THE lowly malunggay, which is being eyed by the Department of Agriculture (DA) as a solution to hunger, poverty and…
After hearing about the successful launch of the e-jeepney in Makati, Davao officials are excited about the prospects of electric-powered cars, saying it could lessen the country’s dependence on gasoline.
By GERMELINA A. LACORTE | Davao Today
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte thumbs down initial moves to entice him to run for the Senate under the slate of Lakas-NUCD when his third term as mayor finally ends in 2010.
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte ordered no let up against drugs and crime syndicates despite criticisms from international human rights groups and the report by United Nations (UN) rapporteur Philip Alston on extra-judicial killings.
AT LEAST two small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Davao Oriental are now being developed to readily compete during the…
Foreign-funded Jathropa plantations are encroaching on agricultural lands and it only adds to the existing laws and policies that cause food deprivation among the poor Filipinos like the 70% farmers and farm workers in the country, Celso Pojas, KMP-SMR spokesperson said.
Cites unresolved issues of rights violation in previous Balikatan The Moro partylist organization Suara Bangsamoro calls for the government to…
The Kilusang Mayo Uno-Southern Mindanao region today expressed apprehension over the proposed revival of the National ID System, saying that…
Davao City– Gabriela today lambasted the dismissal of the rape case filed by 16-year old “Emily” against six men in…
At the height of the escalating incidents of the murder of activists, there was strong condemnation, both within and outside the country that forced the government to do something to stop the killing. Now that the number of killings has declined, condemnation has also decreased and discussion into finding reasonable remedies and redress for the victims had waned. It has even prompted the government to take the credit for the decline in the number of killings as proof of the improved human rights conditions in the country.
