DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Student leaders from the University of the Philippines Mindanao (UP Min) hits back at President Rodrigo Duterte over his threat to kick out students in the university who continue to ‘walk out and hold protest’ and to give their slots to ‘bright’ tribal students. “Rodrigo Duterte’s statement is a manifestation that…
DUTERTE POSE. Lumad leaders do the Duterte fist pump pose to show support to the President. About 900 Lumad leaders from different regions in Mindanao joined the Indigenous Peoples Summit at the covered court of the Naval Station Felix Apolinario in Panacan, Davao City on Thursday, February 1. (Robby Joy D. Salveron / davaotoday.com)
BEFORE SUPERMOON. This photo was taken on January 30, 2018, a day before Filipinos will witness the rise of the “super blue blood moon.” (Medel Hernani / davaotoday.com) DAVAO CITY, Philippines – As millions of moon gazers all over the world took delight watching the rare lunar eclipse Wednesday night, January 31, Dabawenyos here were…
Second district councilor Al Ryan Alejandre (File photo/davaotoday.com) DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Councilor Al Ryan Aljandre proposed on Tuesday, January 30, to regulate the use of home-sharing services in Davao City. Alejandre aims to do that through a local legislation which would ensure those spaces that are registered to home-sharing apps like Airbnb comply with…
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte warned anew that the government will go after organizations believed to be supporting the Communist Party of the Philippines. Duterte made the statement as he reiterated that there will be no more talks between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. “Itong NPA (New…
CALIBRATION. A personnel from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Region 11 repairs a broken taxi meter before it is calibrated with the new taxi fare rate, Friday, January 26, at the old airport in Sasa, Davao City. LTFRB is eyeing to recalibrate around 5,500 taxis in the city by February 2018. (Robby Joy…
‘SAVE OUR JEEPNEYS’. The transport group Transmission Piston holds a protest on Wednesday, January 24, in front of the Land Transportation Office-11 (LTO) to oppose the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program and Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law. (Robby Joy D. Salveron / davaotoday.com)
Councilor Joselle Villafuerte says a data from the Department of Health in Davao Region showed that there have been 224 suspected cases, 16 of which were confirmed during the City Council session on Tuesday, January 23. (Robby Joy D. Salveron / davaotoday.com) DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Health officials here urged parents to submit their children…