TODAY’S VIEW: Stubborn Faith in a Corrupt System
By DON J.PAGUSARA My friend Lito L, who is a driver serving in the LGU and who always makes it a point to chat with me once in a while,…
DISMAYED. In his privilege speech January 29, Association of Barangay Captain President Paolo Duterte expresses dismay over the Landbank of the Philippines and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas for allegedly delaying his village’s PHP 4.6 Million loan application. The 2011 application was intended for the procurement of a fire truck and the installation of closed-circuit television cameras. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
Young Duterte rages at septuagenarian British-Aussie in road mishap
By DAVAO TODAY Davao City—A miffed Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte had a 73-year old British Australian national jailed following a heated argument in a road crash, Wednesday morning. Police arrested…
Councilors ask DBM lawmakers’ pork barrel projects
Councilor (Mahipus) said the resolution is for the “interest of transparency and good governance” and in line with clamor of Davaoenos who joined Monday’s nationwide anti-pork barrel protest.
(photo courtesy of Karapatan Socsksargen)
Groups bewail killing of another anti-SMI Xstrata mining leader, son
Militant groups led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Socsksargen held an indignation rally at the gates of the Glencore-Xstrata-SMI Office in General Santos City Monday to denounce the killing of Fulong (Tribal Chieftain) Anting Freay, 60 and his son 16-year old Victor on August 23.
Failing grades for Pnoy
President Aquino could be getting a failing grade for failing to stop corruption, according to educators who participated in Monday’s march-rally for the abolition of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork barrel.