Today’s View: Where my home is

By DON J. PAGUSARA
Davao Today

My linguistic homecoming has made a remarkable impact on my growth as a celebrator of Lumad literature.  It couldn’t be otherwise.  The noble expression and stories of Mindanao’s Lumad peoples can only be written and told in the language most akin to their experiences and reality. 

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Davao’s pillars in RH movement honored

By ACE R. MORANDANTE
Davao Today

Ancheta-Templa, one of the awardees, said the recognition only made it clear that the RH Law is a product of women's movement and should be directed to the grassroots women “who are in need of comprehensive health services as they are more vulnerable than any other social class.”

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Today’s View: Sweet enslavement, Part 2

By DON J. PAGUSARA
Davao Today

Unknown to the Filipino people, their love for and devotion to the English language carries with it an adoration of all things and stuffs associated with the language.  Truly, we have fallen into the cultural trap of loving everything English.  Or everything that comes with the language of the Americans.

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Thousands of distressed OFWs await gov’t action in tent cities in Riyadh, Jeddah

By CHERYLL D. FIEL
Davao Today

Gary Martinez, International Chairperson of Migrante says their organization has helped 15 of these OFWs finally return to the country last Saturday, two of them are from Davao City.  “They can talk about how they were treated by embassy officials in Riyadh,” he says.

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