Pop-up market brings community spirit to Davao
Photo from left to right: Zuri Elise Tia, Elijah Princess Dy, Laifa Hanzyra Kalon, Al Jabir Mikhail Hernandez, Ayesha Vernice Yeung, Hyisham Emberga, Raissah Maxinne Del Rosarioand Kdmarik Te By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – A flea-market pop-up event titled “The Debut” gathered over 50 local entrepreneurs and community members at the Three Yards along…
Malaysian consulate honors new MTCP graduates, strengthens regional ties
In Photo: Malaysian Consul General Deddy Faisal Bin Ahmad Salleh congratulates participants who completed the Automotive Basic Vehicle Maintenance Training at the KorPhil Vocational Training Center in Davao City in a celebration held at Mabini town, Davao de Oro, on October 26. (Photo via Quinn Florence Astillo) By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – The Consulate…
Bong Go welcomes Trillanes’ complaint
By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – Sen. Christopher Lawrence Go welcomes the complaint filed against him and former President Rodrigo Duterte by former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, expressing confidence that the truth will emerge once the investigation begins. Trillanes earlier lodged plunder and other criminal complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman, accusing the senator…
Davao City okays financial aid to Cebu quake victims DAVAO CITY – The 21st Davao City Council passed over the weekend, an ordinance under suspended rules on Tuesday, October 21, authorizing acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte to utilize a portion of the city’s Quick Response Fund as financial assistance to areas in Cebu recently…
Zambo Norte Town Leaders To Improve Agriculture & Address Poverty! (FOOD FOR THOUGHT by Manny Piñol)
Leaders of the town of La Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte, a landlocked municipality with a population of just about 8,000 and a poverty incidence of 46% arrived in Kidapawan City last night with just one purpose – to meet me. Mayor Ricky R. Cuenca and Former Vice Mayor Dan Botalid, along with a 21-man delegation…
The Anatomy of a Failed State: When Justice Becomes the Shield of the Corrupt. (THE THIRD EYE by Carlo. Manubag)
Photo Courtesy: DOJ In the grand theater of Philippine politics, what was once speculation has now unfolded into undeniable reality — the collusion of the three branches of government no longer hides behind curtains. The latest appointment of former DOJ Secretary, now Ombudsman Boying Remulla, is not a triumph of merit but a symbol of…
JUSTICE IN CHAINS: A CIRCUS OF CLOWNS AND PUPPET MASTERS (Editorial by Carlo Manubag)
Why hate the man who fought relentlessly against drug syndicates, corruption, and above all, the long-standing insurgency that has bled our nation for decades? Joma Sison, the head of the National Democratic Front and founder of the CPP–NPA — a group officially tagged as terrorists — was responsible for countless atrocities. Thousands of innocent lives…
An enigma that is Dick Gordon (LETTERS FROM DAVAO by Jun Ledesma)
Let me just add one more item to conclude my treatise on Richard “Dick” Gordon. I have consigned him to my list of few frustrations since at one time when I looked up to him as a presidential timber. I preferred him over Benigno Aquino Jr. in the 2010 Presidential elections but lost. He was…
Stop Water Theft!
Video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1GaFGVvpdU Water meter tampering, illegal tapping, illegal reopening of disconnected lines, and illegal installation of booster pumps result in low water pressure to no water and pose risk to water safety. Report water theft to Davao City Water District at 235-3293 or facebook.com/officialDCWD or visit DCWD’s offices in Matina, Bajada, or Toril. Together, let’s…