In a statement on Monday, September 19, the NUJP said the attacks against freelance journalist Gretchen Malalad and Al-Jazeera correspondent Jamela Alindogan-Caudron “have gone beyond legitimate criticism of their professional output to outright threats on their persons.”
Dennis Larida lost his wife and their only son at the Davao night market bombing on September 2, 2016.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, September 18, asked for another six months extension to end crime and illegal drugs.
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte said she understands the sentiments of the Muslim women but she added that “the general welfare of the majority takes precedence over religious tradition.”
Advocates and experts for sustainable energy solutions and fair climate policy said the government should not approve any more coal plants in the country saying it is no longer a viable investment.
Police dismantled the barricades blocking the gates of the Nakashin Davao International’s office in Malagamot here on Thursday, September 15 after the Regional Trial Court ruled that the protest of the striking workers illegal.
Taking cue from the recent bomb threats that circulated in Davao City, a military official asked the public here not to pass on bomb threat information without assessing whether or not such information is a hoax.
The Davao City Police chief has belied the testimony of a witness who introduced himself as a former hitman of the alleged Davao Death Squad (DDS) linking President Rodrigo Duterte and several police officials to extrajudicial killings.
Kawagib Moro Human Rights secretary general Bai Ali Indayla said any policy should ensure that no cultural or religious belief is violated, especially the belief of the Moro people who are vulnerable to human rights violations.
Davao City Police chief Senior Superintendent Michael John Dubria appeals to private establishments to install higher resolution closed-circuit television cameras as these are very helpful in solving crimes. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
