The City Information Office has set a new system for members of the press, hobbyists and bloggers who want to cover the Kadayawan Festival here next week.
Some leaders of tribal evacuees here claimed they received death threats after a supposed rescue operations by police officers and government agencies failed to remove them from a church compound here, a human rights group said.
Almost a thousand youth marched along the main thoroughfares here carrying torches on Saturday night to mark the beginning of a two-day youth summit where they will discuss issues such as militarization of indigenous communities and environmental protection.
Davao Light and Power Corporation (DLPC) is still not lifting its implementation of 3 to 4 hours power interruptions during peak periods and an hour during off peak due to the continuing Preventive Maintenance Servicing of a unit of STEAG until August 16.
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte still tops at 51.81 % public approval over Mar Roxas with 37.75 % in the online survey conducted by online news BicolToday.com.
A center is being built to take charge of archiving documents, photographs and other records of the city.
An administrator of a school owned by Lumads but run by educators and missionaries from the non-government sector said government appear to receive a “slap in the face” whenever individuals and organizations donate funds, materials and moral support to indigenous peoples.
A Filipina Benedictine nun from Mindanao is the recipient of the Award for Human Rights by the Weimar City in Germany this year.
Workers of a Japanese company which manufactures wall panels, roofing systems, and other building and housing materials for export is currently on demonstration after the management reportedly sacked more than 100 workers who refused to sign contracts putting them under labor agencies.
The Davao City Police Office will implement the Operation Plan (Oplan) Sita to visitors during the Kadayawan Festival as part of its security measures.
