(A Statement on the Disarming of Another Phil. Army Detachment) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is at it…
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Pakistan-The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is extremely concerned that two popular talk programs transmitted to Pakistan from Dubai-based GEO…
China-The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the continuing restrictions on journalists reporting on the aftermath of the devastating earthquake…
Sri Lanka-The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is extremely disturbed by a new 90-day extension of a detention order against…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has expressed its anger at new restrictions on media as the Olympic Games approach….
By CJ KUIZON | Davao Today
Somewhere in Bankerohan, in a compound still shady with trees, three-week-old Vermon Autan sleeps soundly on a mat in the bottom bunk of the dormitory-type room that he shares with his parents and four other siblings. The place is not his home.
Concerned organizations and individuals form an alliance called Exodus for Justice and Peace to call for a stop of the militarization in the countryside and for the return of hundreds of Lumads displaced from their communities. The alliance also seeks justice for the death of tribal chieftain Dominador Diarog, peasant leader Celso Pojas and other victims of human rights violations. Photo shows Exodus’s members signing a statement of unity calling attention to the daily needs of victims, including health and medical services, psychosocial therapy sessions for women and children, legal services, moral support, among others. (davaotoday.com photo by Jonald Mahinay)
By MARILOU M. AGUIRRE | Davao Today
City Hall directed its departments to tighten their belt and trim down unnecessary expenses as the country reels from the economic crisis.
Almost Done. An aerial view of the new Governor Generoso Bridge 1, showing the almost-finished structure that will take the place of the old bridge which collapsed in April last year. Officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways assured the new bridge will be opened next month, just in time for the start of classes. (Contributed photo by Joseph Garcia/City Information Office)
By GERMELINA A. LACORTE | Davao Today
The jailed broadcaster has already secured a May 26 court order for his provisional release after he posted bail for another libel case filed against him by TV personality Jeanette Lomanta-Leuterio.
