PHL’s No vote to UNHRC reso on Sri Lanka abuses dismays rights group

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.”

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UP-Mindanao students bat for abolition of STFAP

By CHERYLL D. FIEL Davao Today "Implementation of STFAP is sorely inefficient, and with this, it means shortchanging a lot of students, and even compromising their chances of getting an education in UP,” Mariel Moralde, a sophomore Bachelor of Science in Anthropology student of University of the Philippines-Mindanao said.

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An hour of night riding for Mother Earth

By ACE R. MORANDANTE Davao Today The event had its roots from the 2007 Earth Hour in Australia where millions switched off their lights calling for action on climate change.  Since then the call has evolved into “taking responsibility and leading the global journey to a sustainable future.”

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