International Reactions Fail to Stop Killings and Disappearances
(First of three parts) A couple in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija took their own lives in October 2006 because they could not bear anymore days of torture by government soldiers. The…
A Season of Begging
These children roaming the streets of Davao City are a common sight during the holidays, asking strangers for money or Christmas presents. While officials say Davao’s economy has improved over the years, poverty is still common in the city, with thousands of residents — like these children — living in the slums, hardly getting by.
(davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)
Davao Call Center Eyes Expansion in Muslim Mindanao
A call-center company based in Davao says it plans to tap the call-center and business-outsourcing potentials of provinces in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Germelina A. Lacorte reports.
Exporters to Use JPEPA to Lobby for Direct Davao-Tokyo Flights
Davao?s exporters complain of longer travel time for their goods to reach Japanese cities. According to them, this problem has affected the competitiveness of Davao exports. Germelina A. Lacorte reports.
Davao May Be Target of Christmas, New Year Attacks — Australia
Australia has warned its citizens against traveling to certain areas in the Philippines, particularly in Mindanao,"because of the very high threat of terrorist attack, including kidnapping, and related counter-terrorism operations."…