By FIDEL V. AGCAOILI Chairperson, Human Rights Committee National Democratic Front of the Philippines A sure sign that the Arroyo…
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Activists in Davao City stage protests during the nationwide transport strike December 13 to protest the skyrocketing oil price in the country. At least 30 buses were hired by the Davao City government to augment public transportation during the strike. (Photo by Keith Bacongco/AKP Images)
Militant groups in Davao City hit the streets in commemoration of the 59th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Dec. 10. More photos here. (Photo by Keith Bacongco/AKP Images)
On December 10, the world will commemorate the 59th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) amidst the…
By GERMELINA A. LACORTE | Davao Today
Poor sanitation, lack of water supply, malnutrition, poor resistance to diseases and heavy congestion continue to threaten the health of evacuees in Surigao del Sur. “They experience not only human rights violations,” a human-rights advocate said. “Their basic right to health services are also not being answered by government.”
If media persons in Manila are raising a howl for being detained for hours without committing a crime, imagine how hard it would be for one to be sentenced to about six years in prison just because one could not afford a lawyer.
Datu Bago remains a controversial figure in Davao history because different people use different lenses in looking at him. Some…
PASAKA, a regional formation membering 25 lumad organizations in Southern Mindanao and North Cotobato condemned the military operations in the…
THE Davao Industry Cluster Capacity Enhancement Project (DICCEP), a two-and-a-half year project initiated by the Department of Trade and Industry…
Press Release December 2, 2007 The Exodus of the Lumad Communities of Lagangan and Km. 22, Anahao Daan evacuees swell…
