Davao Religious Groups Intensity Elections Info Drive

DAVAO CITY — Three religious groups are joining forces to institutionalize political education which they hope would result in a clean, orderly and peaceful elections.

Imams, pastors, priests in Davao city recently convened to organize a forum among Muslims, Protestants and Catholic Christians and set up a citizens? Information, Consultation and Action Center (ICAC).

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Philippines: Davao Groups Urge Voters to Vote Right

DAVAO CITY — While political candidates are back in the campaign trail, several groups have emerged urging electorates to vote right.

During the Club 888 Forum of The Marco Polo Hotel on Wednesday, lawyer Ricky Diola cited the campaign being done by a church-based organization in Cebu City of voting against the candidate.

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Davao: Green Vote Forum for District 1 Candidates Slated

DAVAO CITY — At least nine city council candidates have been invited to the first of the series of political forums on April 16 (Monday) in line with the Davao City Green Vote 2007, the campaign of various schools, nongovernment organizations, people?s organizations and other civil-society groups aimed at making environment a political issue in the coming elections.

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Davao Light-Assisted Lumad Scholars Get College Degree

Three of 20 indigenous people (IP) or lumads who are assisted in their college studies by the Aboitiz-owned Davao Light and Power Company through the Mindanawon Initiatives for Cultural Dialogue (Mindanawon) graduated last March 24, while one finished her course last October but joined the graduation rites also last month.

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AIM Brings 4-Day Course to Davao

The Asian Institute of Management (AIM) brings to Davao a four-day course that would help improve management capabilities of mostly Davao family-owned companies.

Nicholas Dy, chairman of the AIM Alumni Association (AIMAA) Davao Chapter at Club 888 Forum of The Marco Polo Hotel on Wednesday said bringing in to Davao the short-term course on ?Managing Family Corporations? is their commitment to uplift the managerial capability of business players in the area.

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