Journalists welcomed the apology from Davao City police director Vicente Danao for his tirade on three reporters, but they said the city police must do away with its rough treatment on members of the press.
Davao City Police Director Senior Superintendent Vicente Danao, Jr., aired his apology today after reportedly having berated three members of the local media who were following up on leads on the killing of a businessman.
FADC spokesperson Pedro Arnado told Davao Today that Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s proposal to Paquibato farmers to embrace oil palm "may be enticing", but warns that only businessmen may profit at the expense of farmers.
A mayor in Agusan and two barangay officials in Sarangani Province were reportedly disarmed of their firearms by the New People’s Army in separate incidents during the past two weeks.
The city government thinks this could happen, as Mayor Rodrigo Duterte entered a deal with the Korean Engineering and Construction (KEC) to conduct a joint study and construction of this project.