Datu Doloman Dawsay, spokesperson of the Manobo organization Salugpongan Ta’ Tanu Igkanugon (Unite to defend the land) said that military operations of 68th Infantry Battalion, 60th IB and 4th Special Forces displaced 1,353 individuals comprising 309 families from the sitios of Pongpong, Nalubas, Bagang, Bayabas, Saso, Lasakan, Sambolongan and Bugni of Barangay Palma Gil, Talaingod, Davao del Norte.
Days before marking the 1st year death anniversary of her son, the mother of an 8-year old boy killed in a strafing incident involving state forces said that the dismissal of their case by government prosecutors was “deliberate.”
The question cropped up after the arrest last week of ranking Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) leaders Benito Tiamzon and Wilma Austria, even as the stalled peace negotiation between the two parties remained hazy and uncertain.
GRADUATION PICTURES. Graduates of a public elementary school scour for their photos which were taken hours earlier by photographers hours during their graduation. A photo is sold for 25 pesos. (Ace Morandante/davaotoday.com)
CALLING FOR OUSTER. Broadcasters and employees of Radio Mindanao Network Davao City staged a picket on the station Friday to demand the removal of their station manager for alleged "poor management", criticisms and "constructive dismissal of reporters", which they said led to low ratings and sales. (Ace Morandante/davaotoday.com)