Read more about the article STATEMENT | Scientists to Duterte: Retract signature on Paris Agreement
President Rodrigo Duterte said he is not a lapdog of the US, China or any other country, but only of the Filipino people. (TOTO LOZANO/Presidential Photo)

STATEMENT | Scientists to Duterte: Retract signature on Paris Agreement

Through provisions such as the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions, it puts the responsibility of meeting target emission cuts at the burden of developing countries without holding corporations that are among the biggest historical polluters accountable.

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STATEMENT | From ‘Tokhang’ to ‘Tok-bang’

There’s been no restraint or second thoughts at all about Duterte’s war on drugs, relaunched this week as “Oplan Double Barrel, Reloaded”. Intensely marked by illegal practices and human rights violations, the campaign has literally become “tok-bang” from “tokhang”.

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Read more about the article 8 DECADES AFTER: Davao City soars high
The park in front of the Davao City Hall gets prepped up for the June 27 event where President-elect Rodrigo Duterte will deliver his farewell message before the residents ?of ? the city where he has served as mayor for 22 years.(Ace R.Morandante/davaotoday.com)

8 DECADES AFTER: Davao City soars high

Eighty years ago on March 1, 1937, Davao formally became a city in an inauguration attended by then Interior Secretary Elpidio Quirino at the now Quezon Park, a prominent landmark located in front of the City Hall.

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