DAVAO CITY — Cris Paul Agustin just recently earned his first promotion as First Lieutenant of the Philippine Army (PA) and he is already leading a company of soldiers, a size of combatants and infantrymen normally led by a Captain, having their field operations in Maco, Compostela Valley some 80 kilometers away from Davao City.
By Mai Gevera
What sets off Maragusan, the farthest town of Compostela Valley Province, among the other booming municipalities is its 12-year old community radio which continues to empower the residents.
DXLM-FM 102.5 MHz ?Lanog sa Maragusan? started with garrison style broadcasting, using loud speakers to deliver news to the town folks. It ran for two years until the local government unit of Maragusan pushed to convert the system to transmitter-based.
By Rose B. Palacio
Interior and Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno called on local executives in Mindanao island to draw up a unified plan to fight terrorism in Mindanao.
Secretary Puno has asked governors and mayors in Mindanao to mobilize communities in Mindanao to help law enforcers combat the terrorist threats.
DAVAO CITY — A noted ?troubleshooter? for the Bureau of Corrections is the new superintendent of the Davao Prisons and Penal Farm (DPPF) or Dapecol.
Superintendent Venancio Tesoro, who also served as prison superintendent of Dapecol in 1994 and in 2001, was tasked by Bureau of Corrections Director Vicente Vinarao to replace Catalino Malinao who was relieved following the early morning Easter Sunday raid by the New People?s Army on Dapecol?s armory which saw the rebels whisking away 118 firearms.
Reporters Without Borders / Reporters sans fronti?res
Press Release / Communiqu?
11.04.07
RADIO JOURNALIST GETS FOUR AND A HALF YEARS IN PRISON FOR DEFAMING LEGISLATOR
Reporters Without Borders today condemned the four-and-a-half-year prison sentence which dxMF Radyo Bombo presenter Alex