Read more about the article NCIP: Codilla fails IP blood qualifications
Selected Davao City Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR) Cherry Ann Codilla from the Bagobo-Klata tribe during Tuesday's (June 5, 2018) regular session of the City Council. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

NCIP: Codilla fails IP blood qualifications

The National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) affirmed its decision on the lack of mandatory genealogical qualification of prospective Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR) Cherry Ann Codilla.

Continue ReadingNCIP: Codilla fails IP blood qualifications
Read more about the article Agrarian reform beneficiaries laud benefits of collective farming
Cesar Paloma and 10 other member beneficiaries of the Madaum Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association Inc. (MARBAI) now collectively till and enjoy the agricultural production of the 7-hectare share of banana farm in Davao del Norte. The group also plans to cultivate and develop the remaining idle lands in the area for the future of their children. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Agrarian reform beneficiaries laud benefits of collective farming

A year after installing themselves as rightful land owners, several members of the Madaum Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association Inc. (MARBAI) are enjoying the fruits of their collective farming efforts.

Continue ReadingAgrarian reform beneficiaries laud benefits of collective farming
Read more about the article Palace: What’s in a kiss?
President Rodrigo Duterte kisses a married overseas Filipino worker during his meeting with Filipino community in Seoul, South Korea on June 3, 2018. (Screenshot from PTV video)

Palace: What’s in a kiss?

Malacañang has defended President Rodrigo Duterte’s onstage kiss with a married overseas Filipina worker (OFW) in Seoul, South Korea, calling it “a light moment that is very accepted in the culture of Filipinos.”

Continue ReadingPalace: What’s in a kiss?
Read more about the article Volunteer teacher? recounts rebel-tagging
Jocelyn Samora, a volunteer teacher of a Lumad school in Cogonon, Trento, Agusan del Sur said she was forced by soldiers to surrender as a ?supporter of ?the ?New People's Army last March 4. (Kath M.Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Volunteer teacher? recounts rebel-tagging

?A volunteer teacher of Mindanao Interfaith Services Foundation, Inc. ??in Trento?,?Agusan del Sur ?is now in fear of her life after being forced to surrender ?as a ?supporter of ?the underground ?New People's Army.

Continue ReadingVolunteer teacher? recounts rebel-tagging
Read more about the article Neoliberal policies deepen school opening woes in PH
Grade 1 students of Kapitan Tomas Monteverde Sr. Central Elementary School are eager to introduce their selves using mother tongue during the first day of school. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Neoliberal policies deepen school opening woes in PH

As long as the neoliberal policies are obstinately adopted by the government, particularly by the Department of Education (DepED), the year-to-year woes confronted by parents, teachers, and administrators during the opening of classes will persist.

Continue ReadingNeoliberal policies deepen school opening woes in PH