Economy

Activist doctor shot dead in Davao

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Jun 25, 2009

Dr. Rogelio Bong Peera, head of the Department of Health (DOH) epidemiological research and surveillance unit tasked to monitor and address the A (H1N1) flu cases in the region, was killed in his car while going home. He was active in political campaigns that sought governments attention to the sordid state of the countrys health care delivery.

Piera was also a member of the groups Alliance of Health Workers (AHW), the Rx for Peace and the Health People United for the Removal of Gloria (Purga), a group of medical practitioners and health workers calling for the resignation of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Read on.

Land Bank borrowings to finance Davao citys stimulus program

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Jun 14, 2009

Lawyer Wendell Avisado, city administrator, said the 2.8 billion pesos the city borrowed from the LBP this year will finance a local stimulus package, a large chunk of which will be spent on road infrastructure and the citys traffic signal system. Avisado admitted that the traffic system will not directly help the people but it will add on to the citys existing infrastructure and will serve as a come-on to investors. Read on