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Kabataan Denounces Fee Collection at Tudaya Falls

DAVAO CITY ? Almost a hundred delegates for the Kabataan Partylist-sponsored Youth Climb expressed disappointment on the recent cancellation of their activity due to the entrance fee that they were asked to pay by the Office of the City Economic Enterprise Manager in Kapatagan, Davao del Sur.

“We will refuse to pay even if we have the money because we believe that we are not there to just climb Mt. Apo. We went there with the purpose of registering our pledge to campaign against the installation of the Hydro electric plant project by the Hydro-Electric Development Corporation (HEDCOR),” Karla Hyasmind Apat, vice-president for Mindanao of Kabataan, said.

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Residents from Davao’s 3rd District Felt Insulted by Council Bets


Neophyte Jeppie. BayanMuna partylist member Jeppie Ramada (third from left) looks ill at ease during a campaign sortie this week. Ramada is running for councilor in the third district under the umbrella of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and his daughter Sara who are running unopposed as mayor and vice mayor for the upcoming polls in May. Duterte had earlier endorsed partylist groups BayanMuna, Gabriela and Anakpawis, saying these groups have consistently fought for the people’s interest.(davaotoday.com photo by Germelina Lacorte)

DAVAO CITY — Some 600 residents of Davao City?s third district who gathered for the Green Vote 2007 Candidates Forum in Calinan Thursday afternoon felt insulted when the candidates who attended the event left them for another sortie barely halfway through the activity.

Barangay Tawan-Tawan Kagawad Danny Gumapac was emotional when he aired his dismay over the turn of events and said that the candidates? attitude reflected how they would treat people should they be put into office.

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IFJ Protests Journalist Sentenced to Jail for Slander, Death Threat Against Radio Journalists in Senegal

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemned ?threats to independent journalism and free expression? in Senegal after a politician threatened radio journalists and a judge sentenced the director of a newspaper to jail for slander.

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IFJ Calls on Nigeria to End Media Intimidation Ahead of Elections

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called on Nigerian authorities to put an end of media intimidation ahead of tomorrow?s presidential elections after the recent raid of a television station in Abuja by intelligence service and the shut down of two other media outlets in the last 10 days.

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US, Australia Warn of Terror Attacks in Philippines

The United States has issued an advisory to its citizens in the Philippines to reconsider traveling to certain parts of the country, particularly Central Mindanao. “The Embassy has information that a terrorist group may be planning to carry out bombing attacks in central Mindanao over the next several days,” said the advisory from the US embassy in Manila.

Australia, meanwhile, issued today a similar advisory, strongly urging its citizens not to travel to Mindanao and other parts of the country.

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