Davao City volunteers for the Robredo-Pangilinan tandem did not make it to Tuesday’s nationwide pocket caravans because of a delayed permit, but they launched their motorcade instead on Wednesday morning.
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DAVAO CITY,Philippines – Supporters of presidential candidate Leni Robredo and her running mate Kiko Pangilinan launched caravans in Duterte’s stronghold…
Both the city of government of Davao and Southern Philippine Medical Center (SPMC) are experiencing difficulties to hire more personnel to address the surge of COVID-19 cases in Davao Region.
Davaoeños must brace for the surge of the COVID-19 omicron variant that may last until middle of March.
Davao City has seen 75 new COVID-19 cases this week, which has prompted the city government to prepare for the possible rise of infection after the holiday season.
In Southern Mindanao, the human rights group Karapatan recorded 56 deaths of human rights defenders from the start of the Duterte administration from July 2016 to August 2021. The region also tallied 30 political detainees in the same period.
Kilusang Mayo Uno said the Duterte administration is similar to the history of President Emilio Aguinaldo, whose revolutionary group Magdalo wrestled control of the revolution against Bonifacio.
The families, who waited through ten years to hear the conviction, said they are worried of recent news from their lawyer Attorney Nena Santos, who said the Ampatuans have appealed to the Office of the President the Department of Justice to overturn the decisio of Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes.
Pamela said the accusation hurled on her father and sisters showed “why alternative pro-people politics is viable and more beneficial to our people. Such is proven by our uninterrupted public service for almost three decades.”
Both councilors said that they were not informed nor consulted before the decision was made public.
