In 2008, for the first time in history, more than half of world population, 3.3 billion people, will be living in urban areas. By 2030, this is expected to reach almost 5 billion. The population of towns and cities in developing countries is set to double in the space of a generation. Poor people will make up a large part of future urban growth.
MANILA — While the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) welcomes the European Union’s (EU) 10-day mission to the Philippines, it also…
Torture victims in the Philippines have suffered from the physical and mental pain inflicted on them by those who have…
MANILA– Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Nene Q. Pimentel, Jr. (PDP-Laban) today called on the Commission on Elections to prevent another…
MANILA — Lawyer Aquilino Pimentel III today cited six more municipalities in Mindanao where dagdag-bawas (vote-padding and shaving) operations were…
MANILA — The umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan today called for a congressional inquiry into the role of military commanders…
SINGAPORE (via PLDT) Saying that the Philippines is firmly on a “path to permanent economic growth and stability,” President…
‘Abusive’ South Koreans rile Davao City councilors
By GERMELINA A. LACORTE
Kabiba Foundation, a child advocate, said Brigadier General Carlos Holganza, chief of 1001st Infantry Brigade, was lying when he said that Grecil was killed by NPA fire. Its a big lie, the group said, citing testimonies that the soldiers had strafed and ransacked the girl’s house.
DAVAO CITYHow could the management of Marsman not have known that their workers are being ferried from their farms and…
