The workers and their families held a silent picket in front of the Panabo City Council to solicit support. They were retrenched after DITFI-Dole Stanfilco arbitrarily announced closure on Oct. 8. But no help came from any of the councilors, prompting the workers to go back to the picket line at the entrance of the container yard. There, soldiers confronted them.
The military continued attacking Muslim communities even during the Ramadan, according to human-rights and Moro groups. “When entire communities get displaced by war, how are you going to celebrate Ramadan?” one of them asked. “Ramadan completely loses its meaning. Foremost in your mind, when you’re in an evacuation center, is how to survive, where to look for food, or to keep yourself from being harassed, or get hit by a bomb.”
How much talent fee is DOLE-Stanfilco paying the Armed Forces of the Philippines to become its foul mouthpiece against the legitimate demands of retrenched workers of DITFI? This was the question of Kilusang Mayo Uno-Southern Mindanao Region Chair Romualdo Basilio following the accusations of Major Medel Aguilar of the 5th Civil Relations Group that the labor center was behind the closure of Davao International Transport Facilities, Inc (DITFI).
By GERMELINA A. LACORTE | Davao Today
The KMP said what it proposes will be a better law than the existing CARP, which failed to end the sufferings of farmers after two decades. The new bill will ensure that farmers will no longer lose control of their land. To do that, the proposed bill wll do away with provisions giving the farmers the option to sell their land.
According to the host organizer, the Mindanao Business Council, the first to sign up for the trade exhibit is the Philippine Mining Development Corporation (PMDC) which is looking for joint venture partners for the development of its mining projects in Davao del Norte and Diwalwal in Compostela Valley Province.
DAVAO CITY Human Rights group Karapatan-Southern Mindanao condemned in the highest possible terms today the recent order of Gloria…
By CHERYLL D. FIEL | Davao Today
Duterte said teenagers today are different from those in the past and, at 15, he believed a boy already has discernment. He also thought the Juvenile Justice Law, which says children below 15 cannot be held criminally liable, is open to abuse — a lot of criminals could get away with crime because of this, he said. He called the law myopic and impractical.
A DTI official said the investment climate this year remains bright considering that many businesses are into expansion projects. The fact that these businesses are into opening up of new branches is an indication that the business climate is favorable, he said.
The Department of Labor and Employment said it invite companies, organizations and individuals who can become a donor, sponsor, friend, or a supporter to provide services — food, clothing, shelter, mentoring, livelihood, educational, medical assistance, work and training opportunities — for Southern Mindanao’s child laborers.
This city once again made history when a graduate from John Paul II College of Davao topped this years Geodetic Engineer Licensure Examination given by the Board of Geodetic Engineering in Manila last September. Alfredo Cahiles Gaborne Jr., from Calinan, said he did not expect to get the highest rating and that all he wanted was to be in the top 20 list.
