Read more about the article Union organizer gets unwelcome visitors – NTF-ELCAC agents – at home
PJ Dizon, Kilusang Mayo Uno Southern Mindanao Region secretary-general, during a protest in Davao City. (Kath Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Union organizer gets unwelcome visitors – NTF-ELCAC agents – at home

A union organizer in Davao City was harassed by alleged government anti-communist agents in his residence last Monday afternoon, Kilusang Mayo Uno reports.

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Read more about the article FACT CHECK: Davao’s confidential funds were never used for its underground cabling projects
Never minding the perils of his job, a cable worker fixes damaged wires along Ponciano street.

FACT CHECK: Davao’s confidential funds were never used for its underground cabling projects

A look into the city government’s website will show that the underground cable project in Davao City was an initiative by the late councilor Leonardo Avila, Jr. through Ordinance No. 177, series of 2014.

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Read more about the article Credentials in elections: uso pa ba yarn?
The number of voters at Kapitan Tomas Monteverde Sr. Central Elem. School declined an hour before election period ended at 3 pm. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)

Credentials in elections: uso pa ba yarn?

A single vote is powerful to change the course of the nation, and people should not be blinded by candidates who can only show nothing but popularity. Fame or a familiar name does not equate to credentials.

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Davao City BSKE results: familiar names lost, but another Duterte enters politics

Ibuyan, Apostol, Ungab, and Abella are familiar names in Davao City local politics yet the first three lost their reelection bids as barangay captains, while Abella failed his comeback for barangay captain, in Monday’s Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections. Yet, another Duterte made it into local politics.

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