Asean to Become Like the European Union?
Davao Today editor Carlos Conde has been covering the Asean Summit in Cebu City the past week. In his stories, he tries to explain the relevance of the Asean and…
Davao Today editor Carlos Conde has been covering the Asean Summit in Cebu City the past week. In his stories, he tries to explain the relevance of the Asean and…
By Cheryll D. Fiel
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY ? The spate of bombings in Mindanao on Wednesday could be a scenario concocted by the government to justify an anti-terrorism campaign that has curtailed the civil liberties and violated the human rights of Filipinos, activists from this city said on Thursday.
State security forces could be behind the attacks Wednesday night in the cities of General Santos, Kidapawan and Cotabato, said Ariel Casilao, spokesman of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) in Southern Mindanao.
Five people were killed when a bomb exploded at around 6 tonight at the public market in General Santos City, according to an ABS-CBN report.
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Davao City Councilor Pilar Braga maybe overdoing her campaign against pornography on the Internet. In a privilege speech, according to this report, Braga raised alarm over the sight of “laptop-carrying executives accessing pornographic materials while leisurely sipping coffee in some cafes in the downtown area.” For that, she wanted to regulate wi-fi connections being offered by these bars and cafes.
While we share her concern that minors should be protected from online pornography (and that regulating Internet cafes for that purpose maybe a good idea), we don’t see any good in her new proposal to regulate as well wi-fi.