Alma Mondragon of Alliance Against AIDS in Mindanao (ALAGAD) on Thursday said that the city needs P133 million budget to implement the program for awareness campaign and treatment of HIV-AIDS. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
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Farmers condemn killings and human rights violations allegedly perpetrated by state forces against their ranks today along San Pedro Street in Davao City as part of a nationwide protest in commemoration of the Peasant month. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Members of progressive organizations stage a protest action Friday in front of the headquarters of the Eastern Mindanao Command of the AFP in Panacan. Two caskets made out of card boxes were displayed by the protesters as symbols of the death of Lando Dagansan, and his son, Judah who were brutally killed by members of the 66th Infantry Battalion last October 12. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Rocelio Tabay, head of the Davao City Technical Committee on Organic Agriculture, expresses his support for the celebration of World Food Day in the city which highlights family farming and its role in achieving food security. This year’s World Food Day celebration carries the theme “Family Farming: Feeding the World, Caring for the Earth”. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Speaking before media during iSpeak forum Thursday, MASIPAG Representative Fidel O. Carpesano says that some rice traders tend to mix cheap rice, which are heavily bombarded with pesticides, to locally produced and organic rice leaving consumers unsure of food safety. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com
PRO 11 Police Senior Inspector Mark Kim Aquino, action officer of the Strategy Management Unit, admits Monday that there is corruption among their ranks at the Philippine National Police. He shows to the media the “Balance Score Card” used for monitoring police officers. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Engr. Armando Angsinco, calls on the public to protect water sources by planting bamboo along the riverbanks to help prevent soil erosion and siltation of top soil. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Mary Ann Fuertes of IDIS, confirms that there is a tolerable pesticide contamination in Panagan and Tamugan river tributaries. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Councilor Leah Librado-Yap, committee head on Women, Children and Family Relations, insists that the city has enacted enough laws already that protect women and children’s rights. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Peer educator Junrey Bigallera (with microphone) narrates his personal experience as a child vendor and bottle cleaner at a factory until he was helped by the welfare group, Kaugmaon for Children’s Rights and Social Development, Inc. in Davao City. He and the Kaugmaon center are guests in Thursday’s iSpeak media forum at City Hall, to observe the international Children’s Month, with government carrying the theme:”Bata, Kasali Ka; Ikaw ay Mahalaga.” (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
