Politics

NPA wives ask AFP: do not harass us

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Oct 03, 2012

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today

Lyn-lyn Genita said her family was “traumatized” when five heavily armed military men stormed their house last September 21 in Barangay Pandaitan, Paquibato District.   The incident affected her daughter-in-law, who had just given birth to the point of bleeding, so much so that she is now admitted at the city’s Southern Philippines Medical Center.

Nograles, Advincula early birds in filing CoC

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Oct 01, 2012

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today

As early as 8 AM Monday, first congressional district representative Karlo Nograles arrived at the Comelec office, making him the earliest in the city to file his CoC to run for next year’s midterm elections. 

Still a Duterte at the helm of Davao politics

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Sep 30, 2012

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today

Leoncio Evasco, current mayor of Maribojoc Municipality in Bohol and one of Hugpong’s founding members, said the event is “historical” as it’s the first-ever gathering of Hugpong as a political party, now under the Duterte triumvirate.  The convention was attended by about 3,000 members.

Martial Law in the digital age?

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Sep 30, 2012

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today

Netizens have been up in arms, calling the law a new form of dictatorship in this digital age.  They dubbed it, “electronic Martial Law.”  

Comelec warns vs. double-registrants

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Sep 28, 2012

By DANILDA L. FUSILERO
Davao Today

“Using the Automated Finger Print Identification System and other personal biometric information, voters with more than one registration can be easily identified”– City Elections Officer Dosdado Javier  

NDFP calls GPH Panel Chair’s accusations “malicious, unfounded”

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Sep 28, 2012

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today

Jalandoni said the NDFP apology and indemnification “stand in stark contrast to the denial of responsibility by the AFP” for the many violations it committed such as the Hacienda Luisita massacre in November 2004 and the killing of nine-year-old pupil Grecil Buya in Kahayag village, Compostela Valley in March 2007.

Motorcycle-riding men kills Kapalong driver

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Sep 28, 2012

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today

At about 8 AM on Monday, Razil Castro, was fixing the sadam truck parked outside his house when the gunman alighted from the motorcycle, witnesses say.  The victim was shot eight times with a .45 caliber pistol.  He sustained six gunshot wounds.