Daily Killings in Davao
Here's something that might make some people rethink the conventional wisdom that Davao City's is the safest city in the Philippines. According to this report, an average of 1.5 killings…
Davao Activists See State?s Hand in Mindanao Bombings
By Cheryll D. Fiel
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY ? The spate of bombings in Mindanao on Wednesday could be a scenario concocted by the government to justify an anti-terrorism campaign that has curtailed the civil liberties and violated the human rights of Filipinos, activists from this city said on Thursday.
State security forces could be behind the attacks Wednesday night in the cities of General Santos, Kidapawan and Cotabato, said Ariel Casilao, spokesman of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) in Southern Mindanao.
GenSan Market Blast Kills 5
Five people were killed when a bomb exploded at around 6 tonight at the public market in General Santos City, according to an ABS-CBN report.
The Daily Post (1/10/07)
Authorities have "downplayed" the advisory issued by the Australian government warning that Davao is a likely target of terror attacks in the coming days. "We knew about the threat. It…
The Daily Post (1/9/07)
That incident at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, where the plane of the Davao-bound President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (who was going to attend the wedding of the son of Davao City…