In the early 1970s, American missionary Harold Ray Watson – then director of the Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center (MBRLC) – received several complaints of low and declining farm income from upland farmers in barangay Kinuskusan of Bansalan, Davao del Sur. Watson recalled that in one area, corn production had dropped from 3.5 tons per […]
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Inside President Duterte’s house and talking with the Lady of the Philippines
TRIBUNTRAVEL.COM, DAVAO – Davao City is situated on the islands of Mindanao, Philippines, is known as the city of durian production, as well as the beauty of its beaches. In addition, major cities in Mindanao Islands is also the hometown of the President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte. That night, Thursday (16/03/2017), after devouring a […]
Going to Davao from Cebu, Tuna and Durian “Welcome” us
TRIBUNTRAVEL.COM, DAVAO – “Hi! Welcome to Davao , this is my city,” says Edith Ging Zaragosa Caduaya welcome TribunTravel.com at Davao International Airport, Davao , Philippines , Thursday (03/16/2017) at about 10pm (local time). Edith of Newsline.ph is a senior journalist in the city of Davao who was a tour guide “impromptu” for TribunTravel.com for […]
A veteran Cebuano lawyer, does not want to be called ‘attorney’
DAVAO CITY , Philippines (March 1)– As a sign of protest over corruption in the judiciary, Cebuano lawyer Dionisio Cañete no longer wants to be called attorney, a petition granted by the Supreme Court recently. Cañete claims rampant corruption changes decision at the judiciary, a practice he can no longer swallow. In his petition to […]
Project NOAH: The Inside Story
Before the month of January ended, there were several stories that hit the headlines. One of them was the cessation of Project NOAH, which stands for Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards. When Secretary Emmanuel Piñol of the Department of Agriculture (DA) heard about it, he commented: “This would be a disaster especially now that the […]
Pope Francis “Bless” Duterte
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Peace adviser Jesus Dureza says his Holiness Pope Francis will bless President Rodrigo Duterte. Dureza, Dutuerte’s chief peace adviser is among the members of the peace panel who went to Rome, Italy for the third round of the peace talks with the Communist party of the Philippines-National Democratic Front (CPP-NDF) met […]