Author Archives: DAVAO TODAY

16 years ago

NPAs release Manero on humanitarian grounds

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Davao City — The Communist New People’s Army released former army sergeant Jose Manero, a former Ilaga leader and brother of released priest killer Norberto Manero, after three months in captivity. Rigoberto F. Sanchez, the regional spokesperson of the NPA in Southern Mindanao, said the NPA granted conditional amnesty to Manero because of his admission of guilt and issuance of a public apology for the “crimes” and “serious violations of human rights committed against the people.

16 years ago

MOA on ancestral domain: It’s not over yet

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The strong backlash ignited by the MoA deserves a second look by the MILF leaders. A lesson that can be drawn is the fact that the war for self-determination involves not only taking arms and talking but also a political war to win the broadest support for the just and historic struggle of the Bangsamoro people. A lot of hard work needs to be done in this area.

16 years ago

Quiapo and Makati: Tale of two cities

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By Germelina Lacorte
Its not strange to hear hymns streaming from Quiapo Church overlapping with the calls of women hawking their medicinal herbs, and protests demanding for President Arroyo to resign. On our way back, a throng of angry student activists marched towards the church square, waving banners, calling for a rollback in the prices of gasoline and demanding for the President to resign.