by IBON MEDIA
Oct 02, 2007
Contrary to the Arroyo government’s claims of a social payback in exchange for new tax measures, only 17 centavos out of every peso in revenues are allocated in next year’s budget for health, education and housing services. In the budget, funding for government hospitals was slashed by 12 percent. By contrast, the Department of National Defense will get thrice as much as the health department.
by DAVAO TODAY
Sep 24, 2007
Mindanao investments
surge to record high
by DAVAO TODAY
Sep 02, 2007
DAVAO CITY — Bayan Muna negated here today the recent pronouncement of Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of posting the alleged…
by DAVAO TODAY
Sep 02, 2007
DAVAO CITY — Kilusang Mayo Uno-Southern Mindanao Region today slammed Gloria Arroyos declaration that her administrations plans for the economy…
by DAVAO TODAY
Sep 02, 2007
MANILA — Contrary to Vice-President Noli de Castros assertion that the growing number of Filipinos employed abroad was proof of…
by GERMELINA A. LACORTE
Sep 02, 2007
Officials said harmonizing customs procedures among the four countries in the Eaga will address the common complaints among investors and will make it easier for governments to monitor security threats in the region.
by IBON MEDIA
Aug 15, 2007
Exports of Philippine-grown bananas and pineapples, most of them from the Davao region and other parts of Mindanao, may increase with the implementation of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA), but it will benefit agribusiness transnational corporations and not Filipino growers, according to independent think-tank Ibon Foundation.
by DAVAO TODAY
Aug 14, 2007
By Rose B. Palacio The Rotaract Club of Munting Pag-asa Davao district 3860, a duly recognized and registered member of…
by DAVAO TODAY
Jul 19, 2007
White Rabbit candy
Health authorities, however, do not have a list of the 180 food companies in mainland China that Beijing closed down recently, after determining that products from these companies were contaminated. “There was no list provided of the closed establishments and their products, so we cannot pinpoint which particular products we are going after,” an official said.
by DAVAO TODAY
Jul 13, 2007
DAVAO CITY — As the health department across the country is finalizing its plan of activities for the forthcoming month-long…