By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today “Tin-aw nga gi-single out mi sa Comelec. Duha lang ka poster sa Piston ang ilang gihimong basehan sa pag disqualify sa among partido,” Edil Gonzaga, second nominee of Piston, a group of drivers.
By DANILDA L. FUSILERO Davao Today Calling it as just a “stop-gap measure,” the Kidapawan City-Local Council of Women (KC-LCW) said the solution is “palliative and an added burden for the consumers” especially the women sector whom, it said, shoulder the brunt of household budgeting.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today Bayan Muna Party-list second nominee Carlos Zarate said that the April 2 en banc ruling “gives imprimatur to the further unbridled dominance by the moneyed and powerful elites in our political and electoral system.”
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA Davao Today The 13-year-old wounded boy, Jonas, (not his real name) who is still recuperating at the Davao Regional Hospital in Tagum City is now “heavily guarded” by military men of the 10th Infantry Division, Philippine Army. Hanimay Suazo, secretary general of human rights group, Karapatan, told davaotoday.com in a text message that the family of the victim is insulted and feel harassed by this act of the military.
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA Davao Today “Nisinggit pa gani ko, mga bata mi sir, tulo ka beses, ayha sila miundang og pabuto, dayon mitubag sila, sa ibabaw ra daw sila nagpabuto, (I shouted at them three times, that we are kids, then they stopped firing and replied that they were firing at the hills,” Alvin said, adding that he immediately went to Roque when the gunfire stopped.