Despite the Aquino government’s declaration of “great economic success” with the supposed 7.8 percent growth rate of the country’s Gross…
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After hours of picking and transporting garbage which they sell at the junk shops, a father and child take respite…
Visiting college students plant rice in a contested lot in Barangay Maa, this city. Claimed by the powerful Villa Abrilles to be used for a high-end subdivision, the lot is being fought for by Nanay Silay and other urban poor residents in the area. The Villa-Abrilles forcibly evicted residents, destroyed plants and dumped landfill in the 11-hectare land last year. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel Hernani)
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Ordinary folks say deteriorating incomes and high prices of basic commodities overshadow the bright prospects for the New Year.
By CJ KUIZON
