By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today “That’s the trouble with the BIR. Ang gagmay ang ginagukod (They run against the poor people). Ngano dili nila gukdon ang dagko sama nila Lucio Tan? (Why don’t they run after the big tax evaders like Lucio Tan?)” – Rep. Luz Ilagan ...

By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today “What resilient economic growth?” Gabriela Women’s group reacted to Department of Budget and Management Secretary Florencio Abad’s opening statement at the forum which described the economic growth under Aquino’s watch as “stellar and resilient.” ...

By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today MinDA chairperson Sec. Luwalhati Antonino, in her opening message, expressed gratitude to the delegates and described the event as a gathering under a shared goal and commitment to a greener, progressive and peaceful Mindanao. ...

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA Davao Today The Freshmax Trading Company has now closed its facilities affecting a total of 200 workers who, mostly, have been working for at least five years.  It just posted a memo that, Roto, another company, would be taking over.  ...

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today “The kind of impact it will give in terms of our image and the branding of Davao as convention destination will go a long, long way,” Boncato said.  “However, it’s not sealed yet,” he added. ...

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today “This is the owner’s way of giving thanks and joy to the people.” -- Harlen Anthony Vega, Mana Davao’s in-house designer ...

By DANILDA L. FUSILERO Davao Today Ma. Sally Esperitu, proprietor of the eatery Kusina Kabacan in nearby Kabacan town attributes her drop of daily sales to the brownouts. “Sa peak hours pa gid gakabrown-out. Sin-o pa gusto makaon nga wala man kuryente (These brown-outs usually happen during peak hours. Who wants to eat in a place without electricity)?”said Esperitu. ...

By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today “Ang nakakatakot sa planong pag-take-over ng National Electrification Administration o NEA sa ating kooperatiba ay ang napakalaking posibilidad na mabenta ito sa pribadong korporasyon,” Bayan Muna Partylist Representative Teddy Casiño speaking before Daneco’s second general assembly held in Tagum Sunday. ...

By KENETTE JEAN I. MILLONDAGA Davao Today “What we are trying to do is to encourage people to use what we have, to protect ourselves. Most of us hide what we are innovating. And by the time we make it public, someone had already patented it,” Dr. Warlito Vicente, chairperson of the Regional Health Research Development Consortium (RHRDC) warned. ...

By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today Casiño filed House Bill 5405 or the One Million Solar Roofs Act of 2011 in October last year, saying it’s the State’s responsibility to “promote the utilization of renewable energy resources to reduce dependence on imported energy from fossil fuels.” The bill also takes into account public health and the environment. ...