By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today “Kung titingnan natin, mga marginalized ang mga member-consumers ng electric cooperatives, hindi mayayaman ang nakararami sa kanila lalo na sa mga barangays at sitios”, (If we look at it, member-consumers of electric cooperatives are marginalized, majority of them are not rich especially those residing in the barangays and sub-villages), Apec Representative Ponciano Payuyo said.
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA Davao Today A copy of the proposed resolution obtained by davaotoday.com shows that the call for the pull-out of troops “will place the right of civilians to peace and security over and above any military operations.”
By JOHN RIZLE SALIGUMBA Davao Today Dialang said her sister-in-law, Melanie Capion, came to the place of incident first and took Vicky who was wounded in the ear, and Risa. “Tiwasan pa gyud unta sa mga sundalo daw ang duha ka bata. Nagpakiluoy pa si Melanie sa ilaha (The soldiers even wanted to finish off the two other children (Vicky and Risa) but Melanie pleaded.)”
By KENETTE JEAN I. MILLONDAGA Davao Today She was not simply the wife of an indigenous anti-mining activist. Juvy Capion, the woman killed in what is now called the Tampakan massacre, was a farmer, mother of four, and leader of the Blaan community.
By WARREN CAHAYAG Davao Today They are demanding the military to account for such “act of barbarity”, saying that relieving the perpetrators is not enough but the pull-out of these troops “who have become attack dogs against lumads who are only defending their land from being turned into ugly mine sites.”