DAVAO CITY — As many as 444 barangays (villages) in the Southern Mindanao region have been classified as among so-called “areas of immediate concern” this election season.
The police in the region reported 38 percent of the villages in Southern Mindanao, including those in three cities and 44 municipalities, are affected by armed and election-related threats.
By Rose B. Palacio
DAVAO CITY — Up to 30 percent of voters in the forthcoming May 14 elections will come from the youth sector, according to the second issue of the State of the Philippine Population Report (SPPR).
Commission on Population (Popcom) XI Director Maduh Damsani said parents and elders should prepare the youths to make good choices.
Below is the statement of Dr. Alberto G. Romulo, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, on United States Peace Corps Volunteer Julia Campbell:
On behalf of the Filipino people, I wish to express my most heartfelt sympathies to the family of United States Peace Corps volunteer Julia Campbell.
MANILA — Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Hilario G. Davide, Jr. reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that on 17 April 2007 the Philippines joined the mounting clamor for greater international attention on energy security and climate change, saying member-states of the United Nations must work together to attain the much needed consensus for speedy cooperation and action on these issues.
?There is an extreme urgency for international community-wide prioritization, including at regional and national levels, to address the challenges posed by energy security and climate change,? Ambassador Davide said in his statement during an open debate of the Security Council.
GENERAL Santos City ? Congressional bet Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao said that he will respect the outcome of the May 14 elections after signing the covenant last Wednesday here at the Sanguniang Panglungsod session hall.
?Irerespeto ko kung sino man yung pipilin ng mga tao,? said the 28-year old Pacquiao, who is running against incumbent Congresswoman Darlene Antonino-Custodio in the First District of South Cotabato.