Improve people’s access to health services to fight leptospirosis, health group says
Wishlist for the SONA
Davao Today asks people on the streets about what they expect from the President's state of the nation address on Monday, and in return, got a wish list of what people think government should do to alleviate their plight.
Davao workers press for the legislated 125-peso across the board wage increase
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN | Davao Today
According to the June 2008 statistics of the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC), a family of six?the average household member of a regular Filipino family?in the Davao region, needs 760 pesos a day to live decently. But the current minimum wage in the region is only 265 pesos--short of 495 pesos for a family's living wage per day. Workers have been demanding for an increase in the minimum wage to make ends meet.Filipinos end up paying more, instead of paying less, for ODAs
By GERMELINA A. LACORTE | Davao Today
Sonny Africa, research head of Ibon Philippines, said that six decades of ODAs in the Philippines failed to address poverty and social inequality because they are carried out based on the agenda of donor countries, not on the genuine needs of the poor.Davao officials demand more rice from NFA
By MARILOU M. AGUIRRE-TUBURAN | Davao Today
City officials voiced concerns over the continuing scarcity of cheap rice in the region, with the National Food Authority (NFA) failing to provide 60-70 percent of the city's daily consumption.- Go to the previous page
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