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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte explains why he ordered the dismissal of Maia Valdez, an Undersecretary under the office of Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr., in an interview with the media during his visit to the Western Command (WesCom) Headquarters at Camp General Artemio G. Ricarte in Puerto Princesa, Palawan on April 6, 2017. The President also warns he is ready to dismiss more officials if he senses any trace of corruption among them. KARL NORMAN ALONZO/Presidential Photo

Does Rodrigo Duterte deserve the Datu Bago award?

Post author:KATH M. CORTEZ
Post published:March 13, 2024
Post category:Headline Politics
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DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Does Rodrigo Duterte, former president and long-time mayor of Davao City, deserve this year’s Datu Bago Award? This question was raised after the Datu Bago Awards…

Flawed legacy in Bongbong’s Germany visit

Post author:BISHOP ANTONIO ABLON
Post published:March 12, 2024
Post category:Headline Thoughts Away from the Motherland Today's Views
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The visit to Germany of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the scion of the notorious Marcos family, signifies more than just a routine diplomatic visit. It encapsulates a convergence of historical legacies and contemporary challenges.

SAFETY. Unsecured without any harness, a worker manages to climb one of the posts of a three-story building that is under construction along San Pedro Street in Davao City. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

P38 daily wage increase “not enough” for Davao workers

Post author:KATH M. CORTEZ
Post published:March 12, 2024
Post category:Headline Human Rights Latest News
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Daily wage earners in Davao City are not satisfied with the new salary increase of only P38 daily in Region 11 announced by the Department of Labor and Employment XI.

Photo by Kath Cortez/davaotoday.com

Women activists to Marcos: provide jobs, lower prices, not cha-cha

Post author:KATH M. CORTEZ
Post published:March 11, 2024
Post category:Headline Human Rights
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For working women and mothers, the Marcos Jr. presidency should provide jobs, decent wages, and lower prices of commodities to address economic woes and not tinker with the Constitution.

There are still challenges as women are still reluctant to report abuses to authorities. The IGDD is conducting paralegal training for VAW desk officers in the barangays. (Image by Tumisu from Pixabay)

Davao City reports 2,707 VAWC cases in 2023

Post author:KATH M. CORTEZ
Post published:March 9, 2024
Post category:Gender Issues Headline Human Rights
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Coming off an abusive relationship, Michelle (not her real name), age 26, said reporting her ordeal from her live-in boyfriend was “not an easy decision to make”, but had to do it for her three-year-old daughter.

Does Rodrigo Duterte deserve the Datu Bago award?

Flawed legacy in Bongbong’s Germany visit

P38 daily wage increase “not enough” for Davao workers

Women activists to Marcos: provide jobs, lower prices, not cha-cha

Davao City reports 2,707 VAWC cases in 2023

Former Land Bank managers’ testimony ‘building blocks’ in VP Sara impeachment trial

Marcos Jr SONA promises face scrutiny over implementation gaps

Transport groups to Marcos Jr SONA: Repeal Oil Deregulation Law

PH groups urge end to US blockade on Cuba, citing healthcare collapse

Soaring electricity rates in Davao prompt calls for EPIRA review