Author Archives: DAVAO TODAY

17 years ago

Run, vendor, run!

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A vendor chases a taxi along F. Torres street to sell his garlands of flowers to students about to graduate…

17 years ago

Dominguez, top mining execs on top of NPA list

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The New People’s Army, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, renewed its warning against foreign-backed Sagittarius Mines Inc., telling the mining firm over the weekend to abandon its huge copper and gold project in South Cotabato or brace for violent attacks.

17 years ago

In wake of ZTE scandal, a stronger de Venecia bind

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Joey de Venecia, in a recent forum in Davao City. (davaotoday.com photo by Jonald Mahinay)

Joey de Venecia III, the first whistleblower in the ZTE scandal, regrets that his father, former House speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., had to pay a steep political price for his expos. Maybe it was his salvation, Joey says of his father’ ouster as House speaker. But blood is thicker than water and, Joey says, their relationship has never been better.