By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA Davao Today Romulo Serot and his son Remly, volunteers of the DSWD’s cash-for-work program after they lost their house, were surprised to learn that they received an amount lower than what the department’s liquidation report posted. What appalled them more was someone else signed the job orders for them.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today Citing anomalies in the relief distribution and the DSWD using it as a venue for ‘communist witch hunting’ in connivance with the military, the organization of Pablo survivors under Barug Katawhan (People Rise Up), through its spokesperson, Karlos Trangia demanded Soliman’s ouster at a protest outside the DSWD regional office, Tuesday.
By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today MILF Chair Al Haj Murad Ebrahim meanwhile, in his opening statement cited that while it is “a bold step” on the side of the GPH to forge partnership with them, they view it as a partnership, “not with the usual institutions of the government but with one of its adversaries in a remarkable journey to peace.”
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today Balisado said that the region has a total of 2.6 Million registered voters. With Davao City’s total 936,451 registered voters, a mayor or vice mayor are only allowed to spend only about PHP2.8M.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today “We need to move forward to our next step to fight for the total elimination of the law instead of resting on our laurels on such a temporary victory,” Bai Ali Indayla, Kabataan Partylist’s second nominee, said.