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By ANGELA LIBRADO-TRINIDAD

We have hoodlums in robes, we have cheats at the highest echelons of the government, we have crooks in Congress, landgrabbers and killers well-entrenched in state machineries and business, and the irony is, despite the laws available to victims, to the poorest among us, these criminals appear decent and held with high regard in our society. We see the young shoplifter, the young molester or the young drug pusher and, alas, we are immediately agitated to have them removed from our sight and from the streets!

Stop military operations in Sulu and Basilan! Stop targeting civilians! Government troops hit civilians while conducting clearing operations in Tipo-Tipo,…

STATEMENT ON THE MILITARY OFFENSIVE IN MINDANAO �Give ear to my prayer, O God. . . for his speech was…

DAVAO CITY – The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan in Southern Mindanao today concludes that the recent military clashes in Basilan and…

Abu Sayyaf
in Basilan:
A deadly
redux

Exports of Philippine-grown bananas and pineapples, most of them from the Davao region and other parts of Mindanao, may increase with the implementation of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA), but it will benefit agribusiness transnational corporations and not Filipino growers, according to independent think-tank Ibon Foundation.

This August, in Davao, Dabawenyos will hold a celebration of flowers, fruits, and for the year’s bountiful harvest – the…

The government is working on five �bagsakan centers� in the Davao Region where the Department of Agriculture (DA) is infusing five million pesos to fund the project. These centers will have cold storage and other facilities to handle food and crops from farmers.

By Rose B. Palacio The Rotaract Club of Munting Pag-asa Davao district 3860, a duly recognized and registered member of…