Expensive kidney dialysis, transplant hound patients
Costs remain steep for kidney patients such as Alfredo, a 61-year old farmer who was brought by his family all the way from Tulunan, North Cotabato to a private hospital in Davao.
E-MARTIAL LAW. Simply put, the Cybercrime Prevention Act is Martial Law in the internet, says a placard of a National Union of Journalists of the Philippines member. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel Hernani)
Pooled Editorial: Resist Aquino’s e-Martial Law
Let this be the clarion call of our times: Resist Aquino’s e-Martial Law.
THE BENEFITS OF CORN. George, a farmer in Agusan del Sur, lets his newly harvest corn grits dry under the sun. An alternative to rice, he grinds most of it after drying for his family’s consumption, while the rest he sells in the town center. Farmers like him depend on corn for livelihood amidst their depressing situation. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
Farmers deplore Minda agribiz drive for more exports
Farmers and the business community don’t see eye-to-eye with regards to what the direction Mindanao’s agri-business is taking under the East Asia Growth Area (EAGA) Triangle and ASEAN integration.
Soldiers not allowed to encamp in populated centers – Duterte
“Since 28 January up to this moment, this exact moment, I can attest that there are still military forces camping in our community, 7 houses are occupied including mine” Christina Lantao said.
Renewable energy pushed in Mindanao amid financing, licensing difficulties
The campaign to increase renewable energy (RE) production will need “more aggressiveness” on the part of government "or else non-RE sources will just naturally come-in”, the government socio-economic planning unit for Mindanao has said.