Red-baited banana union wins bargaining seat
A labor union won a seat as the sole negotiator for the rank and file workers at a Pantukan banana plantation owned by the Kuwait-based Sabel International Group.
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte reiterated his message to drug lords and drug pushers that they should not enter the city. He issued the call during the anniversary of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency held at the Davao City Police Office barracks. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
‘Green space’ stays as Duterte junks council’s amendment
The 10 percent green space allocation for future development projects in the city will remain a mandatory requirement here as its mayor, Rodrigo Duterte, quashed the council's decision to amend a land use ordinance which attracted opposition among environmental groups.
NOT WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES. Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte explains to the media on Thursday why the military troops should not stay within the civilian population. Farmers and residents from Paquibato district have been calling for a military pullout. (davaotoday.com photo by Jayboy Urbina)
‘Duterte shined in first debate, sans expletives’
Far from his usual cussing and off-hand statements, presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte showed a "gentler" side of him and was able to deliver his platforms clearly in a presidential debate in Cagayan de Oro over the weekend.
Bigger budget allocated for 79th Araw ng Davao
By Noveah May Simbajon, Davao Today Intern DAVAO CITY - This year's Araw ng Davao festivities have a bigger budget compared to last year, as organizers also prepared a grand…
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Reds warn candidates of election ‘policies’
The New People’s Army set up a checkpoint in an unpopulated part of the national highway in Agusan del Sur at the start of the campaign period for national candidates, in a move meant to warn politicians who are entering the areas where the revolutionary groups operate to abide by their policies.