Read more about the article IN PHOTOS: Datu Bago awardees for 2018
DATU BAGO AWARDEES. This year's Datu Bago awardees (from left to right) are Nieto L. Vitto; Beethoven N. Sur; Belen C. Laud; Norma T. Javellana; Bro. Carlito M. Gaspar; Ricardo N. Obenza, Jr.; and Dr. Aland David Mizell. The award is the highest honor the local government of Davao City gives to its outstanding constituents. The conferment ceremony was held on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at the Royal Mandaya Hotel. (Mark Joy G. Basallajes/davaotoday.com)

IN PHOTOS: Datu Bago awardees for 2018

Seven Dabawenyos were conferred on Tuesday this year's Datu Bago Award, the highest honor given by the local government of Davao City to its outstanding constituents.

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Read more about the article National ID system, PNP subpoena powers: ‘witch-hunt tools’ vs the people
Activists in a press conference on March 13, 2018 in Quezon City, hold up placards bearing calls to end the terror tags against leaders and members of progressive groups. (Photo courtesy of Kathy Yamzon)

National ID system, PNP subpoena powers: ‘witch-hunt tools’ vs the people

Progressive groups on Monday warned that the national identification system and the recently-signed law granting subpoena powers to the Philippine National Police (PNP) are additional tools for witch-hunt, abuse, and all-out repression.

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Read more about the article DAR’s Usapang Kalakalan opens marketing prospects for Mindanao farmers
A woman farmer from Barangay Waan, Buhangin District, Davao City, computes her sales for selling vegetables and banana in Rizal Park here Friday, Oct. 14. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

DAR’s Usapang Kalakalan opens marketing prospects for Mindanao farmers

The Mindanao Sustainable Agrarian and Agricultural Development (MinSAAD), a project of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), opens prospects for Mindanao farmers to sell their products on a larger scale via the Usapang Kalakalan Forum held Tuesday at the Apo View Hotel here.

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Read more about the article Normin entrepreneurs’ business skills get a boost through DTI-10’s KMME
With the launching of the Kapatid Mentor Me (KMME) business mentoring program of the Department of Trade and Industry-10 (DTI-10), entrepreneurs from all over Northern Mindanao are expected to enhance their skills on how to run their respective enterprises. Photo shows some of the products made by entrepreneurs from the region. (Photo courtesy of the DTI-10)

Normin entrepreneurs’ business skills get a boost through DTI-10’s KMME

More than a hundred entrepreneurs and aspiring business operators from all over Northern Mindanao have benefited from the Department of Trade and Industry-10’s Kapatid Mentor Me (KMME) program, a DTI-10 official said.

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