Happy Meal
These streetchildren in Davao City couldn't contain their glee as they partake of a meal of leftovers given to them by a stranger Sunday morning. According to a survey by…
‘Hidden Hunger’ Among Filipinos Raises Alarm
A recent survey said more Filipinos are growing hungry, but it was mainly about common hunger, i.e. lack or absence of food on the table. Other studies have found that “hidden hunger,” mainly malnutrition, is an equally troubling problem. And while Davao leads the country in food fortification, the city, as well as the rest of the country, needs to do more to ensure the prevention of illnesses and conditions — such as iron-deficiency anemia — related to lack of nutrition. Contributor Emmanuel C. Roldan reports.
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Duterte?s Admission of Failure Proves Extrajudicial Killings Not the Answer
By Cheryll D. Fiel
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY ? If there?s one thing the appearance of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte at the City Council last week proved, it is that the extrajudicial killings of suspected drug dealers and addicts, something that this city has seen for quite a long time now, cannot solve the drug problem, according to human-rights advocates.
In his testimony, Duterte expressed exasperation over the continued proliferation of illegal drugs in the city, which he said are creating ?zombies? out of users.
Suffer the Children
The children of the striking workers of a banana plantation in Compostela Valley have endured the same hardships and abuse their parents went through. Many stopped going to school and, because nobody would care for them, were forced to join their parents at the picketline. Several were arrested and jailed. Some are no longer optimistic about their future. Davao Today staff writer Marilou M. Aguirre reports.
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Education Problems Blamed for Child Labor
MANILA -- The militant labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) said this week that the country?s poor education system should be blamed for the increasing number of children illegally being…