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By Jeremaiah M. Opiniano Institute for Migration and Development Issues MAKATI CITY ? What do we want to do with international migration? That question posed by outgoing Labor secretary Patricia…
By Jeremaiah M. Opiniano Institute for Migration and Development Issues MAKATI CITY ? What do we want to do with international migration? That question posed by outgoing Labor secretary Patricia…
By Cheryll D. Fiel
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY — The New People’s Army (NPA) in Southern Mindanao has denied the accusation made by the police that it was behind the murders this week of George and Maricel Vigo, development workers and former journalists in Kidapawan City.
Instead, the NPA pointed to North Cotabato governor Emmanuel Pi?ol and officials of the military as the perpetrators.
By Grace S. Uddin
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY ? This city?s notoriety as the ?salvage? capital of the Philippines did not prevent the Southern Mindanao region, where other cities also emulate Davao in dealing with suspected criminals, from getting the award for the ?Best in Regional Peace and Order Council? for the year 2004.
?Salvage? is a term widely used by Filipinos to refer to a summary execution, often by people suspected to be authorities, mainly the police. ?Salvaging,? in fact, has been widely supported and endorsed by Davao City officials, among them Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, the chairman of the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC).
By Cheryll D. Fiel
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY — A bomb exploded in Shariff Aguak, a town in Maguindanao, yesterday, June 23, the day President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was supposed to set foot on Mindanao.
The president was scheduled to arrive in this city and travel to some parts of the Southern Mindanao region on Friday but the trip was canceled after she was rushed to the hospital for severe diarrhea.

By Carlos H. Conde
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY — This seems like a no-brainer but it?s worth mentioning: When you travel cross-country make sure to bring an ice-filled cooler, even the ordinary Styrofoam ice chest fish vendors use. You?ll regret not bringing one, trust me.
It?s not because you can?t find ice-cold soft drinks or bottled water along the way. You can easily get these from convenience stores or eateries in cities and towns that you pass by.
The thing, however, is that, many of the nicest spots that you can enjoy while traveling by land from Mindanao to Luzon are in areas where there are usually no convenience stores or filling stations.