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Ordinary folks say deteriorating incomes and high prices of basic commodities overshadow the bright prospects for the New Year. By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURANDavao Today DAVAO CITY, Philippines -- Businessmen and government authorities are bullish that the city’s positive figures in investments and tourism last year will linger this year — a boost hardly felt by Davao folks. “2011 was a

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A month after Typhoon Sendong swept away homes, killed thousands and dislocated tens of thousands in Northern Mindanao, survivors plea for decent relocation. Alas, no solutions are forthcoming. By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURANDavao Today CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines -- “All we wanted is a home of our own,” newly married Melody Ann Abarabar, 20, said while fixing their 5×7 feet makeshift tent

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The year’s best and worst news on peace and unrest in the South As protests became fodder for headlines all over the world — the Arab spring has already overthrown the governments of Tunisia, Libya and Egypt between 2010 and 2011; the Occupy Wallstreet’s rage against capitalism spread the world over and student riots in London — news on war and peace in Davao City and in the South continue.

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YOU KILLED MY FUTURE. She could be one of Fr. Pops' future scholars. But AFP's Oplan Bayanihan killed that chance when Fr. Pops became the recent victim of the State-sponsored extrajudicial killings. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel Hernani)WHY DID THEY KILL YOU, FATHER? Members of progressive organizations hold placards denouncing the Aquino government'sOplan Bayanihan and the AFP for

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“Father Pops told us, Jesus Christ sacrificed his life for the people. What about us humans? Can’t we sacrifice our lives for our fellowmen and women, too?”By Marieta Baste-Hernani & Marilou Aguirre-TuburanDavao TodayARAKAN, North Cotabato -- The coffin where the body of Fr. Fausto “Father Pops” Tentorio lay was bedecked with flowers. As the vigil continued day and night, so was the

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By Marilou Aguirre-TuburanDavao TodayTRENTO, Agusan Del Sur — Her voice rising above the soft hum of radio songs, Amelia Dano could not hide her restlessness. Sitting at the front of a four-wheel drive vehicle, Amelia waited in trepidation as the ten vehicle convoy finally crossed Monkayo town, the last municipality in Compostela Valley province. One fine Sunday morning, the fleet of

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By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURANDavao TodayDAVAO CITY — Members of the peasant group Patulangon Farmers Association (Patufa) cried harassment against the 39th Infantry Battalion and the 72nd Infantry Battalion of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.Bernie Marciano, a Patufa member, said 15 to 30 soldiers from the 39th IB and 72nd IB are currently staying in the barangay hall of Sitio (sub-village)

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By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURANDavao TodayDAVAO CITY – In Buhangin area, a voter saw the name of a dead relative while others look for the name of a living family member.Denmark Del Mundo, 30, a chemical engineer, said his aunt who already passed away was still on the list of registered voters while Remegio Diana Sr., 63, and his wife Antipas, 59, had a hard time looking for the precinct number of

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By Marilou Aguirre-TuburanDavao Today DAVAO CITY — Unlike most of the overseas Filipino workers who lost their jobs in Taiwan, Isabelita Atis, 29, felt relieved when her plane finally touched down at the Davao International Airport in December last year. She was among the 6,468 thousand overseas Filipinos laid-off in Taiwan after 95 Taiwanese companies were forced to trim down their workers as an

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By CJ KUIZON, MARILOU AGUIRRE- TUBURAN AND GRACE UDDINDavao Today DAVAO CITY – “Baboy kaayo ang pagpatay sa iyaha. Wala siya gitrato nga tao (Slaughtered like a pig. She wasn’t treated like a human being).” During a women’s rights forum hosted by militant women’s group Gabriela last week, Rio Pitao described how mangled her sister Rebelyn’s body was when it was found in a muddy ditch. The 20-year

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By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN I Davao TodayDAVAO CITY – The Task Force Davao (TFD) has organized a 4, 000-strong barangay defense system (BDS) to counter the growing number of Communist guerrillas operating in the outskirts of the city, Col. Oscar Lactao, TFD commander, said during the weekly television program Gikan sa masa, para sa masa. Lactao said the military gathered local residents and

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By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN I Davao TodayDAVAO CITY - The best deterrent to crime is when the wheels of justice, no matter how slow, really move and convict people who are guilty. This is the statement made by Lorenzo “Erin” Tañada IIII, chair of the House of Representatives’ committee on human rights, after a two-day hearing for the Mindanao regions of the ongoing Congressional inquiry on

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By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN I Davao TodayDAVAO CITY - Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte warned the police against mulcting money from motorists, storeowners and individuals after receiving reports that some of them have been doing just that while investigating a road mishap. The mayor said he is aware that the salary of policemen is not enough to support their families but the city government will

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By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURANDavao TodayDAVAO CITY – A jeepney driver for about thirty years, Leony Trinidal, 59, said drivers are having a hard time with the unabated increase of oil prices. He said that because of this, prices of jeepney spare parts and basic commodities, such as foods, also increase, giving drivers like him a headache. Trinidal is the president of Sotoda Transport Service

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By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN I Davao TodayDAVAO CITY - Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte opposes the creation of anti-Moro vigilante groups saying it cannot solve the ongoing conflict in Mindanao. The mayor reacted to reports that Ilaga–a notorious anti-Moro group back in Martial Law years–was revived and vigilante groups are now being formed following the clashes between the government troops and

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By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN | Davao Today DAVAO CITY – Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte denied giving rice and cash to the Communist New People’s Army (NPA) in the outskirts of Mandug and Callawa in Buhangin district. Speaking in his weekly television program, Duterte said the city has been giving rice to barangay residents, but not to the NPAs. He said that his daughter, vice mayor Sara Duterte,

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By DAVAO TODAYDavao Today asks people on the streets about what they expect from the President’s state of the nation address on Monday, and in return, got a wish list of what people think government should do to alleviate their plight. What do you think the government should address in her state of the nation address on Monday? “She should address urgently the skyrocketing prices of oil, which

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By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN I Davao TodayDAVAO CITY – Edwin Fernandez works as a forklift operator in Davao Goldstar Hardware in Lanang — the biggest hardware store in the city. As a regular worker in the last two years, he works there from Monday to Saturday, and occasionally on Sundays, when a ship arrives from Luzon, carrying the supplies, like steel and cement, that his company ordered.

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By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN I Davao TodayDAVAO CITY - City officials voiced concerns over the continuing scarcity of cheap rice in the region, with the National Food Authority (NFA) failing to provide 60-70 percent of the city’s daily consumption. City Councilor Tomas Monteverde IV said NFA must be having a supply problem because the agency failed to provide rice to the increasing number of

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By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN I Davao TodayDAVAO CITY — Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte blamed global warming and the resistance of landowners against City Hall’s drainage projects for the unprecedented flooding that hit the city early in June. Duterte said the natural calamities in the world these days are the result of heavy pollution primarily contributed by first world countries; something

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By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN I Davao TodayDAVAO CITY - Retired Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said he sees no conflict at all in his being a former military officer and his recent post as a peace adviser. “As a man who has been into war, I understand what peace is all about,” Esperon said during a press conference initiated by the Mindanao

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By MARILOU M. AGUIRRE | Davao Today DAVAO CITY – City Hall directed its departments to tighten their belt and trim down unnecessary expenses as the country reels from the economic crisis. Mayor Rodrigo Duterte signed Executive Order No. 13 on May 12 directing the city to adopt austerity measures and to set aside enough funds only for the most pressing projects and emergencies. Duterte said the

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By MARILOU M. AGUIRRE | Davao Today DAVAO CITY — Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte was furious over rumors that he is protecting Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, the leader of the religious sect Jesus Christ: A Name Above Every Name, whose name was dragged into the slaying of tribal leader Dominador Diarog. In his weekly television program, Duterte said that even if Quiboloy is his friend, he will not

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After their release from NPA captivity where they were investigated for possible crime against the people, two AFP soldiers now face another investigation from their AFP superiors. By MARILOU M. AGUIRRE | Davao Today Compostela, Compostela Valley — Two army sergeants held prisoners of war (POWS) by the New People’s Army (NPA) for two weeks said they were uncertain of their future after their

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By MARILOU M. AGUIRRE | Davao Today Davao city Mayor Rodrigo Duterte defended the revised Local Development Plan for Children (LDPC) against objections raised by the Catholic Church to the city’s reproductive health and safe pregnancy program. “God’s policy is antiquated and it cannot help the people who are reeling from poverty,” Duterte said during his weekly television program “Gikan sa Masa

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By MARILOU M. AGUIRRE I Davao Today Families are having a hard time coping with the increasing price of rice amidst the reported local and global supply shortage.A child dozes on her mother's shoulder while waiting for their turn to buy NFA rice in Agdao Public market. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan) DAVAO CITY — Beatriz Gaspar, 62, said he has a son in Manila who has 10 children to

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By Marilou M. Aguirre I Davao TodayOn the 71st Araw ng Dabaw, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte refrained from giving the state of the city address, usually done by mayors in the past to apprise the citizens of the state of the city. Instead, he gave the opportunity to leaders and personalities representing the lumads, Moro, students (each from the elementary and high school), teachers, business, media,

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By MARILOU M. AGUIRRE | Davao Today DAVAO CITY -Faced by strong opposition from consumer groups, the Davao City Water District (DCWD) refused to attend the second committee hearing of the City Council to discuss the water district’s proposed 100-million peso loan. Instead, the management and board of directors of the water utility firm invited City Hall and City Council officials to an exclusive

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By MARILOU M. AGUIRRE | Davao Today DAVAO CITY — Anticipating Davaoeños’ excitement over the rematch of World Boxing Council international super featherweight champions Manny Pacquiao and Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez, the Araw ng Dabaw executive committee prepares wide screens at the Quezon park and Almendras gym on the Araw ng Dabaw celebration on March 16. Councilor Susabel Reta,

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The ABC president said the idea to include his photo in the barangay ID card was the initiative solely of ABC vice president Leo Aquino. The first batch of 400 ID cards was already released to the residents of barangay Wilfredo Aquino when Duterte issued his order.By MARILOU M. AGUIRRE | Davao TodayDAVAO CITY — Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) president Paolo Duterte denied that he is

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By MARILOU M. AGUIRRE | Davao Today Activists speak out against the Balikatan in Cagayan de Oro City. (contributed photo) DAVAO CITY — An American soldier shot a young man picking scraps of metals in a dumpsite near the US military base in Pampanga. The soldier claimed that he mistook the young man for a boar. This is a scene in the acclaimed 1976 movie, Minsa’y isang gamugamo (Once a moth),

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By CJ KUIZON, CHERYLL FIEL, MARILOU AGUIRRE, GRACE UDDIN and DAISY GONZALES | Davao Today The statements of government contractor Rodolfo ‘Jun’ Lozada directly links the first family to the allegedly corrupt ZTE national broadband transaction. After the Senate investigations — broadcast live nationwide - made Juan dela Cruz a first-hand witness to alleged wheeling and dealings in Malacañang,

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By CHERYLL D. FIEL and MARILOU AGUIRRE | Davao Today Packed in five multicabs, carrying streamers that call for the ouster of President Gloria Arroyo, members of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) and its allied groups did not make it to the Grand Regal Hotel on Wednesday, where the President addressed the League first Mindanao cluster conference of the League of Municipalities of the

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Despite the drizzle, some 200 people await the arrival of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for over an hour near Gov. Generoso I bridge in Bankerohan. The President barely stays five minutes before leaving for the gathering of town mayors at Grand Regal Hotel. (davaotoday.com photo by Marilou M. Aguirre) Workers at the Gov. Generoso I bridge that collapsed in April 12 last year. Rebuilding

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By MARILOU M. AGUIRRE | Davao Today TAGUM CITY — Government insists on a ceasefire before it can resume the stalled peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales said. “There must be a cessation of hostilities first,” Gonzales said during the Local Peace and Security Assembly (LPSA) for Davao Region. He said the government

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By MARILOU M. AGUIRRE | Davao Today Short of admitting the failure of the Arroyo administration to stamp out the Communist rebellion, Gonzales told local peace executives there are only two choices left: either craft a really good local government counter-insurgency strategy or extend the term of the President. He said Arroyo wishes to finish the Communist rebellion when her term ends in 2010,

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By MARILOU M. AGUIRRE | Davao TodayDAVAO CITY - Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said he is backing government soldiers in their pursuit against the Communist New People’s Army (NPA) after the killing of the Davao businessman Vicente Solis Ferrazini a week ago.This developed as the NPA owned up to the killing, saying that Ferrazini was an enemy supplying funds, logistics and intelligence to the military.In

baluticiousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33830885.post-12834442247985814032008-02-08T17:10:00.001+08:002008-05-01T14:27:12.154+08:00

By Marilou Aguirre, CK Kuizon and Germelina Lacorte I Davao Today Early this week, the rise of Congressman Prospero Nograles as the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, considered to be the fourth most powerful post in the land, drew mixed reaction from among the people of Davao city, where he has been perceived to be eyeing for mayor in 2010 when incumbent mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s term

baluticiousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33830885.post-60106981742308631862008-02-02T13:50:00.003+08:002008-05-01T14:27:53.862+08:00

By MARILOU M. AGUIRRE | Davao Today Although the ordinance allows women temporary reprieve in the workplace, it does not seek to reduce women’s multiple burden at home. In fact, Ibuyan pointed out that the ordinance will help working women serve their families better. Straight Up. Salesladies in Davao City’s malls, like the one above at the NCCC Mall, can finally sit down at work. (

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By Marilou M. AguirreDavao Today DAVAO CITY — Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) president Paolo Duterte, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s eldest son, wants an identification (ID) system in place in each of the city barangays (villages). Davao has a total of 182 barangays under three Congressional districts. A first-timer in local politics, the younger Duterte won the post of Catalunan Grande

baluticiousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33830885.post-74886343592144104092008-01-20T19:52:00.000+08:002008-01-20T19:54:06.087+08:00

By Marilou M. AguirreDavao Today DAVAO CITY–As if daring the groups opposed to it, vice mayor Sara Duterte said she is in favor of the hotly-debated national ID system, pronounced by the Supreme Court as “unconstitutional” in 1998, but recently revived by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to crush the mounting Communist insurgency . Princess Sara. Who’s afraid of the national ID system?

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By Marilou M. AguirreDavao Today DAVAO CITY — Mayor Rodrigo Duterte hinted that a Davao Congressman,who hired retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan as a consultant, must haveknown something about the killing of Davao broadcaster Ferdinand“Batman” Lintuan. Duterte divulged this in his weekly television program, “Gikan saMasa, para sa Masa,” after speculations linking the city government’sPeople’s Park

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By Marilou M. AguirreDavao TodayDAVAO CITY — “The celebration here is far different from other Mindanao cities I’ve visited,” confided Dondie Agaton, who sells trinkets outside Davao’s San Pedro Church. While selling his wares in the last 10 years, Agaton, 27, said he has observed how cities like Cagayan de Oro and General Santos, have been celebrating the Yuletide season. “Christmas should be

baluticiousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33830885.post-61531996825789791952007-12-20T12:01:00.000+08:002008-01-07T15:21:45.317+08:00

By Marilou M. AguirreDavao TodayOld PTA grounds, which used to host athletic meets and sports events in the city, has just been turned into a People’s Park, where one can find a collection of tropical rainforest trees or enjoy a fantasy-themed park with the children, free of charge. Engr. Elisa Madrazo, head of the Park’s project management office, said these are just one of the features of Davao

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By Marilou M. AguirreDavao TodayDAVAO CITY – Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said he is going to seek executive pardon for Alexander “Lex” Adonis, the Davao broadcaster jailed for libel for reporting on the “Burlesque King” scandal, involving Duterte’s political rival, first district Congressman Prospero Nograles. “I’m asking President (Gloria Macapagal) Arroyo to pardon Adonis,” Duterte said in his

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Related stories:Coming soon: Duterte-Nograles showdown in 2010At City Council, Sara shows why she is her father’s daughterBy Marilou M. Aguirre and Cheryll D. FielDavao TodayDAVAO CITY, Philippines — Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has served for six consecutive years as mayor. During that time, he cultivated a persona that is both respected and feared by the people of Davao. But achieving that is not half

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Bayan Muna’s Jeppie Ramada lost in his bid for a council seat. Bayan Muna itself ended up second to Kalahi, the partylist group of the Nograleses that allegedly bought votes massively. It’s a disappointing loss, Bayan Muna concedes, but one that is very instructive for the Left.By Marilou M. AguirreDavao Today DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Late last year, Bayan Muna, the partylist group, expressed

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By MARILOU M. AGUIRREDavao TodayDAVAO CITY — The wait is over. At exactly 8:10 last night, the Davao City Board of Canvassers (CBOB) proclaimed the winners of the 2007 local elections in this city.As expected, the Dutertes grabbed the top two local positions. Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and his daughter Sara will serve as mayor and vice-mayor, respectively, in the next three years. (See final, official

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Special Report: All across Davao City, the Southern Mindanao region, the whole of Mindanao and around the country, the travails of voters like Revel Ian Rakasa — who looked for his name for three hours before finally giving up — became all too familiar tales of disenfranchisement. And election observers are convinced that the way elections are being done in the Philippines is undermining

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By Marilou M. AguirreDavao TodayDAVAO CITY — The City Board of Canvassers (BOC) in this city has encountered no major problems so far in their second day of canvassing of election returns (ER).As of 11 this morning, the BOC has received a total of 1,279 ERs from the Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs). The First District has delivered 542 ERs, while the Second and Third Districts have delivered

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DAVAO CITY — While the City Board of Canvassers is busy tallying the results of Monday’s elections, members of the party-list groups and candidates from the progressive bloc are keeping an eye on the counting.The Task Force Poll Watch of the partylists Bayan Muna, Anakpawis, Gabriela, Kabataan and Suara Bangsamoro, and candidates for councilor Angela Librado-Trinidad and Jeppie Ramada furnished

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By Marilou M. Aguirredavaotoday.comTORIL, Davao City — Some candidates in the city’s Third District had a last minute vote-buying spree in Crossing Bayabas last night.This is according to Boy, a driver and operator of public utility jeepney. Although Boy provided davaotoday.com with his full name, he request anonymity for fear of his safety.Boy said that sardines, noodles and rice, including cash

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First District: From street crime to lack of water supply, the residents of the first congressional district have problems that they hope their politicians would address. But they’re not holding their breath. By Marilou M. Aguirredavaotoday.com DAVAO CITY – As a vendor of coconut juice who roams around the city, particularly the First District where he lives, Eusebio Pulgo knows only too well

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People’s Issues. Jeppie Ramada discusses issues with Davao residents in a recent campaign visit. (davaotoday.com photo by Marilou Aguirre) Jeppie Ramada intends to join Angela Librado-Trinidad, a fellow Bayan Muna activist, in the halls of the City Council. And he would never abandon, he promises, the struggles of the people – ordinary residents, peasants, the urban poor, among

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Open Letter of the National Union of Journalists of the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Philippines (NUJP – Davao City Chapter) during the ‘Solidarity Night for Press Freedom,’ World Press Freedom Day, Kanto Bar, MTS, May 3, 2007.<?xml:namespace prefix = o />Tonight we gather in this place to band ourselves together – news persons from the print, radio, television, the online media, the academe,

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By Marilou M. Aguirredavaotoday.comDAVAO CITY — The 57-year-old Generoso Bridge I, more known as the Bankerohan Bridge, is scheduled for re-opening to traffic by Christmas.The bridge was closed to traffic last April 12 because one of its posts collapsed. The bridge was built in 1946 and was opened in 1950. It should should have been replaced in 2000 because its life span is only 50 years, said

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But feisty mayor, who is facing no real threat to his position in next month’s elections, takes pains to justify his decision to field his initially reluctant daughter as his running mate. Like Father, Like Daughter. Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and his daughter Sara at a campaign rally this week. The mayor says Sara is the only one who can beat potential challengers to his throne. (davaotoday.com

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…journalists and political activists are dying like flies. They’re not just citizens too like you and me, they’re the best citizens we have...- Conrado de Quiros, columnist

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All throughout his life, Renato Pacaide lived a life of unwavering activism and commitment to social justice. Then last week, somebody pumped four bullets into his body. By Marilou M. Aguirredavaotoday.com DAVAO CITY – All the gunman had to do was pump one bullet into the head of Renato Pacaide. His death would have been quick, perhaps relatively less brutal. But it took more than a

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These kids gladly pose for a snapshot during the Meeting de Avance of banana plantation workers under the Marsman Labor Association for National Democracy (Marsland) in Sto. Tomas, Davao del Norte.

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Christmas is still in the air. At least, in Sto. Tomas, Davao del Norte.In the province’s public market, Christmas tree and lanterns (parol) are still visible, even when the holiday season has ended.When you look closer, you would recognize the Filipinos’ mark of creativity and ingenuity.(This lantern is made up of egg trays)(The lantern above is made up of apple trays and cushion, adorned with

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For months, the workers at a Davao del Norte banana plantation owned by Marsman-Drysdale, Roger Boncaoil has been working at the Marsman-Drysdale plantation for 17 years. Propping bananas is one of his tasks. (davaotoday.com photos by Marilou M. Aguirre) one of the largest agri-business companies in the country, were not paid their salaries. This plunged the workers’ families into extreme

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The children of the striking workers of a banana plantation in Compostela Valley have endured the same hardships and abuse their parents went through. Many stopped going to school and, because nobody would care for them, were forced to join their parents at the picketline. Several were arrested and jailed. Some are no longer optimistic about their future. Related Stories: The Banana

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To many people, the state of the nation under Arroyo can be summed up in these words that were printed on a stage backdrop: “GMA’s SONA: War, Fascism and Hunger against the Filipino People.” By Marilou Aguirre, Cheryll D. Fiel,Jetty-Ayop Ohaylan and Grace S. Uddindavaotoday.com DAVAO CITY – Once more, they were out in the streets, close to three thousand of them. Some had to

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AnakPawis leader in Pampanga remains missing after May 5 abduction. Rep. Beltran denounces attacks, harassment of AnakPawis members By Marilou M. Aguirremindanaotoday.com DAVAO CITY — Two members of progressive organizations were seriously wounded after unidentified men lobbed a grenade around 9:15 p.m. Sunday, May 7, at the offices of AnakPawis, the party-list group, in Kidapawan City.

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By Marilou M. Aguirremindanaotoday.com DAVAO CITY – Thousands of workers and activists took to the streets of several Mindanao cities today, on the occasion of the 120th International Labor Day. Among their demands: an end to poverty, hunger and fascism, and the ouster of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The biggest number of protesters were mobilized in Southern Mindanao. According to the

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News Analysis With his charismatic and no-nonsense persona, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has succeeded in pleasing everybody. Why then is he risking his support from the progressive sector and from critics of the Arroyo administration by openly endorsing charter change? By Marilou M. Aguirreand Carlos H. Conde DAVAO CITY (davaotoday.com) –When Rodrigo Duterte, the feisty mayor of this city,

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Three armed men whose faces were covered with bonnets and shawls entered the house at around one in the morning. “They awakened us by pointing their flashlights to our faces,” Gabi, an 18-year-old resident, said. The intruders wore what looked like military boots. “They were searching for somebody,” she said. “When they saw Jay, they dragged him outside the house.” Members of the fact-finding

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By Marilou M. Aguirredavaotoday.comPublished: Jan. 28, 2006DAVAO CITY -- The conflict between government forces and the New People's Army (NPA) intensified as the latter launched more tactical offensives. From North Cotabato, Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley province, the NPA conducted daring operations, raiding police headquarters, confiscating high-powered rifles and killing

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By Marilou M. Aguirredavaotoday.comPublished: Jan. 28, 2006 DAVAO CITY -- Mount Diwata, the gold-rush site in Compostela Valley Province more popularly known as Diwalwal, made it to the headlines in October, when a series of tragedies occurred in its tunnels and mountains. On Oct. 26, the 1.8 km-long Sunshine Tunnel operated by the JB Management and

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By Marilou M. Aguirredavaotoday.comPublished: Jan. 28, 2006 DAVAO CITY -- The Calibrated Preemptive Response (CPR) policy and Executive Order 464 of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo pushed cause-oriented groups, human rights advocates, church people and even lawyers out to the streets to protest what they deemed as an “undeclared martial law” by the

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With the present state of the country’s economy, only a few may be able to afford abundant food on their tables this Christmas season. But to many Davaoeños, a little creativity and practical thinking can go a long way.By Marilou M. Aguirredavaotoday.comDAVAO CITY – Food is always on top of people’s minds during the holidays. What to prepare? What’s for noche buena? At a time when prices are high

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The family of Sofronio “Tatay Poloy” Enoc, the peasant leader who was killed among five others in a massacre on April 15, 2002, in Pangyan, Marilog District, is still hopeful that justice will finally come. By Marilou M. Aguirredavaotoday.com DAVAO CITY -- Unmindful of her condition, Sofronita Enoc-Ingay, eight-month pregnant with her third child, traveled straight from her home in the

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The Philippine military has been using the Lumads in a village in Compostela Valley Province as human shields as it pursues its campaign against the communist New People’s Army. By Marilou M. Aguirredavaotoday.com NABOC, the Philippines -- From Davao City, one has to travel for three hours to reach Monkayo town, Compostela Valley province. Five

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Davao offers a wide array of options in traveling within the city or to other points of Mindanao. By Marilou M. Aguirre davaotoday.com DAVAO CITY -- Traveling is not a problem in the city of Davao as there are various means of public transportation. For visitors from outside Davao, there are available regular flights from Manila, Cebu, Zamboanga, Bacolod, Iloilo and Puerto Princesa. There are

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