“The government is so incompetent that it even allowed the conduct of relief, rescue operations to be undertaken by foreign troops.”
Noynoy, not God, was absent when Yolanda struck, says lawmaker
Tags: Davao
Mindanao cacao stakeholders push for price control, increased production
The players in the cacao industry have targeted to produce one Million metric tons of cacao by 2014. Currently, the target falls short with the country producing only 20,000 MT out of the 130,000 to 150,000 MT target. The country needs to plant cacao to about 130,000 hectares to reach the target.
Bayan-SMR declares succesful people’s strike
March 31, 2011 PRESS RELEASE DAVAO CITY —The streets of Davao City are silent but the people have spoken. Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Southern Mindanao declares victory today as the people valiantly expressed their voice against the unbridled exploitation of oil companies by way of a nationwide transport strike. A measly 5% of Davao City’s estimated 10,000…
News in Pictures: Noynoy Visit in Davao City Met with Protest
Progressive groups in Davao City staged a lightning rally during President Benigno “Noynoy” S. Aquino III’s visit on Thursday. The groups called for the scrapping of Oplan Bantay Laya and demanded justice for all the victims of human-rights violations.
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Group Demands Junking RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement over Death of Filipino Interpreter
By GERMELINA LACORTE / Davao Today
Cardeno’s unexplained death while working for the US troops in February and the death of the Philippine Army officer a month later have renewed calls among militant groups to junk the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the US and the Philippines.
Nograles’ Defeat Dampens Endorsement of Scholarship Program
By CJ KUIZON / Davao Today
After former House Speaker Prospero Nograles lost in the last elections, barangay captains supporting him have stopped recruiting scholars for Nograles’ Oplan Kaalam program.
2010 Elections: In Davao, First Automated Elections Leave Some Voters Angry
By GERMELINA LACORTE / Davao Today
Carmen Gultiano, a voter in one of the precinct clusters at the Daniel Aguinaldo National High School, came out of her precinct tired, agitated and unable to hide her frustrations after spending six hours just to vote. Gultiano arrived at her precinct at eight o’clock in the morning and was only able to vote at two thirty in the afternoon.
2010 Elections: Snail-paced Voting in Davao Blamed on New Clustering Scheme
By CHERYLL D. FIEL / Davao Today
It was not the machine glitches that many people were worried about but the poll clerk’s hunt for names of registered voters and other verification procedures that slowed down the voting process in the recently-concluded elections.
2010 Elections: Davaoeños Endure Long Lines to Vote
By JETTY AYOP-OHAYLAN AND MARIETTA BASTE-HERNANI / Davao Today
In Marahan Central Elementary School in the city’s third district, the voting pace was slow, and even those who went before the poll centers opened waited for five hours for their turn to vote. The school had two precincts with 1,000 total voters. By noon, only 30 percent of the total number has cast their votes.
2010 Elections: Outdated List, Missing Names Hound Some Voting Precincts in Davao
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN / Davao Today
In Buhangin area, a voter saw the name of a dead relative while others look for the name of a living family member.