Posts by tag: noynoy aquino

10 years ago

Today’s View: Noynoy’s Best Defense

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Today’s View: Noynoy’s  Best Defense

If Noynoy wants to be remembered as a statesman rather than as a politician, his best judgment would be to grant the outstanding demand of the people. Which is: to abolish the DAP or the presidential pork barrel system. This is his most formidable defense against any probe or query relating to the legality or morality of the DAP. This is his best defense!

11 years ago

Activists get ready for Aquino’s 4th SONA

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Activists get ready for Aquino’s 4th SONA

By TYRONE A. VELEZ

Davao Today

In a press conference held Monday, the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) Southern Mindanao said they will mobilize thousands from the urban poor, farmers, workers, youth and indigenous peoples to show how the poor are reeling from government’s policies.

11 years ago

NO CHANGES IN SONA

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  NO CHANGE Activists under the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan Southern Mindanao demand President Aquino to present the true state of…

11 years ago

Today’s View: The price of education

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Today’s View:  The price of education

By BEVERLY ANN S. MUSNI, YR.

Davao Today

I don’t know if I can afford one if ever I will have kids in the future given the K+12 Law and the commercialization of education.  It is a sad and infuriating fact that education should liberate us from the quagmires of poverty but it is the one thing which drives us to despair knowing that our children and our children’s children may never get one.

11 years ago

Today’s View: The unwise leader

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By BEVERLY ANN S. MUSNI, YR.

Davao Today

As a leader, one must know when to attack and when to surrender.  A good leader must have principles which must not only to be morally upright, but knows what is right and must have the conviction to stand by it.

14 years ago

Peasant leader killed in Davao, 7th extrajudicial killing under Noynoy

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By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL

A farmer was shot dead in front of his child inside his house in sitio Narra, barangay Paquibato Proper in Davao City. Naldo Labrador, 39, a member of Paquibato District Farmers’ Association (Padifa) and Farmers Association in Davao City- Kilusang Magbubukid sa Pilipinas (FADC-KMP) was killed Sept. 3.