Election

This year’s barangay election in Davao del Sur will include the vote for or against the creation of a new province: Davao Occidental.

An array of campaign streamers and tarpaulin are seen along a downtown area on Friday at the first day of the Barangay Election campaign. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

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Davao Today

The absence of pro-LGBT agenda among political bets “strip LGBTs of their basic human rights” and make them “second-class or low-level constituents.”

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today

Major General Ariel Bernardo, commanding officer of the 10th Infantry Division, says Monday the military “will be occupying conflict-affected areas,” or about 15 percent of his unit’s area of responsibility, which he calls “guerilla bases.” These are in the boundaries of Davao del Norte-Bukidnon, Davao del Norte-Agusan Sur and Compostela Valley-Davao Oriental.

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today

The Center for People Empowerment in Governance (Cenpeg), in its Issue Analysis in October last year, said that over the past 100 years, political dynasty has been concentrating, expanding and consolidating. 

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today

“Tin-aw nga gi-single out mi sa Comelec. Duha lang ka poster sa Piston ang ilang gihimong basehan sa pag disqualify sa among partido,” Edil Gonzaga, second nominee of Piston, a group of drivers.

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today

Bayan Muna Party-list second nominee Carlos Zarate said that the April 2 en banc ruling “gives imprimatur to the further unbridled dominance by the moneyed and powerful elites in our political and electoral system.”

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today

It is “only proper and fair,” the guerilla spokesman said, for politicians to coordinate with the NPA and people’s militia, organs of political power, revolutionary forces and branches of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) as well as “respect the distinct territories held by the revolutionary government.”