MAYOR WANTS PROBE ON POLICE. Mayor Rodrigo Duterte promises photojournalist Barry Ohaylan (left) that he will investigate police officers who hit Ohaylan when he was covering a rally Thursday that was dispersed by the police. Ohaylan suffered a gash in the head. (John Rizle Saligumba/ davaotoday.com)
Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte and former Mutya ng Dabaw winner Fila Guia Hidalgo were among the personalities who joined the city’s event for the One Billion Rising for Justice Campaign on Valentine’s Day February 14.
MASKED DANCER. A worker flashes the One Billion Rising hand sign during the globally-synchronized dance on Valentine’s Day as women and advocates demand social justice and protection of human rights for women and children worldwide. (Ace Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Child advocates among non-government and local government want more effort in disseminating awareness and support to children who are victims of sexual abuse.
The Philippine government thanked donors all over the world simultaneously in billboards all over the world during the 3rd month anniversary of Typhoon Yolanda last February 8—a move which a relief group found ironic as they saw the state of poverty and neglect among survivors here.
Women’s lives have been under scrutiny again in a national scene with the media hype on actor Vhong Navarro mauling for the last two weeks. Deniece Cornejo may represent a number of Filipino women designated with a “character.” Such designation troubles me both as a practitioner of social work and as a womanist or women human rights activist.
By BEVERLY ANN S. MUSNI, YR.
Davao Today
If I may correctly recite the Sibika at Kultura lessons during my elementary years, the three stars in the flag represent the three major islands and the colors blue and red represent peace over war. It affirms our belief, our conviction, our choice, that peace should reign in our land.
