By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today “A single innocent life lost to senseless act of terror anywhere in the world is an affront and an outrageous and atrocious assault on humanity’s collective dignity.” -- Carlos Zarate, second nominee of Bayan Muna Party
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today Major General Ariel Bernardo, commanding officer of the 10th Infantry Division, says Monday the military “will be occupying conflict-affected areas,” or about 15 percent of his unit’s area of responsibility, which he calls “guerilla bases.” These are in the boundaries of Davao del Norte-Bukidnon, Davao del Norte-Agusan Sur and Compostela Valley-Davao Oriental.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today The Center for People Empowerment in Governance (Cenpeg), in its Issue Analysis in October last year, said that over the past 100 years, political dynasty has been concentrating, expanding and consolidating.
By CHERYLL D. FIEL Davao Today Deploying US Troops to typhoon Pablo-affected areas, as Bagong Alyansang Makabayan Southern Mindanao spokesperson Sheena Duazo said, is a greater disservice to the victims who are already rendered homeless and hungry due to government neglect and corruption of rehabilitation funds.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today Sajahatra Bangsamoro is the “development program for the delivery of basic socio-economic services to target communities in Mindanao.” It includes the provision of health insurance, health services upgrade, college scholarships, support to madaris and private schools including technical-vocational training and cash for work livelihood programs.