A power company here wants the “favorable endorsement” of the Davao City Council as it plans to increase the generating capacity of its coal-fired power plant but members of civil society vowed to block this plan saying they were not convinced of the environmental protection and safeguard to health.
The New People’s Army in Bukidnon owned up to burning equipment worth P11-million in a multinational fruit plantation in Valencia, Bukidnon.
Farmers and activist groups in Davao held a march-rally in commemoration of the 27th year of the Mendiola Massacre where 13 farmer-activists were gunned during a violent dispersal in 1987. Today, farmers slam government's failure of implementing agrarian reform and protection of farmers amidst rice cartel and smuggling of imported rice. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
A bridge in Caraga, Davao Oriental was damaged by Agaton, and can only be passable by light vehicles. (Ace R. Morandante/ davaotoday.com)
By Mart Sambalud & Tyrone Velez Davao Today DAVAO CITY-- Authorities have already lifted public storm warning signals as of 11 am Monday as tropical depression Agaton weakened to a…