No to DCWD privatization


A streamer opposing the planned privatization of the Davao City Water District hangs by the facade of the utility firm along J.P. Laurel Avenue. The company's union, the Nagkahiusang Mamumuo sa Davao City Water District, held a picket last week not only to demand the implementation of their Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA) but also to oppose a 100-million peso loan from the Local Water Utility Administration that they said would lead to the privatization the city's water system. (davaotoday.com photo by Cheryll D. Fiel)

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Davao SMEs urged to join New Jersey trade fair

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 11 is urging all small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the region to join the upcoming trade fair in New Jersey. The trade fair, tagged as ?Philippine Fiesta,? is slated on Aug. 18 to 19 Meadowlands Exposition Center (MEC) in Secaucus, New Jersey, USA.

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Angging slams re-engineering of Davao bureaucracy, warns of mass layoff

Councilor Angela Librado-Trinidad delivered a privilege speech at the City Council this week denouncing the so-called "re-engineering" of the bureaucracy, which, she said, threatens the job security and welfare of government workers in the city.

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