2010-01-17
Davao group pushes for Freedom of Information Act
A group of non-government organizations with representatives from the media and academe is calling for speedy action of the House of Representatives to pass into law the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act.  The FOI Act provides the much needed substantive and procedural details ... (more)

2010-01-13
Privatization of hydropower plants threatens people's rights and benefits
DAVAO CITY - Ten years after the passage of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) of 2001, the government through the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM) Corporation has started to bid Mindanao's large energy assets including the 982.1MW Agus and Pulangi Hy... (more)

2010-01-12
A Looming Rice Crisis?
  DAVAO CITY- A repeat of April 2008 rice crisis threatens to happen at this early part of the year. In Davao City, rice price has started to increase by PhP3 to PhP6 per kilo bringing the price now to PhP27- PhP36.   Traders gathering in the International Rice Conference... (more)

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