By CHERYLL D. FIEL
Davao Today
“Sadly, personality politics is still at play in the partylist contest. The system even goes to the extent that winnability hinges on traditional politicians’ endorsement and money.” -- Carlos Isagani Zarate, Davao-based human rights lawyer and Bayan Muna second nominee
Progressive party-lists under the Makabayan Coalition hold a meeting de avance Thursday in Davao City’s Freedom Park. Carlos Zarate, second nominee of Bayan Muna, emphasized the pulitika ng pagbabago as…
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
In a phone interview, Father Cristopher Ablon of rights group Karapatan-Northern Mindanao, confirmed it was Estelita Tacalan whose mug shots were furnished to them by the local media.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
Rights activists here can’t simply brush the idea that the newly appointed officer-in-charge of the Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Division has a hand on this matter. For after all, they claimed, Brigadier General Ricardo Visaya and Palparan “had been working closely in the past and share the same image of being human rights violators.”
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today
“The government’s existing policy on labor is clear: cheap, docile labor.” -- Joel Maglungsod, Anakpawis Party-list second nominee