The New People’s Army set up a checkpoint in an unpopulated part of the national highway in Agusan del Sur at the start of the campaign period for national candidates, in a move meant to warn politicians who are entering the areas where the revolutionary groups operate to abide by their policies.
Presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte assured media workers that decriminalization of libel will be one of his priorities when he wins the highest executive position in this country.
A former president of Ateneo de Davao University has expressed support for Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s candidacy for the country’s highest executive position.
The founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) expressed his disappointment over his erstwhile student and presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte’s views against labor unions.
Presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte plans to pull a no-show in his first presidential debate on February 21 in Cagayan de Oro City if the issue of “discrimination” raised earlier by the local media would be left unsolved.
Media practitioners in Cagayan de Oro will boycott the first presidential debate slated at the city’s Capitol University on February 21.
Labor union group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) lashed out at Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte over his offhanded statement Thursday, February 10, that seemingly ‘threatened’ labor unions from going against his policies when he becomes president.
Davao marked the first day of the campaign period with no election-related violence, the Philippine National Police (PNP) in this region said Wednesday, February 10.
Elders in Davao City join the launch of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s presidential race on Tuesday, February 9, along with thousands of supporters around the country.(Ace R.Morandante/davaotoday.com)
As this year’s campaign period breaks the light of day, millions of Filipino voters on Tuesday, February 9, were reminded of their responsibilities in the country’s democratic process.
