A Regime’s Folly
By Ren Jalaluddin Ropeta MANILA -- The brazen declaration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of a heightened war against the Communist insurgency is essentially a war against the Filipino people who…
Bribery by Davao Companies Declines
But SWS survey says government is not sincere in fighting corruption
By Germelina A. Lacorte
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY — The latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey of enterprises has given the government a failing mark in its sincerity to curb corruption.
While bribing to win government contracts posted a downtrend among businesses in Davao, Metro Manila, Cebu, and Cagayan de Oro, 14 of the 23 government agencies surveyed last year scored lower this year in their sincerity to fight corruption. The SWS survey was conducted among 700 managers representing 499 companies in seven major cities in the country.
In UP, Defiance Vs Tuition Hike Gains Ground
The proposed tuition increase in UP ? at 200 percent — is staggering. It is comparable to the most expensive private schools in the country. It certainly is a cause for alarm for many students and parents.
By Grace S. Uddin
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY ? To many Filipino youths, studying at the University of the Philippines (UP) as a ?iskolar ng bayan? carries immense advantages. There?s, of course, the name and the renowned quality of UP education. On a more practical level, however, the subsidized, thus low, cost of studying there is enough motivation to seek a UP education.
Imagine, then, the consternation of many UP students when they learned that the state university was going to raise its tuition, making it no different from expensive private schools. To many of them, the ?iskolar ng bayan? label, which carries with it the rather lofty idea that the Filipino people are subsidizing good education, has become worthless.
The proposed tuition increase ? 200 percent — is staggering, and a cause for alarm for many students and parents. Late last month, students from all UP campuses nationwide made known their sentiment by walking out of their classrooms to march in the streets, demanding that the idea be junked.
‘A Horrible Absence of Peace’
Religious leaders held a rally on Tuesday to mourn the loss of many of their "co-workers in Christ" to death squads now hounding church workers, political activists, human-rights advocates and…
With Unstable Roof Over Their Heads, Dads Told to Vacate City Council Building
By Cheryll D. Fiel
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY — A councilor has raised alarm about the safety of the City Council building, noting the danger it now poses because of the tremors that have been regularly occurring in the past days.
Councilo Nilo Abellera, in Tuesday?s session, suggested that they hold the sessions in safer locations, such as in the barangay (village) halls out of town, until the building is fixed and declared safe.