By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
In his television program on Sunday, Duterte said he hopes that the indemnification “should be done in a hurry” to help the victims.
By ALEX D. LOPEZ
Davao Today
“How does any group take responsibility where so many were unintentionally injured? It is time to wage peace,” says Jesuit Fr. Joel Tabora, President of the Ateneo de Davao University in reaction to this attack.
BY JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today
The NPA admitted they targeted the military detachment to “emasculate the enemy and wipe out its structure that has placed the lives and properties of the people in danger” but made a mistake “in considering the circumstances, combat intelligence and all pertinent operational information in instigating the action.”
By ALEX D. LOPEZ
Davao Today
One of the angles the residents asked the authorities to look into was the drinking-spree that took place inside the detachment from the afternoon until the evening of September 1. Nevertheless, the presence of the detachment in the center of the village and lying near a civilian facility was criticized by the residents of Fatima.
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today
Bariquit Compound residents are happy that the four youths who were arrested by the police in last Friday’s demolition attempt are now free and can now join them again.
By RON C. CLARION and MARIA LUZ M. GELDORE
Davao Today
What they said they could not understand about last Friday’s incident was that aside from getting beaten up by the police, they were also electrocuted and held at gunpoint.
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today
Sheena Duazo of Bagong Alyansang Makababayan points out that once the government enters into a commercial relationship with a private entity, there will be no guarantee for transparency and accountability
By ALEX D. LOPEZ
Davao Today
The Moro human rights group Kawagib released a statement that pinned the military for strafing at the evacuation center last Tuesday night that led to the killing of the girl named Asmayra Usman, and the wounding of her father Arsad Mujahed.
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today
The missioners have come this far, but being with the people that the late priest served is worth all the long and difficult travel. After all, to them, it is a way of paying tribute to the man and the work he did as Christ’s follower, which is to fulfill Christ’s teachings of helping the poor and the underserved.
By DANILDA L. FUSILERO
Davao Today
With the killing of paramilitary leaders in Arakan Valley, the harassment against lumad leaders have intensified, and worst, they are carried out in the guise of pangayaw. For tribal leader Sergio Lumunday, such pangayaw is bereft of its true sense, which is done to defend the community when all other peaceful means have failed.
