Cotabato advocates slam commercial production of Bt Talong

By DANILDA L. FUSILERO Davao Today Bt Talong is a genetically-engineered eggplant that produces a toxin against a fruit and shoot borer (FSB). BT (Bacillus thuringiensis) is a soil bacterium whose genes are inserted to the eggplant to produce toxins against FSB.

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Moro evacuees dread of going home, complain of continued military presence

By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today Government troops are said to have virtually turned the civilian communities into military sites, risking the lives of civilians from possible attacks of the BIFF and other armed groups.

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Church, individuals to help in NDF indemnification of Paquibato blast victims

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today Individuals comprising what the NDF calls Third Party Facilitators signed a pledge of commitment saying “the road towards peace requires the respect for and adherence to international and other related humanitarian laws” and promised to give their time and efforts to ensure that the grenade blast victims “are indemnified in a prompt, successful and transparent manner.”

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