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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said the reconstruction of Governor Generoso Bridge 1 in Bankerohan is “within…
KAMATUORAN (Kalihukan sa Mindanao Alang sa Kamatuoran) Presented during the launching of Kamatuoran in CdO, February 23, 2008 at Mindy’s…
We would like to rebut the points raised by U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Kristie Kenney in an interview with…
The Department of Health (DOH) has identified five areas in Davao City endemic to dengue fever. Dr. Ma. Socorro D….
By CHERYLL D. FIEL and MARILOU AGUIRRE | Davao Today
Bayan said it expects the protest actions to swell in the wake of the ZTE exposes at the Senate, linking the administration to the bloated NBN-ZTE deal. “We know that the sentiment against the President in Davao is strong. We can see initiatives from different sectors coming,” it said.
INITIATIVE. After almost a year of waiting, Davaoeos are relieved to see that construction works of the Governor Generoso I in Bankerohan. Earlier, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte already gave up on finding funds for the P300 million bridge repair, supposed to be a project of the national government. When Duterte’s political rival, Davao Rep. Prospero Nograles, assumed his post as the new House Speaker, signboards are installed in the project site, saying that the P206.64 million project, made possible through the initiative of the new House Speaker, will be finished on August 14 this year. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)
Reporters Without Borders/Reporters sans frontires – www.rsf.org 13 February 2008 Annual Press Freedom Report 2008 REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS CRITICISES LACK…
Anti-US Sentiment. Evelyn Carias, Moro community leader, speaks before the crowd of around 1,000 activists who marched around the major streets of Davao City on Feb. 18 to protest the holding of joint RP-US military exercises in key areas in Mindanao. The protesters also condemned the alleged involvement of US troops in the alleged massacre of Muslim civilians in Sulu last Feb. 4. They also called for the ouster of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. (Photo by Keith Bacongco / AKP Images)
A couple savoring moments together at Davao city’s new People’s Park. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)
