By GRACE S. UDDIN
Just as everyone had predicted, House Speaker Prospero Nograles finally declared he is running for mayor in Davao City, a post that incumbent mayor Rodrigo Duterte had held for years.
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By GRACE S. UDDIN
Following the pre-election violence in Maguindanao that killed 57 people, the city council of Davao wanted to impose an early gun ban to prevent the violence from spilling over to the city.
By GRACE S. UDDIN
Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte was furious at a retired general for telling him “what to do” with the Left.
By GRACE S. UDDIN
Released New People’s Army prisoner Corporal Dominador Alegre said he will face whatever sanctions his higher command will impose for the successful NPA raid in his Monkayo detachment that led to his capture three weeks ago.
By GRACE S. UDDIN
Although they haven�t officially started their campaign yet, Vice Mayor Sara Duterte, daughter of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Karlo Nograles, the son of House Speaker Prospero Nograles, are already making use of television, cyberspace and actual visits to the barangays to make themselves known to voters.
By GRACE S. UDDIN
The New People’s Army in Southern Mindanao said military operations have hampered the release of Corporal Dominador Alegre, the detachment commander captured in an NPA raid in Monkayo town two weeks ago. Rigoberto Sanchez of the NPA�s Merardo Arce Command the NPA will release Alegre on humanitarian grounds.
BAGANGA, DAVAO ORIENTAL (davaotoday.com) Even before they could open it, villagers in Baganga town of Davao Oriental are already complaining about the 24-hour shift that running the Barangay Defense System outpost will entail.
It will disrupt our farming activities, one villager complained to a fact-finding and medical mission team that entered the area on October 21 to 23.
BDS members dont have salaries. What will our family eat? Read on
By GRACE S. UDDIN
TALAINGOD, DAVAO DEL NORTE � Contrary to the soldiers� claim, the school for Lumads in Talaingod has been operating in the last three years with a permit from the Department of Education (DepEd).
DAVAO CITY (davaotoday.com) — A partylist representative and leaders of indigenous peoples groups in Mindanao said theres no reason to celebrate the 15th year of International Day of Indigenous Peoples as the tribes continue to suffer from the atrocities of the Arroyo administration.
“The Arroyo administration did not only fail to uphold, protect and promote IP rights, Gabriela Women Partylist representative Luz Ilagan said, It has also violated these rights. Read on
DAVAO CITY – Drainage maintenance chief Yusop Jimlani said the city has terminated the services of 174 employees following the Ombudsman’s order suspending him and three other city officials for demolishing a park named after House Speaker Prospero Nograles. Read on.
