Supporters of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte will hold a gathering here at the end of the month to show their support for the mayor and educate the public on Federalism.
Author Archives: ZEA IO MING C. CAPISTRANO
Environmental health groups today cautioned consumers seeking fairer skin to be watchful of banned skin whitening cosmetics which are sold here.
Like most Filipinos finding no job opportunities here, she opted to leave her family of four and worked abroad. Her dreams were shattered when employers abused her as she recounted her ordeal in a press conference together with the militant Migrante and the Kilusang Mayo Uno Monday here.
The Army’s Eastern Mindanao Command said it condemned the burning of an IP (indigenous people) school in Surigao del Sur, adding it was a handiwork of “still unidentified lawless armed group wearing Army uniforms.”
At around 2:00 am on Thursday, the cottage used by the school staff and teachers of an alternative school catering to tribal students in Padiay village, Sibagat town in Agusan del Sur was burned.
A foreigner from Bangladesh, who is visiting the country for a conference, wears a sticker on her bag which says “Hands off! No to Laglag Bala!” inside the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
The government has put up signage such as this inside the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 to welcome the delegates of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit which is happening in the country on November 17 to 20. The government has allotted P10-billion for hosting the APEC this year. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
A research and media center solely focused on indigenous peoples’ issues was launched Monday morning at Balay Kalinaw in University of the Philippines Diliman campus.
The Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep is considered the most famous temple here with thousands of tourists and Buddhist visiting daily.
With information right at our fingertips, a journalist can write a story from calling sources and receiving press releases. But real stories happen on the ground and are best told when seen by the writers themselves especially in indigenous peoples communities.
