The New People’s Army, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, renewed its warning against foreign-backed Sagittarius Mines Inc., telling the mining firm over the weekend to abandon its huge copper and gold project in South Cotabato or brace for violent attacks.
Teresita Edir, a pushcart vendor in Agdao market, and her children join a recent march organized by the group Kadamay demanding the ouster of President Arroyo. Edir complains that her earnings could hardly buy a kilo of rice. “In Erap’s time, we could buy rice at P10 a kilo,” she recalls the time of former President Joseph Estrada. “Now, rice is P18 per kilo under Gloria! With a president like her, life only gets harder. She’s corrupt and she has not done anything to alleviate the situation of poor.” (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FRONT- MINDANAO Press Release March 29, 2008 Central Mindanao THE NPA IN MINDANAO ACHIEVED MORE VICTORIES- KA. ORIS…
By GERMELINA A. LACORTE | Davao Today
Landscaped and painted in bright pastels, the duplexes that make up the new women’s facility of the Ma-a city jail resemble a village that reminds inmates of home.
This unsigned tarpaulin hangs at Freedom Park along Roxas Boulevard. Rodolfo Lozada has gained both critics and admirers since he…
There are clear manifestations of uneasiness and tension in the children while they were sharing their experiences, particularly during the…
The Balikatan exercises jointly conducted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United States Army in Luzon…
Joey de Venecia, in a recent forum in Davao City. (davaotoday.com photo by Jonald Mahinay)
By GRACE S. UDDIN | Davao Today
Joey de Venecia III, the first whistleblower in the ZTE scandal, regrets that his father, former House speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., had to pay a steep political price for his expos. Maybe it was his salvation, Joey says of his father’ ouster as House speaker. But blood is thicker than water and, Joey says, their relationship has never been better.
UNVEILING. The inauguration of the Museo Dabawenyo highlights the grand opening of Araw ng Dabaw celebration. Created through a city ordinance, the nine million peso building houses city artifacts, documents and other priceless objects that speak of the city’s history, people and culture. The city government invites Davao’s oldest families to donate materials and other historical items for the museum. (davaotoday.com photo by Jonald Mahinay)
Today, the call for patriotic duty is upon us, all freedom-loving and justice- seeking citizens, peoples as well as women…
