Activists in Davao City flash slogans that President Noynoy Aquino made big lies during his televised speech on Monday night defending the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) as beneficial to the people. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
The individuals in these contemporary stories portray the roles of victims and perpetrators, willing and unwilling, caught and trapped in an endless web of make-believe and deception, materialism and quick fixes, easy money and corruption, dashed hopes and dreams.
Residents of this fishing village complain that the noise drives out fish and disrupts their peace. (Jason Occidental/davaotoday.com)
The airstrikes launched by the Israel Government that intentionally and deliberately targeted private dwellings clearly violate norms of the International Humanitarian Law and other laws pertaining to armed conflict that prohibit indiscriminate attacks that harm civilians and put them at risk of being casualties of war.
Two university professors here claimed they were “tailed” across three provinces by motorcycle-riding men whom they believed to be members of “state security forces”.
Avelino Ignacio, an urban poor leader from Agdao, recalls his two sons were killed by state elements during Martial Law on Friday’s forum at Ateneo de Davao University on compensation claims for Marcos’ victims. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Redemptorist priests honor their fellow priest Fr. Rudy Romano on July 11 marking the 29th year since he was abducted and disappeared during the Marcos dictatorship. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Lawyer Romeo Cabarde, Jr. (right) announces the Ateneo Legal Aid office is housing the Justice Assistance Center to facilitate claims of Martial Law victims for compensation every Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons before August 4, 2014. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
This day—July 10—is my birth day anniversary. It was impossible for the remarkable events that happened to my life on this day in 1974 and onward to all the years during my detention to escape from my remembrances.
The Philippine Army claims there were no fatalities in its encounter with the New People’s Army in Baracatan, this city, on July 8, while the police later said two government troops were confirmed dead.
