An activist from Youth Act Now calls for the prosecution of officials involved in corruption and misuse of pork during a picket Wednesday along Jones Circle in Acacia & CM Recto junction. Anti-pork rallyists slam the Aquino's Presidential Social Fund and the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) which they say promote patronage politics. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
A kid reads a protester's placard slamming 'bureaucrat capitalism' or the abuse of government position for personal gain, during Wednesday's protest by Youth Act Now, which condemned the retention of Presidential pork barrel known as Presidential Social Fund and the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP). (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
Former Senator Panfilo Lacson gave the keynote address during Friday’s Davao City Chamber of Commerce General Members Meeting held in Marco Polo Hotel. Lacson said on the corruption in Congress and other government branches, “the antidote to the moral decay is we, the Filipino people. The formula is the people’s vigilance on government’s complacency. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Davao City Chairman Rolando Olamit called out to fellow MNLF fighters and the government to re-open the door for talks to stop the bloodshed in Zamboanga City. Olamit joined a peace rally initiated by the Philippine national Police and the Arrmed Forces of the Philippines at Rizal Park last Wednesday. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
The Bog-ot family from Talaingod, Davao del Norte was among the five families selected for Huwaran Pamilyang Pilipino (Model Filipino Family) by Department of Social Welfare and Development Region 11. The Bog-ot family, who was among the 22 families nominated for the award, received Php 30,000 in cash. Witnessing the turnover is Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario (second left). (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)