By DAVAO TODAY DAVAO CITY – Three top officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines will be in the city’s Paquibato District on June 12, Independence Day to declare the rural area “peaceful and development ready”. The declaration comes at a time when military and residents aired differing views on the district’s peace and…
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Military encampment affects livelihood of Paquibato residents
Residents were forced to sign certificates of surrender, made to attend a three-day seminar, and threatened as the military conducted massive military operations in their communities.
30-million peso calamity fund ratted out?
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA Davao Today DAVAO CITY — The city council wants to find out what happened to the 30-million peso calamity fund provided to eight villages in Paquibato District. Councilor Melchor Quitain said in a privilege speech on Tuesday’s session that the city’s “executive branch” only submitted 2 out of 30 monthly…
NDF says delay in release of 5 POWs due to ‘meticulous’ revolutionary court process
By DAVAO TODAY A month after the New People’s Army captured five soldiers in Paquibato District, the National Democratic Front of the Philippines Southern Mindanao said its “Revolutionary Court “is reviewing the cases of the captives as thoroughly as possible” so that the latter’s “direct culpability “ or “innocence” is “meticulously established.” In a letter…
City council urged to walk the talk for watershed preservation
Mining threatens to destroy Davao City watershed, but city council still has to find out how and where a Lucio Tan-owned mining company has secured permit to explore the area for mining.
Vice Mayor, bishop call for military pull-out from Paquibato, Davao
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Human rights groups in Davao City and Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte have issued a strong demand for the dismantlement of all military detachments and patrol bases in civilian communities after the September 7 incident in Brgy. Fatima Paquibato. On Sept.1, a unit of the New People’s Army’s…
News in Pictures: On 38th Anniversary of Martial Law Declaration, Davao Progressive Groups Slam OBL Extension, Urge Aquino to Protect Human Rights
Protest actions by progressive groups were held on Tuesday in commemoration of the 38th anniversary of the declaration of martial law in 1972.
Candidates Should Face Up to Corporate Logging in Davao, Says Indigenous Peoples Group
PRESS RELEASE April 10, 2010 Davao City — National indigenous sectoral group KATRIBU Partylist challenged local candidates to address the logging problem in Davao City as it received reports from Manobo leaders in Brgy. Malabog, Paquibato District regarding the illegal logging operations in the area. Area reports say illegal logging activities are being conducted in…
What is Happening in Paquibato, Davao City?
The city’s largest district of over 40,000 people, Paquibato has become a virtual garrison these days. People cannot move around the place without identification cards bearing the signature of soldiers. BY CHERYLL FIEL, GERMELINA LACORTE, AND GRACE UDDIN Davao Today HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Posted by Bulatlat DAVAO CITY — The city’s largest district of over…
Duterte Keeps His Hands Off Paquibato
When Mayor Rodrigo Duterte announced he was keeping his hands off Paquibato, he admitted the move was tantamount to a breakdown of civilian authority in the area. BY GERMELINA LACORTE Davao Today HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Posted by Bulatlat DAVAO CITY — When Mayor Rodrigo Duterte announced he was keeping his hands off Paquibato, he admitted…