Committee on Government Enterprises and Privatization chairperson Councilor Rene Elias Lopez proposes to impose penalties to market stall owners for failing to pay right taxes. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Engineer Carolina Angel, OIC of the National Housing Authority Region 11, explains to reporters the delay of constructing 17,000 houses for Typhoon Pablo survivors due to lengthy time to get clearances from government. (Tyrone A. Velez, davaotoday.com)
Tricycle commuters here sought a fare roll back of P1.00 after fuel prices went down this week.
The National Housing Authority (NHA) Davao Region admitted it is short of 13,525 housing units that it was supposed to complete by March next year for the survivors of Typhoon Pablo.
Bayan Muna representative Carlos Yzagani Zarate presents updates on the bill during the 5th Davao Press Freedom day. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
National Union of Journalists in the Philippines Director Nonoy Espina talks about the situation of the media and the culture of impunity during the commemoration of the 5th year anniversary of the Ampatuan Massacre at the Ateneo de Davao University. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Five years after the massacre of 58 men and women including 32 journalists in Ampatuan town in Maguindanao, justice remains elusive and impunity still reigns.
Research group IBON said that only big private power firms will benefit from the emergency powers granted by Congress to President Aquino.
The Energy Regulatory Commission ordered the Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC), an Aboitiz-owned power distribution firm, to refund P96,209,557.96 to its customers for excess collection billed to customers from February 2004 and December 2012.
On the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), various child rights advocates here criticized gpvernment for not doing its obligation as one of the signatories.
