ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/31 October) –Hundreds of Subanon farmers, women and youth, trooped to different government agencies here Wednesday to protest the alleged encroachment of their lands by the Zamboanga City Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (Ecozone) in the mountain barangays of Patalon, Labuan and Limpapa.
SIMUAY, Sultan Kudarat, Shariff Kabunsuan (MindaNews/31 October) – The 13-month impasse on the issue of territory in the talks between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) ended last week with a compromise on what areas would comprise the future Bangsamoro Juridical Entity (BJE) “immediately” and “later,” MILF chair Al Haj Murad Ebrahim said
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/31 October) — Mayor Rodrigo Duterte's eldest son Paolo won over four other rivals as village chief of Barangay Catalunan Grande, a victory that many say would be his ticket to a post at the city council presided over by his younger sister, Vice Mayor Sara Duterte.
ALABEL, Sarangani (MindaNews/31 October) — A P50 million resort that would feature dolphins as major attraction is being developed by an Iranian investor in Sarangani town, Davao del Sur province to boost the tourism potentials of the coastal municipality.
DINAS, Zamboanga del Sur (Mindanews/31 October) – Residents here have found a breather from a long-running rido (clan conflict).
Pahima Lao, officer-in-charge of Sambulawan, one of the villages affected by “rido” in this town, said villagers forced to leave their homes in the past have returned home, thanks to the assistance given by the Japan Social Development Fund.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (City Information Office/31 October) — Mayor Constantino G. Jaraula has ordered a special traffic scheme on all roads leading to public and private cemeteries in the city in line with the observance of the All Saints and All Souls days on November 1 and 2.
31 October 2007
As an advocate of water for the people and environment, I am always monitoring updates on the issue of imminent threat of privatization and commodification of freshwater resources of Davao City, particularly the plan of the Board of Directors and Management of Davao City Water District (DCWD) to avail a PhP 126-million loan from the Local Water Utility Administration (LWUA) or any local and international financial institutions.
