pesos from erring business establishments since it implemented Revenue Memorandum Order 3-2009 or the Oplan Kandado in February of this year. Tax violations that will be come under fire range from undeclared and under declared...
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Protect the Civilians, Respect the IDPs...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts on 07 13th, 2009 | No Comments
The Mindanao Peoples Caucus (MPC) calls the attention of the international humanitarian agencies and the United Nations to step up their efforts to protect the civilians and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Maguindanao and Cotabato in the light of the recent pronouncement by the spokesperson of the...
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Bayan condemns bombings, warns reinforce...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts on 07 13th, 2009 | No Comments
DAVAO CITY — Bayan condemned in a picket rally the recent bombing incidents in Mindanao that grisly took the lives of innocent civilians and have worsened the country’s present unstable political and economic conditions. “One lesson we should not forget about the circumstances that...
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NDFP announces preparations for resumpti...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in Latest Posts on 07 13th, 2009 | No Comments
On behalf of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), I wish to announce that preparations are being made by the negotiating panels of the NDFP and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) for the resumption of formal talks in the GRP-NDFP peace negotiations in Oslo, Norway...
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OH, MY BOMB...
Posted by DAVAO TODAY in News in Pictures on 07 12th, 2009 | No Comments
OH, MY BOMB. A member of the K9 unit inspects a suitcase, which residents of Tulip Drive, Davao City earlier feared might have contained a bomb. The military has been placed on alert following the bombings that killed over seven people and injured dozens in Cotabato City, Iligan and Jolo. (photo by Keith...
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A doctors death and the dying health sy...
Posted by GRACE S. UDDIN in Extrajudicial Killings, Health, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Top Stories on 07 12th, 2009 | No Comments
By GRACE S. UDDIN Davao Today Colleagues of Dr. Peera condemn his killing. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan) DAVAO CITY (davaotoday.com) While more health workers chose to go abroad to look for greener pastures, Dr. Rogelio Bong Peera, 45, opted to stay. But on June 24 this year, his killers...
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