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Despite the scorching heat of the sun, these workers of an ongoing building construction along Ponciano Reyes Street continue to work. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

“If only the admin [Aquino administration] pursued the peace process to the CPP-NDFP-NPA, these [human rights violations] will not happen,” Duterte said.

“We did everything and yet this is what we got from them in return. They brutally killed our kin!” he said.

He said that the city will ensure the security of everybody.

“The problem is there are vehicles which are allowed to use public roads, highways and avenues, and there are those which are not allowed, and this includes passenger tricycles,” Duterte said during his weekly program Gikan sa Masa, Para sa Masa.

Women and gay rights advocates in the city joined other multisectoral groups in the country to condemn the brutal killing of Filipina transgender Jeffrey “Jennifer” Laude in a Global Day of Action for Justice held Friday.

The news of the death-slay of Jennifer Laude by an American soldier in Olongapo caused a lively discussion at the neighborhood Eatery the other day. My good neighbor friends threw random thought-provoking questions arising from their curiosity about the whys and wherefores of the incident. It was a welcome circumstance. The discussion touched on the significant questions about the lopsided agreements between our Government and the USA. The discussion went this way –

However, Datu Daniel Pagantupan a former tribal representative, says that the tribal or the customary laws require that the killers of the father and son in the course of a military patrol shall also be meted with the death sentence.

Women’s group Gabriela lights candles to call for justice to slain Filipino transgender, Jennifer Laude. The group also calls for the abolition of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement and the Visiting Forces Agreement with the US military. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Farmers in Davao City, with the organic farming advocate, Masipag, hosts a boodle fight for everybody at the Rizal Park in Davao City during the celebration of World Food Day . (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)