President Rodrigo Duterte addresses 217 New People’s Army surrenderers flown in from Eastern Mindanao during a dinner on Wednesday, 7 February 2018. PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Various groups lashed out at President Rodrigo Duterte over his recent remark that ordered soldiers to “shoot” female members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in their…
BAN AERIAL SPRAY. Wilfredo Mosqueda of Mamamayan Ayaw sa Aerial Spraying (MAAS) and Atty. Mark Peñalver of Interface Development Interventions (IDIS) urge to ban aerial spraying in the Philippines, Thursday, February 8. (Robby Joy D. Salveron / davaotoday.com) DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Environmental groups here renewed their call to ban the use of aerial spraying…
WOMEN IN BULUAN. Women wear their colorful sarong as the province of Maguindanao officially kicks off the second Inaul Festival with a parade and the opening of the trade hall in Buluan town on Thursday morning, February 8. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano / davaotoday.com)
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio announced the city has prepared an evacuation area for indigenous people or Lumad who will leave their homes in armed conflict areas. “Yes. No problem. We have a ready evacuation center which is already empty,” the Mayor told reporters in an interview on Monday, February 5. She was…
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Administrative and criminal charges have been filed against two Davao City cops who were involved in mauling three minors, an official said. Police Senior Superintendent Alexander Tagum, director of the Davao City Police Office (DCPO), said Police Officer 1 (PO1) Jeobani Natividad and PO1 Jesre Masinading have been named as respondents…
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (Robby Joy D. Salveron / davaotoday.com) DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio slammed opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV for seeking to probe her, including President Rodrigo Duterte, over their alleged questionable wealth. “Well I think Trillanes is confused and I think his going crazy,” Duterte-Carpio told reporters…
The taxing, toxic talk of taxes being squandered on students of state universities who would rather attend rallies than their classes has been a staple spiel of state nationalism’s apologists. Under the current regime, the presumed free tuition makes matters worse because subsidized scholars are supposed to thank Tatay Digong, as if his divine powers…
CLEAN TOURIST CITY. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio receives the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Clean Tourist City Award presented by Department of Tourism region 11 director Antonio Fernando Blanco during Monday’s (February 5, 2018) flag raising ceremony in front of the Davao City Hall. (Robby Joy D. Salveron / davaotoday.com)