By DAVAO TODAY
The Comelec said councilors for the second political district will be proclaimed after the replacement of the two compact flash cards from clustered precincts 777 and 753, which have been found defective, shall arrive from their Central Office in Manila.
Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte casts his vote Monday afternoon in a precinct at the Daniel R. Aguinaldo High School, Matina, Davao City. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
“We’ve been lagging behind in democracy. It’s the same system.” – Davao City Vice-mayor Rodrigo Duterte
Visiting college students plant rice in a contested lot in Barangay Maa, this city. Claimed by the powerful Villa Abrilles to be used for a high-end subdivision, the lot is being fought for by Nanay Silay and other urban poor residents in the area. The Villa-Abrilles forcibly evicted residents, destroyed plants and dumped landfill in the 11-hectare land last year. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel Hernani)
By CHERYLL FIEL Six months into the probe, and three public inquiries so far, the Commission on Human Rights is nowhere near proving the existence of the Davao Death Squad, let alone, establish a connection with Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.