By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
Senior Superintendent Ronald dela Rosa, DCPO chief, said they will go back to their activities and campaigns concerning crime and public safety after a “very peaceful” local polls. ...
By MARILOU AGUIRRE--TUBURAN
Davao Today
“We recognize the statement as unfortunate and we are sorry for it,” Balisado said, as he lamented that the news already went viral, especially in the social media. ...
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
In a phone interview, Father Cristopher Ablon of rights group Karapatan-Northern Mindanao, confirmed it was Estelita Tacalan whose mug shots were furnished to them by the local media. ...
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
“Sa dugay nang panahon, walay pagduhaduha ang mga magtutudlo nga mohatag sa ilang tinuoray nga serbisyo aron lang gyud mogawas ang tinuod nga resulta sa eleksyon. Maong sakit kaayo paminawon nga tawagon mi’g istupido ug limtanon.” -- Elenito Escalante, president of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers of the Philippines Davao Region Union ...
By DAVAO TODAY
Gov. Joey Salceda made the confirmation in a television interview. The fatalities were mountain climbers and a local tour guide. ...
By DAVAO TODAY
Fermiza said that some local candidates have been hoarding rice and are now distributing it to win votes, an act, she said, that insults the people of North Cotabato “who are reeling from extreme hunger and poverty.” ...
A PCOS (precinct count optical scanner) technician assists Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) insert the CF card to the machine. BEIs in one of the clustered precincts in Davao City’s Buhangin Central Elementary School had trouble operating the machine during the final testing and sealing Monday. (davaotoday.com photo by Marilou Aguirre-Tuburan) ...
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By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
Rights activists here can’t simply brush the idea that the newly appointed officer-in-charge of the Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Division has a hand on this matter. For after all, they claimed, Brigadier General Ricardo Visaya and Palparan “had been working closely in the past and share the same image of being human rights violators.” ...
By DAVAO TODAY
“The NDF-Southern Mindanao remains committed to the humane treatment and release of prisoners of war in compliance with the protocols of Geneva Conventions and other international humanitarian law instruments.” -- Rubi del Mundo, NDF spokesperson ...
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
“We should work for ‘more talk towards more peace,’” Bishop Calang urged, adding that amid the ongoing civil war, the more important thing to do is to “not lose hope, especially from the part of the government.” ...
