Davao del Norte gov revives ‘mega water’ project

by Noel Baguio

Tagum City, Davao del Norte ? True to his commitment of developing water and power sources to accelerate the progress of the province, Governor Rodolfo P. Del Rosario revitalizes the stalled P2 billion Davao del Norte Integrated Water Resource Development Project (DN-IWRDP).
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Killed Anakpawis leader was no military informant — Karapatan

COMPOSTELA VALLEY? Karapatan belied here today the claim of military official recently that killed Anakpawis coordinator Alfonso Capiales in Nabunturan, Compostella Valley Province was a military informer.

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Two more youth leaders abducted in Caraga

Press Release
12 July 2007

LAING DUHA KA MGA BATAN-ONG LIDER GIDAGIT!

Niadtong Hulyo 5, 2007 sa may alas 11:00 sa buntag kapin kun kulang, samtang nagsakay sa single motor sila DAGAMI ?Dagami? BUTLIG, 24, usa ka staff sa Nagkahiusang Mag-uuma sa Surigao del Norte (NAMASUN) ug NARCISO ?Poloy? ANTIGULAS, 24, usa ka organizer sa Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON) ? Surigao, nagbaybay sila sa dalan sa Lower sangay, Barangay Anomar, Surigao City gisundan sila sa duha ka sakyanan nga double cub nga kolor light green ug pick-up nga kolor puti nga adunay plate number nga UTX 436 ug single motor nga dunay dalang radyo, nga matud sa mga nakasaksi, pagkalampas sa tulay sa mga biktima sa maong dapit mga 40 metros ang gilay-on kalit nga gibangga nga gisakyan nila nga single motor ug diha-diha dayon natumba si DAGAMI ?dagami? BUTLIG ug dayon giti-onan kini ug giduslak sa armas, samtang si NARCISO ? poloy? ANTIGULAS nakadagan sa may basakan apan gigukod siya sa mga armadong lalaki dala ang tag-as nga kalibre sa armas nga nigawas gikan sa sakyanan, mga 15 metros ang gilay-on gikan sa kalsada gidakop si NARCISO. Dayon murag baboy nga gisulod ang duha sa sakyanan.
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Court asked to reconsider decision on Davao’s aerial spraying ban

DAVAO CITY — Two motions asking the court to reconsider its decision that granted the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association its appeal for an issuance of a writ of Preliminary Injunction that stopped the implementation of the ordinance banning aerial spraying have been separately filed.
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‘(In)Human Security Act to attack civil liberties’

The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan together with progressive peoples' organizations, civil libertarians and human rights group disputes the definition of terrorism in the HSA, saying it is prone to abuse by the authorities since it is too vague and broad. Who defines such terms as "widespread", "extraordinary", "panic", "populace", "unlawful" and so on? Even legitimate dissent can be interpreted as terrorism since under the HSA the definition is not limited to the Abu Sayyaf Group, Jemaah Islamiyah and Al Qaeda.

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