The April 4 fire that left 3,000 families homeless along Quezon Boulevard included 200 families belonging to the indigenous people called Badjaos.
Some 1,500 Ata Manobos left their villages last April 1 in the hinterlands of Talaingod, Davao del Norte after what they said were harassments brought by military troops occupying their communities for weeks.
Radyo ni Juan, a network of news FM radio stations in Mindanao, held a grand launching of its Tagum City station 100.7 News FM on Saturday, March 15 at Barangay Mankilam. The station drew guests including Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario, Tagum City Mayor Allan Rellon, Department of Interior Local Government Provincial Director Alex Roldan and other local officials and personalities. The Radyo ni Juan network is operated by Infomedia Resources Management (INFORM) which tied up with Rizal Memorial Colleges Broadcasting Corporation. (Medel V. Hernani/ davaotoday.com)
by JOHN RIZLE. L. SALIGUMBA Social Welfare Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman said 62,000 people have fled from barangays affected with the standoff between government troops and the Moro National Liberation…
