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MANILA — A nationwide gun ban took effect Sunday in the Philippines to stave off any increase in political violence as elections draw closer, officials said. Elections in the Philippines are almost always bloody, mainly because of the dominance of political dynasties, the presence of nearly 70 private...

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(Text of martial law declaration as read by Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita at 7 a.m. Saturday, December 5, in Malacanang. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed the proclamation on Friday, December 4.) Proclamation 1959: Proclaiming a State of Martial Law and suspending the privilege of the writ of...

By GRACE S. UDDIN Davao Today DAVAO CITY— The much-awaited showdown between Davao’s two fiercest political opponents begins as Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and daughter Sara Duterte formally declared a team up against House Speaker Prospero Nograles’ bid for mayor in the city. Vice Mayor Sara Duterte, who...

MARCHING TO SERVE. Supporters accompany the candidates of the Makabayan progressive coalition on their way to the Comelec office to file their certificates of candidacy. Running for the first district of Davao City Council are former Bayan Muna partylist representative Joel Virador and Leah Librado while...

By GRACE S. UDDIN Davao Today DAVAO CITY—Just as everyone had predicted, House Speaker Prospero Nograles finally declared he is running for mayor in Davao City, a post that incumbent mayor Rodrigo Duterte had held for years. GUESS, NO MORE. House Speaker Prospero Nograles finally declares his bid to run...

In light of the death toll from Monday’s election violence, now over 40, political warlordism looms large. By Carlos H. Conde GlobalPost.com Published: November 24, 2009 10:17 ET Posted by Davao Today MANILA, Philippines — Political violence on a scale never seen before has rocked the Philippines, with...

By GRACE S. UDDIN Davao Today DAVAO CITY— Following the pre-election violence in Maguindanao that killed 57 people, the city council of Davao wanted to impose an early gun ban to prevent the violence from spilling over to the city. “The violence in Maguindanao happened because some people freely move...

By GRACE S. UDDIN Davao Today DAVAO CITY— Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte was furious at a retired general for telling him “what to do” with the Left. Reporters who covered the release of the soldier earlier captured by the New People’s Army (NPA) found the mayor fuming mad against a certain...

DAVAO CITY � Joel Virador of Bayan Muna scored the Arroyo government for failing to put price cap in the oil prices, folowing the lifting of the price freeze or the Executive Order 839 and the immediate oil price hikes of around two pesos per liter. Virador, Bayan Muna national executive vice president, said...

By GRACE S. UDDIN Davao Today DAVAO CITY– Months before the official start of the campaign period, the sons and daughters of Davao City’s top political clans are already wooing potential voters for the 2010 elections. Sara distributes rice, noodles and canned goods in Calinan. (photo by the City...

The Reproductive Health Bill pending in Congress and the Reproductive Health Ordinance of Davao City pending at the City Council are not tantamount to legalizing abortion. In a privilege speech in yesterday�s regular City Council session, councilor Angela Trinidad-Librado, RH Bill supporter and RH Ordinance...

Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is still keeping his cards close to his chest even though he has already confirmed that he will be running for an elective post in the 2010 elections. �I am running. Wait until November 30, but I am declaring that I am running,� Duterte said during his television program last Sunday. He...

Listen to Bayan Muna Rep.�Ocampo�talk about the new political�group�Makabayan or Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan�(patriotic and pro-people’s coalition) during the October 18 radio talk show “Eskwelahan sa Kahanginan (School on the Air),” aired over DXDC-RMN radio.� The talk show is a...

By CHERYLL D. FIEL Davao Today DAVAO CITY (davaotoday.com)–Towards the end of March this year, at the start of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) public hearing on extrajudicial killings in Davao City, CHR chairperson Leila De Lima read this part of an excerpt from the davaotoday interview with...

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By GRACE S. UDDIN Davao Today DAVAO CITY (davaotoday.com) – Drainage maintenance chief Yusop Jimlani said the city has terminated the services of 174 employees following the Ombudsman’s order suspending him and three other city officials for demolishing a park named after House Speaker Prospero...

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...

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 Casi�o of...

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. Ocampo�s reaction was made after Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales said the government will use an �iron...

By CJ KUIZON Davao Today DAVAO CITY — Scholars of House Speaker Prospero Nograles, the Davao City first district Representative, are worried. When the congressman steps down after his last term in 2010, they fear that funds for the scholarship program “Oplan Kaalam” will also end. So,...

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...

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...