Politics

Stranded Pablo mission rescued, military blamed

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Apr 21, 2013

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA

Davao Today

Karapatan secretary general Cristina Palabay assailed the military’s action as it “shows the government’s desperation to cover up the situation of the victims of typhoon Pablo– the neglect of the victims’ needs, the corruption in its relief and rehabilitation efforts, and worst, the harassment of people who exposed these, leading to the killing of Cristina Jose, the leader of the Pablo victims’ organization.”

Pablo relief mission stranded due to military harassment

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Apr 20, 2013

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA

Davao Today

Missioners were already on their way back to the town center from Sitio Limot in Barangay Binondo, the site of their relief mission, when their contingent met a roadblock allegedly set up by members of the Philippine Army’s 67thInfantry Battalion. The missioners are forced to spend the night in Sitio Cabuyao Nursery, Barangay Binondo in Baganga, the site of the infamous “Baganga Massacre” that killed three children in August 2002 when military allegedly strafed a house of the resident where members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were believed to be staying.

Sympathies pour from PHL to Boston bombing victims

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Apr 16, 2013

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today

“A single innocent life lost to senseless act of terror anywhere in the world is an affront and an outrageous and atrocious assault on humanity’s collective dignity.” — Carlos Zarate, second nominee of Bayan Muna Party

Military intel eyes NPA areas on elections

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Apr 15, 2013

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today

Major General Ariel Bernardo, commanding officer of the 10th Infantry Division, says Monday the military “will be occupying conflict-affected areas,” or about 15 percent of his unit’s area of responsibility, which he calls “guerilla bases.” These are in the boundaries of Davao del Norte-Bukidnon, Davao del Norte-Agusan Sur and Compostela Valley-Davao Oriental.

Families in politics here to stay

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Apr 13, 2013

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today

The Center for People Empowerment in Governance (Cenpeg), in its Issue Analysis in October last year, said that over the past 100 years, political dynasty has been concentrating, expanding and consolidating. 

GPH, MILF sign Terms of Reference for dev’t program

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Apr 11, 2013

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today

Sajahatra Bangsamoro is the “development program for the delivery of basic socio-economic services to target communities in Mindanao.”  It includes the provision of health insurance, health services upgrade, college scholarships, support to madaris and private schools including technical-vocational training and cash for work livelihood programs.