Davao Today

Farmers fighting against qualified theft charges by landlord in DavOr

DAVAO TODAY — Sun, 27 May 2012 07:59:39 +0000

“They just told me they don’t need a court order since they own the land. They were heartless. They even had our cooking pots destroyed.” -- Armando Diones, facing warrant of arrest for qualified theft.

City tackles proposal for an ordinance banning corporal punishment

DAVAO TODAY — Sun, 27 May 2012 07:36:33 +0000

Councilor Leah Librado-Yap said they are not ignoring the actual conditions of many families where parents bear the impact of dire hardship and poverty. “There is a need to carefully relate the proposal to current economic and socio-cultural set up,” she said, quoting an old African proverb, “it takes a village to raise a child."

NoCot peasants, lumads hold barricade vs Lopez-owned geothermal plant

DAVAO TODAY — Sun, 27 May 2012 06:47:34 +0000

KMP-North Cotabato Chair Noli Lapaz said the power resources controlled by private businesses would only add to the burden and hardships of small farmers and peasants in the province, adding that with the increasing power rates, “Prices of basic commodities will greatly affect farmers and peasants in the countryside.”

Halo-halo in Davao, all year round

DAVAO TODAY — Sun, 27 May 2012 06:30:53 +0000

Beating the country’s tropical heat -- summer or not -- is easier through a tall glass or bowl of halo-halo.

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DAVAO TODAY — Sat, 26 May 2012 01:46:41 +0000

North Cot environmental coalition hails SC ruling vs Bt talong

DAVAO TODAY — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:09:58 +0000

“The SC ruling is the people’s triumph.” -- Ramer Tandoy, secretary-general of Integrated People’s Coalition against Environmental Plunder

Forensic report says “blunt head injury” caused Singapore OFW’s death

DAVAO TODAY — Thu, 24 May 2012 05:19:02 +0000

The city’s medico-legal team performed autopsy on Gamale’s remains, Wednesday, and found that the Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) had “blunt head injuries” which led to her death. But the team declined to say whether or not her skull fractures were caused by a serious fall.

Corporatization might turn hospitals into malls and pawnshops, Casiño says

DAVAO TODAY — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:29:24 +0000

News Release May 20, 2012 Corporatization might turn hospitals into malls and pawnshops, Casiño says Bayan Muna Partylist Representative Teddy Casiño today said that if the bill to corporatize public hospitals, which was railroaded last week at the House of Representatives, would become law, some government hospitals might turn into malls and may even have [...]

DAVAO TODAY — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:28:46 +0000

US submarine “port call” to worsen row with China

DAVAO TODAY — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:28:25 +0000

Media Release 17 May 2012 US submarine “port call” to worsen row with China “It’s like pouring gasoline on fire.” This was labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno’s (KMU) reaction to the docking of a nuclear-powered US submarine in Subic Bay in Zambales since last Sunday, saying heightened US military presence in the country will worsen [...]