Other Salugpungan schools operating are now in fear of being forcibly closed by paramilitary groups and military, like what happened to its campus in Talaingod, that later led to the arrest of Talaingod 18 including former Bayan Muna representative Satur Ocampo and ACT Teachers partylist Rep. France Castro.
Police and Task Force Davao personnel are deployed around the Freedom park during Bonifacio Day protest on Friday, November 30, 2018. Authorities became more strict with rallies that could affect traffic, after an ordinance prohibiting rallies on streets was recently passed by the City Council. (Ken E. Cagula/davaotoday.com)
The labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) condemned the latest incident of attempted murder against NAMASUFA workers of Sumifru in Compostela Valley, as unidentified individuals opened fire at the union president’s house on November 30 and tried to burn it.
Activists here assailed the passage of the city anti-road blockade ordinance penalizing barricades especially during protest actions in this city, saying it was passed lopsidedly sans consultation with the militants.
Several church leaders here have voiced out their concern over the possibility of extending the declaration of Martial law in Mindanao following President Rodrigo Durterte’s order to augment military troops in Visayas.
The militant Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) here denounced President Rodrigo Duterte for shamelessly bowing down to China as Prime Minister Xi Jinping visits the country to sign agreement on infrastructure including the joint oil and gas exploration between the Philippines and China in the disputed West Philippine Sea.
There were 67 cases of human trafficking recorded in Davao region from January to September this year with one-year-old children among the victims of online exploitation, the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT-XI) said.
The Davao City Culture and Arts Council is now accepting design proposals from local artists for a monument to be built in honor of Datu Bago. The monument is meant to recognize the heroism of Datu Bago in opposing colonial rule by defending the Davao against the Spanish colonizers.
An election watchdog identified several party-list groups in the 2019 elections becoming an extension of political dynasties in many provinces and vested interests, saying it made it harder for party-list groups genuinely representing marginalized sectors to gain seats in Congress.
The city government has earmarked P42 million budget for the month-long celebration of Pasko Fiesta this December.
