By ACE R. MORANDANTE Davao Today In a statement Sunday, Rubi del Mundo, spokesman of the NDFP in Southern Mindanao said their decision to release Nojapa “was based on purely humanitarian grounds in the wake of the appeal made by Nojapa's family and peace advocates.”
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today “That’s the trouble with the BIR. Ang gagmay ang ginagukod (They run against the poor people). Ngano dili nila gukdon ang dagko sama nila Lucio Tan? (Why don’t they run after the big tax evaders like Lucio Tan?)” – Rep. Luz Ilagan
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA Davao Today “My grapevine sources (tell me that it’s the NPA) and they did not deny it,” Duterte told journalists during a command conference with police and military officials Friday night at the Grand Men Seng Hotel.
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA Davao Today A hearing was set Thursday but Tesiorna said the police officers who were the witnesses of the prosecution during the first court hearing last March 19 did not appear before the court.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today John Sifton, HRW Asia advocacy director, has said “A no vote can be seen as an attempt to protect the Sri Lankan government from accountability for tens of thousands of deaths. This would be a slap in the face of human rights activists in Sri Lanka and elsewhere.”