Davao, Philippines News

DAVAO CITY The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines national chapter has issued a statement condemning North Cotabato Governor Emmanuel Pinol's "shameless abuse of authority" for allegedly threatening a radio blocktimer who criticized Pinol's alleged "landgrabbing" from indigenous peoples in Arakan, North Cotabato and Bukidnon.

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - " A communist rebel and soldier were killed in separate clashes in the volatile region of the southern Philippines, officials said Wednesday.

Fifty Muslim religious leaders of Metro Manila and Luzon, both men and women, gathered at the Bayview Park Plaza from November 4 to 6 this week to discuss issues critical to our lives, focusing on human rights, elections, interfaith dialogues, and Islamic peace education.

DAVAO CITY, Philippines , Nov 9 - At 14, Ann is too young to be worrying about getting pregnant or acquiring AIDS.

Our lack of understanding of these cultures, exacerbated by wrong if not absent information contained in textbooks and "lack of proper images of our indigenous peoples in the media," as National Commission for Culture and the Arts Executive Director Cecile Guidote Alvarez puts it, greatly contributes for these stereotypes to endure to this day, so ...

Davao, the window to Mindanao. Davao , Davao , Philippines Friday, November 6, 2009 Text and Images by Ronald de Jong Davao Gulf Davao is often dubbed as the window to the island of Mindanao, an inviting city that will surprise its visitors and raise one's curiosity.

Friday, 6 November 2009, 9:34 am Press Release: US Department of State - Background Notes October 2009 Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of the Philippines Geography Area: 300,000 sq.

Environment officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations declared the Mt.

DAVAO CITY The focus group discussions conducted by Konsult Mindanaw! on the peace process following the botched Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain last year, have identified rido and mining as among "other sources of armed conflict." Konsult Mindanaw!, the research team from academe which the Bishops-Ulama Conference commissioned to do ...

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Girls in gangs become more vulnerable when families can ill afford to feed them, increasing risk of being prostituted.

The first Millennium Development Goal adopted by member states of the United Nations is to halve extreme poverty around the globe by 2015.

DAVAO CITY The New People's Army in Southern Mindanao has claimed that one of the suspected soldiers in the March 4 abduction- rape-slay-torture of teacher Rebelyn Pitao was killed in Crossing Malabog, Paquibato on Sunday afternoon because he was "armed, dangerous and gave battle to the NPA arresting team." "He was liquidated, as simple as that," ...

The New People's Army has claimed responsibility over the killing of an Army soldier last Sunday in a mountain village in Davao City.

Mapagu condemned the killing, saying, "This is a total disregard to the safety of civilians and contempt to a peaceful gathering in a community." Communist rebels owned the killing of Pedregoza, who was one of four soldiers accused of kidnapping and killing the 20-year-old daughter of senior guerrilla leader Leoncio Pitao in March.

Suspected leftist rebels shot dead on Sunday a Filipino intelligence officer and injured two other civilians in the southern Philippines, a military spokesman said on Monday.

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - " The Philippine Air Force's 7th Reservist Command ended Friday a four-day training on disaster and rescue operations in Mindanao.

Why would Philippine judges hamper a human rights investigation into a killing field where many human remains are found in Davao, victims allegedly of the infamous death squad? Why would the members of the Commission on Human Rights be charged themselves? Human Rights Watch says local authorities are obstructing the course of justice and ...

DAVAO CITY Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario is still the richest governor in Mindanao while Oroquieta City Mayor Jorge Almonte is the richest city mayor as of yearend 2007, according to their Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth .

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