MANILA — The Philippine government is putting in place intervention measures for the palay sector to boost production to 19.058…
MANILA — Anti-Terrorism Task Force (ATTF) spokesman Ricardo Blancaflor on Sunday allayed fears over the implementation of the Human Security…
MANILA — The administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is “confident that it will succeed” in addressing the revenue-generation shortfall recorded…
By CHERYLL D. FIEL | davaotoday.com
Newly elected Davao City councilor Karlo Bello, who was recently selected as the chairman of the City Council’s Committee on Civil, Political and Human Rights, has expressed reservations about the Human Security Act, saying it might result in more human-rights abuses. “The same people who are already committing human-rights violations could be given authority to commit the same acts,” he said.
Command responsibility: Can President Arroyo evade it?
Employees of Davao City Water District during a prayer rally on July 5 to oppose the proposed privatization of the government utility company. (Photo by Keith Bacongco)
Bayan Muna today urged Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, the presidential security adviser for regions 11 and 12, to lobby for a thorough review of the anti-terror Law or the Human Security Act, saying the mayors objectives in keeping peace and order” should be consistent with the protection of human rights and the upholding of democracy.
DAVAO CITYJunk the Human Security Act, this was the cry of the students and youth organizations in the National Day…
The city government is celebrating July as Nutrition month by carrying out activities relative to good nutrition, proper breastfeeding, and a sustained campaign against malnutrition.
In previous years, we were getting investments from the agriculture and tuna industry. But this year, there has been a remarkable increase in the real-estate sector, along with services and wholesale trading, according to SEC regional director Paul Francisco.
