Activists of the women's group Gabriela gagged their mouths to symbolize the Aquino administration's policies that sell out women's rights with the proposed Access Agreement to allow the return of US bases in the country.(davaotoday.com photo by Ace Morandante)
By DAVAO TODAY
Parents, students and teachers have long been complaining of the yearly shortages in textbooks, classroom and teachers. The budget on education has also been seen as the major problem as it’s deemed “insufficient.”
By DAVAO TODAY POOLED REPORT
“We regret that the poor outcome of the FTS would reflect the outcome of the actual polls, which could lead to election failure.” -- Aya Ragrario, University of the Philippines professor and convener of Kontra Daya
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
“We should work for ‘more talk towards more peace,’” Bishop Calang urged, adding that amid the ongoing civil war, the more important thing to do is to “not lose hope, especially from the part of the government.”
By BEVERLY ANN S. MUSNI, YR.
Davao Today
And as the workers, farmworkers and peasants marched and braved the heat, with hundreds of red flags waving, they showed Aquino they are still a force to reckon with, undeterred despite the oppression they are experiencing from massive corporations who stole their lands and displaced them from their homes and livelihood.