In the Time of Butterflies
Women's group from Davao City trooped to the streets Monday morning to denounce the series of killings of civilians and to assert their basic rights. The march, led by Free…
Comval Union Leader Fears for His Life
DAVAO CITY (davaotoday.com) ? The labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno disclosed today, June 12, that the life of one of its leaders in Compostela Valley province is in grave danger after an armed man broke into his home over the weekend.
The group said an armed man wearing a bonnet and a corduroy jacket forcibly entered the house of Vicente Barrios in Purok 2, Valencia, barangay New Alegria, Compostela town, Compostela Valley Province at around 9:30 p.m. on June 10.
Barrios is the president of the Nagkahiusang Mamumuo sa Suyapa Farms (Namasufa) in Compostela, which is affiliated with the KMU.
Thinking Out Loud: Again, Murder
Again, Murder Last night, as I was commuting home, I saw a crowd on R. Castillo Street in Agdao. Three patrol cars and a 911 ambulance stood by. The driver…
Duterte Takes Aim at Trash
By Cheryll D. Fiel
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY ? The trash bins look expensive. These are placed strategically in practically every street corner in several ?pilot? areas in the city, as if telling the public that there?s no excuse for littering and — this is important — segregating garbage.
To put it bluntly, you could go to jail for ignoring what the bins are for. And City Hall says it is serious in implementing this waste-segregation scheme.
Gov?t Assailed for ?Fabricating? Mindanao Poverty Figures
MANILA ? The labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) has accused the government of again fabricating national statistics to make it appear that the poverty level is declining. The National…