By ACE R. MORANDANTE
Davao Today
“Nag-ugat ang strike na ito nu’ng hindi nila binigay ang tamang benepisyo sa mga empleyado.” — Eliseo Avellana, one of the 11 clinical instructors “illegally terminated” by the Brokenshire College administration
By BEVERLY ANN S. MUSNI, YR.
Davao Today
And as the workers, farmworkers and peasants marched and braved the heat, with hundreds of red flags waving, they showed Aquino they are still a force to reckon with, undeterred despite the oppression they are experiencing from massive corporations who stole their lands and displaced them from their homes and livelihood.
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today
However, what’s become clearer by the day is Kris’s intent to run in 2016. Although she made no mention what particular elective position she’s aspiring, Duterte himself said Kris “will run for Senator.”
By CHERYLL D. FIEL
Davao Today
Rodney Baslot, President of Brokenshire College Faculty and Staff Union, said they might take this means of last resort as the management made several moves against the union, the latest being the “illegal dismissal” of 11 instructors on March 8.
By DON J. PAGUSARA
Davao Today
So convenient is this practice (or habit?) of attributing “political motives” to every conceivable incident or controversy such that the word POLITICS has acquired an obnoxious connotation in the social life of the Filipino people.
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today
“The government’s existing policy on labor is clear: cheap, docile labor.” — Joel Maglungsod, Anakpawis Party-list second nominee
By DAVAO TODAY
The NPA warned it will continue to inflict blows against the AFP, PNP and paramilitary groups; detain POWs and “fortify people’s defense against the onslaught of the rabid Oplan Bayanihan.”
By DON J. PAGUSARA
Davao Today
Because of the creative hand of the worker, the face of the world is transformed. Human society has become progressive and colorful.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
The arrest and detention of Pansoy as “prisoner of war” and the confiscation of firearms, Ibarra noted, is a warning not just against Uy and his party mates, but to all candidates who are armed for they will be targets of the NPA “to protect the people” and to defend their territories.
By MART D. SAMBALUD
Davao Today
Two candidates for this town’s highest elective position presented their political agenda, hoping to win the people’s votes for the upcoming May 13 elections.
