LEGACY TOUR. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo talks about the Surigao-Davao Coastal Road, which will cut by half the eight hour travel time between the eastern towns of Bacuag, Surigao del Norte and Mati, Davao Oriental. Arroyo was in Davao City on Tuesday as part of her legacy tour in the country. ...

The powerful warlords in Maguindanao who figured in the November 23 massacre that killed 57 people only thrive under the backing of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the Armed Forces of the Philippines, so Amirah Lidasan, president of the Moro group Suara Bangsamoro, says in this excerpt from the...

The Armed Forces of the Philippines’s (AFP) posturing as hero in the aftermath of the Ampatuan massacre is hypocritical in the face of hidden arms caches found in the Ampatuan warlord’s mansions and vast properties. These military-owned high-powered rifles, ammunition, and war materiel are evidence that...

“The Philippine Supreme Court must continue to rule on the seven pending petitions praying for the declaration of Presidential Proclamation No. 1959 as unconstitutional and void.” This is the message of human rights lawyers from the Philippines, South Korea, Japan and India as they gather together for a...

DAVAO CITY — Bayan urged the Filipino people to continue the fight waged by former President Corazon Aquino against charter change. “Cory’s legacy should continue to unite US all for our Constitution and for aspirations of genuine freedom and democracy,” Bayan-Southern Mindanao...

(second of three parts) First Part : A Pattern to Madness By GERMELINA A. LACORTE Davao Today The mine-rich jungle of Compostela Valley is not only known for its gold. It�s also where the fight between the government troops and the Communist guerillas is at its fiercest. On its website, the military...

Protesters greet Arroyo in HK side...

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...

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...

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...

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...

By the Policy Study, Publication, and Advocacy Center for People Empowerment in Governance Like the flock of presidential aspirants, Mrs. Gloria M. Arroyo will spend the rest of her presidential term removing all impediments to her bid to stay in office beyond June 2010. The knots to this grand design are...

DAVAO CITY — Kilusang Mayo Uno – Southern Mindanao expressed disgust over insinuations of lawyer Karlo Nograles, son and chief of staff of House speaker Prospero, that his father is being persecuted due to his sponsorship of House Resolution (HR) 1109. “Who is being persecuted? As far as...

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...

On behalf of the International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) and in coordination with its Philippine Chapter, I convey the firmest solidarity with and support for the Filipino people and all the patriotic forces that are outraged by House Resolution 1109 and are determined to stop the fake...

By Luis Teodoro, Business World Posted by Davao Today Speaking through a joint statement, several opposition groups warned the other day that an �Arroyo dictatorship� could follow the approval of House Resolution 1109 . Their fears, said the United Opposition, Gabriela, Bayan, and Gloria Step Down...

MANILA – More than a show of force, the protests across the Philippines on Wednesday were an expression of outrage, a manifestation of a people’s growing revulsion toward a regime that has become the most despised since the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. Read...

by Froilan Gallardo/MindaNews Thursday, 11 June 2009 DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/11 June) — Hundreds of protesters in Cagayan de Oro and Davao cities joined the nationwide outcry late Wednesday afternoon against the plan of President Arroyo’s allies in Congress to amend the Philippine Constitution...

MANILA (UCAN) — Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s Cabinet members insist she will not block the 2010 presidential elections but distrusting voters are edgy. A recent resolution in the Lower House of Congress dominated by Arroyo allies did not help when a House resolution provided for its convening into a...

MANILA — Firming up her commitment to promote domestic tourism, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo led the inauguration of the biggest theme park in the Visayas and Mindanao — Gloria’s Fantasyland. The Chief Executive, Gloria’s Fantasyland owner former congressman Romeo Jalosjos of the...

Written by IBON Media Majority of Filipinos do not favor amendments to the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution and believe that Charter change (Cha-cha) seeks to extend the President�s term in office, according to the latest IBON nationwide survey. Read...

People’s Rating of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo People’s Economic and Political Perception [January and April 2009 Nationwide Survey] People’s Rating of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo [January and April 2009 Nationwide...

The Arroyo regime is condemnable for letting the Department of Interior and Local Government and the Philippine National Police fabricate the false charge of killing a journalist against Prof. Jose Maria Sison, Chief Political Consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), and...

In the pursuit of achieving revolutionary justice for the victims of state-sponsored terrorism and fascism, the Merardo Arce Command of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Southern Mindanao formally indicts 12 officials, members, and agents of the Military Intelligence Battalion; four officials, members...

Today we are remembering Rebelyn on the 40th day of her violent death. We grieve her passing and are united in fighting for justice for a beloved daughter, friend and teacher. With the same purpose, we are also fighting for justice for all victims of state terrorism under Gloria Arrroyo. The past few weeks...