DR. ROMEO QUIJANO SCORED FOR UNETHICAL CONDUCT Six residents of Sitio Camocaan, Hagonoy, Davao del Sur filed before the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) in Region XI, Davao City a complaint of “Unprofessional, Unethical and Dishonorable Conduct” against Dr. Romeo Quijano. LIES One of the complainants, Victoria Garrote, testified […]
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Special Report THE DAVAO CITY WATERSHED CODE IN ACTION By ROGER M. BALANZA Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has dismissed a report that banana plantations are posing threats to watershed areas, saying that the Davao City Watershed Protection, Conservation and Management Ordinance…
BY ROGER M. BALANZA The Davao City Council has approved on second reading a resolution endorsing the expansion of the generating capacity of the coal-fired power plant of the Aboitiz-owned Therma South Inc. (TSI) from 300 MW to 645 MW. Two city councilors — Leah Librado-Yap and Antoinette […]
By ROGER M. BALANZA The banana industry has scored an environmental activist for using Japanese media to call for a boycott by Japanese of Davao bananas. According to a coalition of banana farm cooperatives in the Davao Region, Lia Esquillo-Villarin, of Interface Development Interventions (IDIS) has “bad manners […]
MYVIEWS Idis, Maas run berserk By ROGER M. BALANZA First they forged the signature of Davao Archbishop Fernando Capalla in an alleged church issuance supporting aerial spraying. Then they insulted Court of Appeals justices in Cagayan de Oro by gifting them with rotten bananas for thrashing the Davao […]
By ROGER M. BALANZA 400,000 farmers. This is the troubling figure that should be considered if aerial spraying in banana plantations is banned. Aerial spraying of fungicide—a non-toxic chemical according to the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority—is the fastest, most cost-effective and safest method of fighting the deadly leaf […]
