When she was younger, her father would always tell her that no matter how far she was from them, she would only have to look up to the night sky, and know that they were all looking at the same shimmering stars, and that the stars would lead her back to them.
Overseas Filipino worker Erlinda Cagalitan wails near the coffin of her 2-year old son, John Earl at the Davao Memorial Park on Wednesday Nov. 23. The boy died after being beaten by his guardian in Calinan, Davao City. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte attends the burial of John Earl Cagalitan, the 2-year old boy who died after being beaten by a guardian. The boy’s remains were laid to rest at the Davao Memorial Park on Wednesday, Nov. 23. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Activists who led a protest rally at the US Embassy on Oct. 19 decried Wednesday the charges filed against them by the Philippine National Police, saying it was meant to sway public opinion from the real issue.
The Davao City Jail’s new facility will start construction early next year to address congestion in the city’s prisons.
A union leader here said that the Philippine army is using the government’s anti-illegal drugs campaign to discourage workers from joining unions, specifically the militant labor union center Kilusang Mayo Uno.
In the wake of the death of an abused toddler here, a ranking official of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration said he is open to a policy that would prevent mothers from leaving their young children to designated guardians while working abroad.
Protests against the hero’s burial for former President Ferdinand Marcos continued as students and faculty from the Ateneo de Davao University led a candle lighting activity in front of the university in Roxas Street, Monday.
Award-winning writer Don Pagusara joins the candle lighting ceremony conducted by the students of Ateneo de Davao University to condemn the hero’s burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos on Monday, November 21 in front of Ateneo de Davao University in Roxas Avenue. Pagusara was among the thousands of activists who were abducted, tortured, and jailed during the Martial Law.(Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Overseas Workers’ Welfare Agency XI Regional Director Eduardo Bellido says he is planning to craft a policy that will prevent mothers from leaving their young children in the hands of guardians in order to work abroad. Bellido’s comments came after a toddler from Calinan district in Davao City died due to beating by his guardians last week. (By Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
