The Irrepressible Duterte
Will Duterte stick to his guns in his verbal war with the Church? Mayor Rodrigo Duterte just can't help himself sometimes. This week, the mayor called the Catholic Church's promotion…
Last Son Alive
Fernando Alia at the Davao Medical Center, the last of the Alia boys. (davaotoday.com photo by Cheryll D. Fiel)
Last week, Fernando Alia was near his home when somebody plunged an ice pick twice in his back. Although he survived, he doesn?t feel a bit lucky. Three other brothers had been stabbed to death in and around the Bankerohan public market, where butchers not only kill livestock. Their mother, Clarita Alia, is at her wit?s end dealing with these tragedies. Worse, they blame her for their misfortunes. Davao Today?s Cheryll D. Fiel reports.
ARMM Teachers Up in Arms Over Delayed Pay
Click on image to view slideshow Teachers in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) have not been receiving their salaries on time, forcing many of them to hold demonstrations,…
ARMM Teachers Up in Arms Over Delayed Salaries
Teachers in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) have not been receiving their salaries on time, forcing many of them to hold demonstrations, such as this one in front…
A Mother’s Plea, a City’s Madness
By Carlos H. Conde
Clarita Alia lost three of her children to the Davao Death Squad. Her youngest is fighting for his life.The voice on the other end was trembling. ?Sir, I really need your help.? The voice ? soft, slightly stuttering, but harrowingly sad ? was one of the most heart-rending I?ve ever heard. ?My son has been stabbed,? the woman said, weeping now. ?We?re now at the DMC (Davao Medical Center) and we have no money for medicine, for food. Please have mercy on us.?