By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today
“We have no choice but to strive hard to continue to survive. But because the threat of demolition is always there, we have to be on our toes all the time.” Penny Panungkad, resident, Soliman, Agdao
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By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
“The EO is not a policy shift but a fine-tuning of the widely opposed RA 7942 which perpetuates the highly extractive, export-oriented and foreign-controlled mining industry” — Juland Suazo, Panalipdan spokesperson.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
“What we’ve asked was very modest, and yet the management was too stingy to give in to the employees’ rightful demands,” Rey Hernan Fabe, President, RMN Davao Employees Union
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today
Plane fare costs are prohibitive for most Filipinos, even as industry leaders enjoy relatively high profits. Cebu Pacific profited PHP 962 Million (USD 23M) in the first quarter of this year, while Philippine Airlines’ total revenue is PHP 16 Billion (USD 386M) as of the last quarter of 2011.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
“We’re asking the local government, especially the Mayor (Sara Duterte), to force these residents to vacate the area because it’s a danger zone,”– Brgy. Capt. Robert Olanolan, Bucana, Davao City
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today
Greenpeace: “an investment in coal edges out an investment in renewable energy.”
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
To highlight the “irony” of the Filipino-American Friendship day celebration , July 4, members of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan held a protest caravan and stopped in front of Glan Municipal Office where they urged the local officials to pass a resolution banning the entry of US troops in the area.
By CHERYLL D. FIEL
Davao Today
House Bill 3396 seeks to amend restrictions in the Milk Code and allow aggressive marketing of infant formula milk catering to infants as young as six months.
By ALEX D. LOPEZ
Davao Today
As stipulated in the newly adopted policy of the Comelec on the rules of procedure on disputes in an automated election system, the votes that will be recovered in the precincts designated, in this case by Piñol, would exemplify the merits or legitimacy of his protest. As per physical count done by the Comelec First Division, Piñol only got 1,915 votes while Taliño-Medoza had 18,175 votes.
Text and Photos by RAWI JUNE AMAGA-MORANDANTE
Davao Today
Any itinerary for a trip to Surigao del Sur would always include the Britania Group of Islands, Enchanted River and Tinuy-an Falls in Bislig town — three destinations that top the most visited getaways in this province and its neighboring places. Getting to and experiencing these exquisite places would surely leave any tourist, local or foreign, in total awe and admiration.
