In observance of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) Davao City Chapter will hold a Solidarity Night for Press Freedom, a gathering-cum-concert at the Kanto Bar, Matina Town Square, which will start at 7:30 in the evening.
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Starting today, davaotoday.com will run a series of Q&As with some of the country’s prominent political analysts and activists on the 2007 election. In this first installment, Manuel Quezon III, a historian and political analyst, offers his take on the election and its significance to Filipinos and politicians.
Karlo Nograles, the son of Davao City congressman and staunch Arroyo ally Prospero Nograles, is eyeing a seat in Congress through an OFW partylist group. He maintains that it?s merely by chance that he is the son of Prospero and that he does have a soft spot for OFWs even though he?s not one of them. Some people, however, see his running as just part of the alleged plot to field partylist groups said to have links with Malacanang.
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MANILA — ?The military desperately fumbles with their alibis for they cannot explain why they killed a nine-year old girl. After saying she is a combatant, the AFP points its finger on the father. In dire attempts to cover up their crime, the helpless military cannot even get its own story straight.?
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MANILA — Anakpawis Representative and political detainee Crispin Beltran today reiterated his call for court martial against Army Brig. Gen. Carlos Holganza and elements of the 101st Infantry Brigade which he commands. Holganza and soldiers of the 101 st IB are responsible for the brutal slay of nine-year old Grecil Buya in Compostela Valley.