The implications of the potential positive progress of the peace negotiations on the Filipino people are huge. If successful, this will forge the nation’s unity, which would have positive effects on the economy, the assertion of the country’s sovereignty, and on effective, far-reaching political reforms.
Ni ROMMEL RODRIGUEZ Aba ginoong Duterte, napupuno ka ng pantasya. Ang sarili mong labi ang mahihiwa sa talim ng iyong dila. Bukod kang nagmamayabang na ang pag-unlad ng bayan sa iyo lamang maaaring magmula. Gayong ang unyonista’t manggagawa na iyong dinuduro’t inaalipusta, Ang lumikha ng entabladong iyong tinutungtungan. Iyang mikroponong gamit at suot na damit…
A presidential candidate and four senatorial bets showed up to support the Peasant Electoral Agenda.
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld As announced by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the official election season began last Jan. 10 and will end on June 8 this year. It includes a campaign period starting February and ending in May; election day itself on May 9; the counting of the ballots; and…
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld The Philippine media as of this writing (December 16) was having a field day reporting the “slapping challenge,” the fistfight, or even the gun duel between Rodrigo R. Duterte and Manuel “Mar” A. Roxas II. Both, for the enlightenment of anyone who’s been living in a cave…
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective The not so funny anymore, exasperating slapstick being imposed on the public by presidential wannabes Mar Roxas and Rodrigo Duterte is a testament to how elections in this country have sunk to such depths. And if surveys are to be believed, the two are among the top four candidates, with…
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…
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Although former Manila mayor Alfredo Lim may have once been in the same league, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is in many ways unique. He’s a government official leery of his fellow officials’ capacity to do their jobs. He’s a law and order mayor who allows protests…
By CHERYLL D. FIEL / Davao Today
The City Board of Canvassers in Davao lowered the threshold of votes necessary for the winning candidates to be proclaimed winners. The Board proclaimed the winners five hours after it resumed counting of votes on Wednesday, May 12.
By GRACE S. UDDIN Davao Today DAVAO CITY— The much-awaited showdown between Davao’s two fiercest political opponents begins as Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and daughter Sara Duterte formally declared a team up against House Speaker Prospero Nograles’ bid for mayor in the city. Vice Mayor Sara Duterte, who runs for mayor in the city, filed both…