Politics

Filipinos end up paying more, instead of paying less, for ODAs

By GERMELINA A. LACORTE | Davao Today

Sonny Africa, research head of Ibon Philippines, said that six decades of ODAs in the Philippines failed to address poverty and social inequality because they are carried out based on the agenda of donor countries, not on the genuine needs of the poor.

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Government to present a revised draft on ancestral domain

By GERMELINA A. LACORTE | Davao Today

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said the National Security Council has come up with a revised draft of the government's position on ancestral domain to resume peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).

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Davao activists dismayed over Arroyo’s failure to address rising cost of food, fuel

By GRACE S. UDDIN | Davao Today

Militant groups were dismayed over President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's move to strengthen her political party amidst the growing demands for more affordable food, lower prices of oil from the people.

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