That Supposed Terror Plot Vs. Davao
The Arroyo administration has resorted once again to one of the oldest tricks in its deception book: scare people from attending gatherings and rallies against the regime by invoking so-called…
Military Says it Foiled Plot to Bomb Davao City
The military today said they had foiled a plot by terrorists to bomb Davao City, an attack supposedly similar to the bombing of the Sasa Wharf in 2003. The Air…
Anti-Cha-cha Protests Heat Up in Davao
Leaders of the clergy, from Catholics to Protestants, as well as progressive and youth groups, have began a series a protest actions against Charter change, which they believe would only worsen the condition of Filipinos at the same time that it entrenches politicians in power. Cheryll D. Fiel reports.
NO TO CHA-CHA: Organizers of the “People’s March” during Tuesday’s press conference vowed to oppose the Arroyo regime’s move to change the Constitution. (davaotoday.com photo by Cheryll D. Fiel)
Angging Blasts Cha-Cha, Nograles
In a privilege speech on Monday, Davao City Councilor Angela Librado-Trinidad lambasted the administration’s efforts to change the Constitution. “This worries me. This ails me, because we are again being hoodwinked to believe that we need Cha-Cha more than ever,” Trinidad said. She also said it was the city’s “misfortune” that one of its congressmen, Prospero Nograles, is involved in the deception.
NGOs Take Campaigns to the Internet
The Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center- Kasama sa Kailakasan (LRC-KsK) Friends of the Earth Philippines Davao Office has launched two websites to elevate into the cyberspace their campaign against…