NPA burns plantation equipment in Valencia as ‘punitive action’ vs. abuses
The New People’s Army in Bukidnon owned up to burning equipment worth P11-million in a multinational fruit plantation in Valencia, Bukidnon.
MEDICAL AID. A child receives medicines distributed Friday by the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Monkayo town, Compostela Valley. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
Poor likely to fall behind in hiked PhilHealth premium
With meager wages and widespread practice of contractual work that pays generally below the mandated wage, paying health insurance thus, takes a backseat as many would strive to meet daily food requirement of the household.
Bishop, religious leaders from 6 countries assail US “interventionism”
Bishops and other church leaders attending the Church-organized international conference here on alleged US intervention said that US activities in the Philippines have caused “serious harm” to the people and the environment.
Militant groups back Duterte against rice smuggling
“Kasagaran sa mga mag-uuma, inutang ang yuta, mangutang pa og pestisidyo pati similya. Pero pag ibaligya ila produkto, barato ra. Pag sila na ang mopalit, mahal na kaayo (Most farmers rent their lands, borrow pesiticides and seedlings. But when they sell their product, it’s cheap. When they buy the product, it's expensive),” Arnado said
Today’s View : The Art of Caolery
(I)n the comforting process of tickling the “funny bone” of the masses, the social problem of poverty and other attendant problems are forgotten or laid aside. It’s like giving a sugared chocolate to a malnourished child in tatters. This is tyranny in its most noxious form, a masked expression of treachery.