Photos by MEDEL V. HERNANI, ACE R. MORANDANTE & TYRONE A. VELEZ
Text by MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Assessing Aquino’s performance since 2012, various sectors and organizations criticized his administration on different issues, thus, giving him a “failing mark.” They said, regional issues “depict the worsening plight of workers, farmers, the urban poor, consumers, and intensified threat to the environment.”
By ALEX D. LOPEZ
Davao Today
Bearing banners and placards, they converged in Lanao Village before they stormed various government agencies, venting out their disgust over Aquino’s “priority programs and projects” which they blame for the people’s continuing suffering.
By MICK M. BASA & MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Before he stands on the podium and delivers the Sona, Davao Today gathered the thoughts of the President’s “bosses” — the Filipinos. What do they expect or want to hear during his Sona?
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
Supported by 550 other inmates, the 12 who are political prisoners expressed “dismay” against the Aquino government’s continued refusal to grant them freedom.
By ALEX D. LOPEZ
Davao Today
Davao city has 12 relocation sites situated in the areas of Tibungco, Panacan, Mintal and Toril populated by more or less 8,000 beneficiaries according to Rigor.
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today
“Some of our witnesses are reluctant. They don’t like to be included in the program.”– Fr. Peter Geremia, PIME, chairperson of the Justice for Fr. Fausto “Pops” Tentorio Movement.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
His mother, Cory Aquino, declared amnesty and unconditional release to all 441 political detainees during her term. Why can’t Pnoy do this? Is he going to forsake his mother’s legacy?” Fe Salino, Selda spokesperson
By LEIGH E. DALUGDOG, CHERYLL D. FIEL, JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA, MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN & TYRONE A. VELEZ
Davao Today
More than a century after Spanish colonization and almost seven decades after American colonization, we ask, is the Philippines truly free and sovereign?
Davao Today collected the thoughts of Davaoeños, Philippine-based and not.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
By LEIGH E. DALUGDOG, JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA, MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN & TYRONE A. VELEZ
