Progressive organizations in Davao City have denounced President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo?s signing of the anti-terrorism bill into law. They said the law, which Arroyo signed on Tuesday, would worsen the already…
The human-rights group Karapatan in Southern Mindanao disclosed today that one of its advocates, Priel Booc, has received a death threat through a text message on Monday. More details here.
Davao Today has launched its guide to the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry. The guide, which can be viewed here, will track developments, news and issues in the call center,…
DAVAO CITY — Despite international pressure and assurances by government that it is doing its best to stop the killing of political activists in the country, the violence continues. This morning, a provincial leader of Anakpawis, the partylist organization running for Congress seats in this year’s election, was shot dead by assassins in Digos City, Davao del Sur.
A Davao City resident recalls the arrest and ensuing torture he and 10 other punks suffered in the hands of the police and military in Mountain Province. “We thought we were going to be ‘salvaged?,? Anderson Alonzo recalled. ?Everyone was scared. All I could think about was, whatever happens, we wanted our bodies to be taken back home.”