By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today “GM corn has completely changed the landscape of corn farming in the country, in a negative way,” Dr. Chito Medina, National Coordinator of farmers’ welfare advocacy group, Masipag (Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-ulad ng Agrikultura).
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA Davao Today Samera Amerkhan, a resident of Barangay North San Juan in Davao City's Agdao District believes that they have a right to remain in their lot as they still have a pending case in the Court of Appeals. “Our lawyers asked (them) that we all wait for it.”
By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today In a video presented during the briefing, the day-care teacher Mutya Acosta said the children are in constant fear due to the presence of the army in the barangay hall. She added that some children do not like to attend classes because they can see uniformed men with high-powered firearms roaming around.
By DAVAO TODAY POOLED REPORT “It’s a long delayed action. GMA and cohorts must be made accountable for plundering the government coffers. It’s high time that the Aquino administration should stop treating GMA and cohorts with kid gloves and aggressively pursue the cases against them. Jail is the right place for GMA, et al, not Congress” -- Atty. Carlos Isagani Zarate, Second Nominee, Bayan Muna
By DANILDA L. FUSILERO Davao Today “Ang Manrep representante sa mga lumad ug angayan lang nga gawasnon siya sa mga pagpanghilabot sa mga politiko (Manrep represents the lumads and it’s just proper that he’s free from the meddling of politicians).” -- Makilala town’s Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative Bienvenido Macalos, a Bawa-Bagobo