Today’s View: This Land is Mine

By DON J. PAGUSARA
Davao Today

The political gods and landlords and other would-be gods of this society that subject the vast majority of the Filipino people to penury to be third class citizens of this country are the ones privileged to sing to the high heavens their hearts bursting with greed and profiteering schemes This land is mine, God gave this land to me.

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Mindanao cacao stakeholders push for price control, increased production

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today

The players in the cacao industry have targeted to produce one Million metric tons of cacao by 2014.  Currently, the target falls short with the country producing only 20,000 MT out of the 130,000 to 150,000 MT target.  The country needs to plant cacao to about 130,000 hectares to reach the target.

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The Three Stars and a Sun

By BEVERLY ANN S. MUSNI, YR.
Davao Today

If I may correctly recite the Sibika at Kultura lessons during my elementary years, the three stars in the flag represent the three major islands and the colors blue and red represent peace over war.  It affirms our belief, our conviction, our choice, that peace should reign in our land.

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Kapalong town acts vs. bat poaching, cave degradation

By MART D. SAMBALUD
Davao Today

“The bat cave conservation management plan will enable us to formulate and implement policies that will protect our bat caves from the abuses of some people who visited the caves for tourism and research purposes.” -- Roderick Parcon, coordinator for the town’s Municipal Tourism Office

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