Author: Paulo C. Rizal

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Read more about the article Piñol says Japan biz firm to invest in conflict areas in Mindanao  
INCOMING ?JAPANESE INVESTOR. Department of Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol says he hopes the deal that the DA signed with Japanese distributor Farmind Corp., would contribute to the attainment of lasting and sustainable peace in Mindanao. The deal of distributing 20 million boxes of cavendish Bananas every year was inked during President Rodrigo Duterte's visit to Japan. Piñol speaks in a press conference on Thursday, Nov. 10. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Piñol says Japan biz firm to invest in conflict areas in Mindanao  

Japan-based commodity supplier Farmind Corporation is eyeing to put up banana plantations in conflict areas of Mindanao, a Cabinet official said.

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Read more about the article ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. Kim Gargar, spokesperson of environmental group Panalipdan said that the implementation of the Davao Coastline and Port Development Project will destroy marine life ecosystems, not only in the areas to be reclaimed, but from the areas where suitable earth materials will be extracted to be used in the reclamation. A public forum on the project was held Wednesday, Nov. 9 at the Sangguniang Panlungsod building in Davao City.(Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

Kim Gargar, spokesperson of environmental group Panalipdan said that the implementation of the Davao Coastline and Port Development Project will destroy marine life ecosystems, not only in the areas to be reclaimed, but from the areas where suitable earth materials will be extracted to be used in the reclamation. A public forum on the project was held Wednesday, Nov. 9 at the Sangguniang Panlungsod building in Davao City.(Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article ‘They know law, but not justice,’ lawyer on SC nod for Marcos’ hero’s burial
LAWYER. Human rights lawyer Atty. Romeo Cabarde says that while he respects the decision of the Supreme Court as the highest court of the land, he does not agree with its decision to allow a hero's burial for the late president Ferdinand Marcos. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

‘They know law, but not justice,’ lawyer on SC nod for Marcos’ hero’s burial

A lawyer here expressed dismay over the Supreme Court's decision to allow the burial of the late president Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, saying that the ruling "dismissed" the sacrifices of those who gave their lives to restore democracy during the years of martial law.

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Read more about the article NEVER FORGET
Members of Konsensya Dabaw, a local movement opposing Marcos' hero's burial, stage an indignation rally along Roxas Avenue in Davao City hours after the Supreme Court allowed the burial of former president Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on Tuesday, Nov. 8. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

NEVER FORGET

Members of Konsensya Dabaw, a local movement opposing Marcos' hero's burial, stage an indignation rally along Roxas Avenue in Davao City hours after the Supreme Court allowed the burial of former president Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on Tuesday, Nov. 8. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article FIVE JUDGES
Members of Konsensya Dabaw, a local movement opposing the hero's burial for former President Ferdinand Marcos, hold portraits of the five judges who voted against the burial of Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani during their indignation rally Tuesday, Nov.8 following the high court's ruling of allowing Marcos burial at LNMB. The five judges include Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, Senior Justice Antonio Carpio, Justice Marvic Leonen, and Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

FIVE JUDGES

Members of Konsensya Dabaw, a local movement opposing the hero's burial for former President Ferdinand Marcos, hold portraits of the five judges who voted against the burial. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

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