By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA Davao Today Dagok blocked the backhoe operator’s view as she finds this the only way she could stop the machine from gnashing its teeth on the land -- the land where they have lived and tilled for years; the land they call home in Bariquit Compound, Purok 13, Bugac in Maa village.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today “The RH Bill wants to give adequate support to the poorest section of our society, so that they can avail of health care services. This is not anti-life but pro-life” -- Atty. Carlos Isagani Zarate, Bayan Muna Vice-President for Mindanao
By DANILDA L. FUSILERO Davao Today “Karon, bisan bugas maglisod nami palit, dili pud mi kapanguha og lagutmon sa bukid kay mahadlok mi nga masakpan sa mga sundalo (Now, we can hardly buy rice, we can’t even gather root crops for fear that soldiers might caught us)” -- George, a lumad peasant in Magpet
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA Davao Today “(The concept of Encantada traces back to the Spanish era) of how the destruction of the environment happened and how the Encantada got so angry. It tells a story about tribes, religion and the destruction of the environment” -- Margie Moran-Floirendo, President of Ballet Philippines