Author Archives: DAVAO TODAY

9 years ago

FDA orders candy maker to pull out products

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FDA orders candy maker to pull out products

After a mass poisoning of children involving repacked durian candies, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) here ordered the candy manufacturer to pull out its products from the market and surrender it as soon as possible.

9 years ago

Farmers’ group want ‘Alamara’ militia disbanded

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Farmers’ group want ‘Alamara’ militia disbanded

A farmers group here is calling for the “disarming and disbandment” of a tribal paramilitary group after an official from the National Commission for the Indigenous People confirmed the existence of the Alamara in the areas of Kapalong and Talaingod in Davao del Norte.

9 years ago

Bayan Muna staff harassed

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Bayan Muna staff harassed

A staff member of Bayan Muna partylist was reportedly harassed in Manila by a man who identified himself as an intelligence agent during a protest action against the MRT-LRT fare hikes on Wednesday.

9 years ago

High school students protest K-12 anew

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High school students protest K-12 anew

Youth activists in the national capital protested in their campuses on Thursday to call for the immediate junking of the government’s Kindergarten to 12 years of basic education (K-12) program.

9 years ago

Soldier wounded in Davao Norte Clash

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Soldier wounded in Davao Norte Clash

A soldier of the 68th Infantry Battalion was wounded after an attack launched by the New People’s Army guerilla fighters in Talaingod, Davao del Norte on Wednesday morning.

9 years ago

Lawmakers push for House move on resumption of peace talks

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Lawmakers push for House move on resumption of peace talks

Women’s partylist group Gabriela today called on House Speaker Feliciano Sonny Belmonte to push for the pending resolutions supporting the resumption of peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines following the House leader’s visit with members of the NDFP peace panel Jose Maria Sison and Luis Jalandoni in Utrecht, Netherlands.