DAVAO CITY—The Kabataan Party recently launched the “Krismas Tri para sa Pagbag-o” (KTP, Christmas Tree for Change), to press for an expeditious resumption by the Commission on Elections for the voter’s registration as mandated by a recent nine-page Supreme Court ruling to extend the...

STONEMILL. Carl Adolp Pansoy, a seven-year old Manobo boy grinds precious corn on a stone mill, a family heirloom. He attends classes at a multigrade elementary school run by the nuns of the Missionary Sisters of Mary in Bayugan, Agusan del Sur. He says he will be a farmer and vows to take care of his...

NABUNTURAN, COMPOSTELA VALLEY � The children of this province recently received the last of their four �gifts� when the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial council) passed and enacted the landmark Local Code for Children. Governor Arturo T. Uy sais the �gifts� were initiatives that cemented his...

On the occasion of the National Children�s Month this October, the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in Southern Mindanao expressed concern over the worsening plight of the children as relentless military operations continue to take place in Lumad (indigenous) and peasant communities in the...

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 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...

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...

Members of Anakbayan, a progressive youth organization advancing struggles for national democracy, commemorated the 111th Philippine Independence Day with a reenactment of the Sigaw ng Pugad Lawin’s, where patriotic Filipinos signalled their commitment to independent with the tearing of the cedulas...

By Media Mindanao News Service (August 15, 1987 News Digest Volume 1, August 1987-July 1988 Posted by Davao Today) OZAMIS CITY (MMNS) — A student activist was “salvaged” while another was wounded in two separate incidents in what is feared as a “systematic campaign to silence...

DAVAO CITY — Anakbayan and other youth organizations stormed the office of House speaker Prospero Nograles in condemnation of him leading the railroading of House Resolution (HR) 1109 in Congress to push for charter change. Anakbayan said they were outraged over the selfish move of Nograles favouring...

DAVAO CITY — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has scholarship programs for those who took up or may want to take up courses in the fields related to Science and Technology. Scholars will be given privileges including free tuition fee, book allowance, transportation allowance, and a...

DAVAO CITY — Different youth organizations formally launched today an alliance against the current global financial crisis and commercialization of education. Leksyon (lesson) stands for Lihok Kabataan Batok Krisis ug Komersyalisasyon (Youth movement against crisis and ommercialization) consists...

Davao City � A network of young leaders and entrepreneurs are seeking out more entries from Davao and Mindanao for the nationwide Creative Young Entrepreneur Award (CYEA). The Junior Chamber International � Philippines, the group that hosts the CYEA in the last three years, opens its award this year to...

Child rights groups expressed concern on the recruitment of minors for Barangay Defense System (BDS) in the rural areas of Southern Mindanao. This concern was based on findings of the recently concluded International Solidarity Mission (ISM) which was simultaneously conducted in the areas of Compostela,...

MATI, DAVAO ORIENTAL — Local chief executives have to understand the relevance of social development concerns especially regarding children, Davao Oriental Governor Corazon Malanyaon said. Malanyaon pointed out that social concerns tend to be the least concern of some local government officials who...

NABUNTURAN, COMPOSTELA VALLEY — The executive and legislative branches of the provincial government of Compostela Valley will work together to come up with a Local Development Code for Children. Sangguniang Panlalawigan board member Maricar Zamora-Apsay, chairperson of the Committee on Women,...

Tagum City — Membership of the Girls Scouts of the Philippines (GSP) decreased by about 50 percent and GSP officials are hoping to bring in more sponsors to shoulder registration fees of girls. In a press conference, GSP national president Teresita B. Chao revealed that GSP membership is at 1.8...

DAVAO CITY — Millions of Filipino elementary students and teachers can finally access science and math learning materials via the internet. The DOST or Department of Science and Technology’s Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI), in cooperation with its Science Education Institute...

KAPALONG, DAVAO DEL NORTE — The municipality of Kapalong intends to bid for this year’s search for most child-friendly municipality, a Presidential citation to towns which have exceptionally met the standards of initiating and implementing programs for children. In an interview with Mayor...

TAGUM CITY — Alarmed by cases of women and children involved in commercial sex work, the Provincial Social Welfare Office (PSWDO) is set to establish the Provincial Inter-Agency Anti-Trafficking Council. Guesting at the Kapihan sa Kapitolyo, PSWDO chief Arlene Semblante admitted that there is an...

DAVAO CITY — In this year’s State of Filipino Mothers Report, Davao City ranked one of the five best places to be a mother. The annual report seeks to find out which regions in the Philippines are succeeding or failing in saving the lives of mothers and, in turn, their children. Save the...

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...

By GERMELINA A. LACORTE Davao Today DAVAO CITY–Evangeline Pitao, wife of Leoncio Pitao popularly known as Kumander Parago, remembers the morning of Wednesday when Rebelyn, leaving home for work, had called to her, �Ma, moadto nako! (Ma, I�m going!)� When she turned, all she could see of her 20 year old...

Students and youth walkout against TOFI DAVAO CITY — About 300 students and youth from various colleges, universities and communities walked out of their classrooms and homes on Friday as a protest against Tuition and Other Fees Increase (TOFI) and the commercialization of education. The activity,...

By LORIE ANN CASCARO Davao Today DAVAO CITY�Jai-jai, an eight-month old baby, smiled at my camera. She seemed lighter now from the last time I saw her. Her mother, Marlin Labadia, said it�s due to her growing teeth. COMPLETE CHRISTMAS. The whole family pose with Santa Claus at SM Mall Davao during Christmas...