“We regret that the poor outcome of the FTS would reflect the outcome of the actual polls, which could lead to election failure.” — Aya Ragrario, University of the Philippines professor and convener of Kontra Daya
By DAVAO TODAY
Gov. Joey Salceda made the confirmation in a television interview. The fatalities were mountain climbers and a local tour guide.
By DAVAO TODAY
Fermiza said that some local candidates have been hoarding rice and are now distributing it to win votes, an act, she said, that insults the people of North Cotabato “who are reeling from extreme hunger and poverty.”
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
Rights activists here can’t simply brush the idea that the newly appointed officer-in-charge of the Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Division has a hand on this matter. For after all, they claimed, Brigadier General Ricardo Visaya and Palparan “had been working closely in the past and share the same image of being human rights violators.”
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“The NDF-Southern Mindanao remains committed to the humane treatment and release of prisoners of war in compliance with the protocols of Geneva Conventions and other international humanitarian law instruments.” — Rubi del Mundo, NDF spokesperson
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
“We should work for ‘more talk towards more peace,’” Bishop Calang urged, adding that amid the ongoing civil war, the more important thing to do is to “not lose hope, especially from the part of the government.”
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
“We hope that the spotlight on Aldrich be also a way to shed some light on the situation and struggles of the Blaan people.” Kakay Tolentino, Katribu secretary general
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
“Bill Gates promised to take care of one-third of the foundation’s budget to eradicate polio.” — Ibarra Panopio, District Rotary Foundation Chair
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.
