Politics

By MARILOU M. AGUIRRE | Davao Today

Davao city Mayor Rodrigo Duterte defended the revised Local Development Plan for Children (LDPC) against objections raised by the Catholic Church to the city’s reproductive health and safe pregnancy program. “God’s policy is antiquated and it cannot help the people who are reeling from poverty,” Duterte said during his weekly television program �Gikan sa Masa para sa Masa.�

By JAIME MORENTE Director, Davao City Police Office Davao City remains peaceful despite the threats posed by terrorist and criminal…

TUCKED-IN. Using a piece of cloth slung to their bodies, lumad women swaddle their young ones, tucking them close to their bodies as they walk. Ata-Manobo women and children are among those displaced by the relentless military operations in Talaingod. Many of the residents were accused of being guerrillas. (davaotoday.com photo by Jonald Mahinay)

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Angelic Hernandez still grieves over the loss of her eldest sister, Benjaline Hernandez, who was killed by the Cafgu and…

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…