National Democratic Front of the Philippines Southern Mindanao Press Statement October 5, 2007 Plunderous NBN deal a hallmark of bureaucrat…
Panalipdan! Mindanao, a network of church and sectoral organizations and NGOs, issued a statement in support of the outburst of…
DAVAO CITY � Human Rights group Karapatan-Southern Mindanao condemned in the highest possible terms today the recent order of Gloria…
DAVAO CITY — A poster-making competition is one of this year�s pre-anniversary competitions to drumbeat the upcoming 28th year celebration…
By CHERYLL D. FIEL | Davao Today
Duterte said teenagers today are different from those in the past and, at 15, he believed a boy already has discernment. He also thought the Juvenile Justice Law, which says children below 15 cannot be held criminally liable, is open to abuse — a lot of criminals could get away with crime because of this, he said. He called the law myopic and impractical.
A DTI official said the investment climate this year remains bright considering that many businesses are into expansion projects. �The fact that these businesses are into opening up of new branches is an indication that the business climate is favorable,� he said.
The Department of Labor and Employment said it invite companies, organizations and individuals who can become a �donor, sponsor, friend, or a supporter� to provide services — food, clothing, shelter, mentoring, livelihood, educational, medical assistance, work and training opportunities — for Southern Mindanao’s child laborers.
This city once again made history when a graduate from John Paul II College of Davao topped this year�s Geodetic Engineer Licensure Examination given by the Board of Geodetic Engineering in Manila last September. Alfredo Cahiles Gaborne Jr., from Calinan, said he did not expect to get the highest rating and that all he wanted was to be in the top 20 list.
COMMENTARY | By Ibon Foundation
Contrary to the Arroyo government’s claims of a social payback in exchange for new tax measures, only 17 centavos out of every peso in revenues are allocated in next year’s budget for health, education and housing services. In the budget, funding for government hospitals was slashed by 12 percent. By contrast, the Department of National Defense will get thrice as much as the health department.
Environmentalists are yet again scaling up Mt. Tipolog, known as the country�s lost volcano found in Barangay Tawan-Tawan, Baguio District,…
