June 26. I can still remember the feeling of seeing a ‘picket’ for the first time—amazed yet curious. When we passed by them, I heard one shouted, “Hustisya para kay Karen at Sherlyn, at sa lahat ng biktima ng pagdukot!” Another cried, “Surface all desaparecidos!” I got interested, so I peeked on their placards and saw photos of two women smiling with their names below—KAREN EMPEÑO and SHERLYN CADAPAN.
During Kaugmaon Foundation's forum on child labor action Tuesday, child peer counselor Hazel Cañete shares her experience as a fertilizer packer as AWO International Southeast Asian Region Director Martin Liberantz (left) listens. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Police Superintendent Leonardo Felonia (rear, gray shirt), head of the Regional Intelligence Unit submitted himself to the National Bureau of Investigation with the help of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to clear his name after it was mentioned by a suspect in the killing of businessman Richard King last June 12. (John Rizle Saligumba/davaotoday.com)
“This show will reveal women’s relation to society, how she is a victim that could be affected by disasters, by corruption, and how she is searching for empowerment. We hope the people of Davao is open to discuss this through the staging of this play,” said Absin.
Some 500 farmers from Barangay Teresa of Maco town, Compostela Valley picketed the Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Davao City to raise their fear of dislocation from the expansion of Apex Mining Company. (Medel V. Hernani, davaotoday.com)