Militant youth group Anakbayan said they saw nothing wrong about the question posed to presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte by a student of the University of the Philippines Los Baños, who was bullied after the video of the forum on Friday, March 11 went viral.
Presidential rivals Senator Grace Poe and former Interior and Local Government Secretary, Manuel “Mar” Roxas II were among those shortlisted on Monday, March 14 for endorsement by a religious coalition.
Another batch of taxi drivers were recognized by the local police on Monday, March 14 for their honesty.
Davao Region’s average inflation rate for the 3rd quarter last year dropped to 2.13 percent, which was 1.90 percentage points lower than the level recorded in the same quarter in 2014.
A Mindanao-based group said that Senator Grace Poe’s recent victory at the Supreme Court does not reflect the aspirations of women, even if the presidential candidate thinks it does.
In what could be seen as sign of hope, presidential aspirant Rodrigo Duterte and his running mate, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, vowed over the weekend to distribute the P80-billion coco levy funds to small coconut farmers in just one month should they win in the upcoming May elections.
The Apex Mining Company Inc operating in Maco, Compostela Valley said they are responsible partners of their host barangays where they operate.
A big portion of the Davao River is contaminated with the coliform bacteria, the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 11 said.
The Army’s 10th Infantry Division said the soldier and four members of the Special Cafgu Active Auxiliaries (SCAAs) of the 72nd Infantry Battalion are “placed under arrest” for alleged torture of an elderly Tagakulo tribal man in Barangay Demoloc, Malita, Davao Occidental on February 19.
A Davao-based poll watchdog and PDP-Laban Presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte slammed the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, March 10 for threatening to postpone the May 9 elections.
