Author Archives: DAVAO TODAY

16 years ago

Alarm raised on flood, erosion in Davao areas

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Interface Development Interventions, Inc. (Idis) executive director Lia Jasmin Esquillo says they are particularly worried for the residents of Barangay Carmen in Baguio District who have suffered from displacement and loss of property in the past after an onslaught of torrential rains that triggered flashfloods and landslides.

16 years ago

The irony and tragedy that is General Esperon

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Commentary | Esperon’s appointment as peace adviser is so contemptible it insults the common sense. What credibility, for example, does the Hello, Garci general have in talking about the substantive agenda in the peace process such as socio-political, economic, and electoral reforms?

17 years ago

Rep. Crispin Beltran dies after bad fall

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Rep. Crispin Beltran, 1933-2008

BREAKING NEWS
Rep. Crispin Beltran of the AnakPawis party-list group died this morning after falling off the roof of his house in Bulacan. Relatives said he was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced “brain dead” due to severe head injuries. He died at 11:48 this morning, doctors said. Beltran was checking the roof for leaks when the accident happened, one of his daughters said.