KAMATUORAN (Kalihukan sa Mindanao Alang sa Kamatuoran) Presented during the launching of Kamatuoran in CdO, February 23, 2008 at Mindy’s…
By CHERYLL D. FIEL and MARILOU AGUIRRE | Davao Today
Bayan said it expects the protest actions to swell in the wake of the ZTE exposes at the Senate, linking the administration to the bloated NBN-ZTE deal. “We know that the sentiment against the President in Davao is strong. We can see initiatives from different sectors coming,” it said.
Reporters Without Borders/Reporters sans frontires – www.rsf.org 13 February 2008 Annual Press Freedom Report 2008 REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS CRITICISES LACK…
By MARILOU M. AGUIRRE | Davao Today
“There must be a cessation of hostilities first,” Gonzales said during the Local Peace and Security Assembly (LPSA) for Davao Region. He said the government panel already relayed its stand to Prof. Jose Ma. Sison, the NDFP chief political consultant, in one of their meetings in Utrecth, The Netherlands.
U.S. Troops Out Now! – Lanao Coalition (Out Now! – Lanao) condemns the intimidation tactics employed by the Armed Forces…
By MARILOU M. AGUIRRE | Davao Today
Short of admitting the failure of the Arroyo administration to stamp out the Communist rebellion, Gonzales told local peace executives there are only two choices left: either craft a really good local government counter-insurgency strategy or extend the term of the President. He said Arroyo wishes to finish the Communist rebellion when her term ends in 2010, but with only two and a half years left in her term, he doubts if the government can achieve it.
Early Bird? This barangay ID card, which contains the photo and personal information (such as address, blood type, height, SSS, TIN and contact numbers) of the holder is already being distributed in the city barangays of Catalunan Grande and Wilfredo Aquino. The cards issued to residents include the photo of Paolo Duterte, the president of the Association of Barangay Councils and son of the city mayor. Kadamay, the urban-poor group, urged the young Duterte to recall the ID and stop the implementation of the barangay ID system, saying that it raises privacy concerns and violates civil liberties. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)
By MARILOU M. AGUIRRE | Davao Today
According to the NPA, Ferrazini only became the target of the Ka Paking Guimbaolibot Red Partisan Brigade after he was proven guilty of giving logistical, financial and intelligence support to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the hinterland of Toril.
Notwithstanding the self-serving projection of Gen. Hermogenes Esperon about the impending defeat of the revolutionary forces due to the Armed…
