Davao folks rejoice over Arroyo arrest

By DAVAO TODAY POOLED REPORT “It’s a long delayed action.  GMA and cohorts must be made accountable for plundering the government coffers.  It’s high time that the Aquino administration should stop treating GMA and cohorts with kid gloves and aggressively pursue the cases against them.  Jail is the right place for GMA, et al, not Congress” -- Atty. Carlos Isagani Zarate, Second Nominee, Bayan Muna  

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Wanted: ‘independent’ indigenous peoples’ rep

By DANILDA L. FUSILERO Davao Today “Ang Manrep representante sa mga lumad ug angayan lang nga gawasnon siya sa mga pagpanghilabot sa mga politiko (Manrep represents the lumads and it’s just proper that he’s free from the meddling of politicians).” -- Makilala town’s Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative Bienvenido Macalos, a Bawa-Bagobo

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