ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman bids fellow officials that this will ARMM Local Government Summit held in Davao City shall be the last, as the region will be replaced with the new Bangsamoro Political Entity brought by the peace agreement between the government and the MILF. (Ace Morandante/ davaotoday.com)
Activists faced a phalanx of shield-wielding police that foiled their rally at the Waterfront Hotel where President Benigno Aquino addressed leaders of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao LGU summit. (John Rizle Saligumba/ davaotoday.com)
Speaking before a Mindanao peace summit that gathered around 200 participants on Tuesday, Iqbal, who also heads the Bangsamoro Transition Council (BTC) said the Sabah claim is a “bilateral issue” between the Philippine and the Malaysian governments that “should be addressed through a dialog.”
A Tribute to Amado Guerrero
on his Birthday Anniversay
Student players in the region could barely compete with counterparts from other areas in the country, a sour note pointed out by the local Department of Education chief at the opening of the Davao Region Athletic Association (DAVRAA) Meet last Sunday at the Sports and Tourism complex here.
While saying he is not interested in the 2016 presidential race, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte makes a doublespeak when he said he could consult communists and other rebel groups.
Residents at Tacloban City express their frustration for not receiving any relief goods from the government even as three months have passed since Typhoon Yolanda swept the city. This picture was taken during a rehabilitation mission by Balsa Mindanao last week. (Earl Condeza/davaotoday.com)
The passing rate for those who took the career service examinations for entry to government positions has only reached 10 to 12% for some 15,000 takers in Davao and Tagum Cities last year.
Small-scale miners from the gold-rich town of Pantukan, Compostela Valley cried foul to the latest move of large-scale mining company National Development Corporation (Nadecor) which allegedly put up a steel gate and told them to get an identification card from the mining regulatory agencies of the government.
