Davao Oriental province will take the lead in the Davao Region in shifting to oil palm plantation to address the concern of coconut farmers whose livelihood were hit hard by Typhoon Pablo in 2012.
Some children victims of prostitution now also serve as “pimps” for other children.
A peasant organizer was shot by unidentified gunmen right after a forum on the people’s initiative against “pork barrel” in Tagum City.
Former intelligence officer and now army division commander, Major General Eduardo Año announced that he would concentrate his division to crushing the communist movement in Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley.
“After all, the members of the church are also citizens that must act on these issues to change them for the better,” said Yanez.
Trianga said that government must support their call for sustainable farming so that peasants will be able to rebuild their lives.
Typhoon Pablo survivors in the province planted not less 1,500 seedlings on Tuesday in their areas that were once flattened in December 2012.
DENR is targetting 8.8 million trees for its NGP this year.
Typhoon Pablo damaged coconut crops that amounted to a loss of P33 billion.
“Remember, WTO is war, we should have gotten ready. But we just opened up,” he said.
