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Army denies barring release of soldier

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:47:29 +0800

THE military dismissed the communist rebels’ accusations that the government is hindering the safe and immediate release of a soldier who was abducted in Monkayo, Compostela Valley on November 2.

Duterte tags 'budots' dancers in his Facebook

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:47:02 +0800

DAVAO City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte posted two videos in his Facebook (FB) account that elicited various reactions from FB fanatics.

Rey Magno Teves writes 30

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:46:26 +0800

REY Magno Teves, a journalist, social development practitioner, consumer activist, network facilitator, and peace advocate rolled into one, succumbed to pneumonia on Saturday. He was 65.

Lumads launch party-list group

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:45:53 +0800

MINDANAO tribal leaders launched Friday indigenous peoples (IP) party-list Abante Tribung Makabayan (ATM) during the 4th Mindanao IP Convention.

3 men, woman face illegal drug raps

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:44:29 +0800

POLICE filed charges against three men and a woman who were caught in the act having a pot session in Quezon Boulevard, Davao City late last month.

Busto: Secret of the master

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:41:11 +0800

I HAVE this fondness for watching cooking shows on TV whether it has Bobby Flay, Giada de Laurentiis, Ina Garten, Nigella Lawson, Rachel Ray or the exciting show Iron Chef America, I am glued to it.

Jonash Melchor soars high

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:31:10 +0800

FROM Purok 11, Upper Wangan, Calinan in Davao City hails this son of a farmer who shocked the best and finest NCAA and UAAP bets with his two gold medal finishes at the just-concluded National Univers

CMO downs City Council, sweeps elims

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:29:32 +0800

THE City Mayor's Office (CMO) routed the City Council, 100-80, to sweep the eliminations with a clean 7-0, win-loss slate in the resumption of the Inday Sara Cup Basketball Tournament at the Almendras

The next gen

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:28:32 +0800

CLAUDE mentioned it several weeks ago while my reporter Rhoda and I were having our poison outside his resto at Rizal. The chance never came until last week.

Yoo-Hoo, Where are you?

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:26:09 +0800

"WALA namang bagyo, Sabado naman, Halloween pa, eh, nasan ang mga tao?" Where were they indeed.

The road to Balawal is... long

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:24:28 +0800

THE sheer size of Davao city never ceases to fascinate, even this long time resident who has ventured into more crevices and cracks of this city than older and more adventurous denizens.

Duterte-Nograles word war flares anew

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:42:43 +0800

THE word war between Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and House Speaker Prospero Nograles erupted anew after the Dabawenyo speaker allegedly challenged the mayor to go to the United States and explain the series of summary killings in the city.

Highway patrol chief, cop face contempt raps

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:42:10 +0800

CONTEMPT of court charges have been filed against the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) chief and his subordinate for refusing to release a vehicle that is subject of a Regional Trial Court’s writ of seizu

Woman dead, 8 hurt in Cotabato ambush

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:41:11 +0800

KIDAPAWAN CITY -- Armed men positioned along the highway in Pikit town, North Cotabato attacked a convoy of vehicles on Thursday, resulting in the death of a woman and wounding of three others.

Adoption of abandoned children now easier

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:40:03 +0800

ABANDONED children in Davao City may now benefit from faster adoption process under Republic Act (RA) 9523 or "Declaration of a Child Legally Available for Adoption."

Study: Very few observe solid waste management

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:39:23 +0800

CITIES and towns in Davao Region, including Davao City, have not fully implemented the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act although there are pockets of barangays that are successfully doing so, int

Chinese investors eye Davao for business ties

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:37:14 +0800

CHINESE investors are now taking a look at the potential investments and joint cooperation that can be undertaken in Davao Region.

BOC has been online with Asycuda: broker

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:36:52 +0800

SHIPPING agents and brokers at the Bureau of Customs (BOC) frowned upon the new electronic online system being introduced, which reportedly will cut the time of processing and releasing of shipment fr

East Asia ‘recovering’ from global financial crisis

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:36:14 +0800

ECONOMIES in East Asia and Pacific region are doing a swift rebound from the global financial crisis that struck late 2008, based on the report of the Work Bank Thursday.

Pacquiao vs Cotto: Mind games rise as fight nears

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:32:49 +0800

WHEN Freddie Roach boldly announced several weeks back that Manny Pacquiao is going to knock Miguel Cotto out in the first round of their scheduled showdown for the world welterweight crown, it is saf

6th Acosta Cup set

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:32:24 +0800

THE 6th Acosta Cup 2009 featuring girl booters will kick off on November 22 at the Tionko football grounds, Bolton Riverside, along Quimpo Boulevard.

Rabe is Dutba champ

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:31:36 +0800

VETERAN pintoppler Paul Rabe emerged as champion in the Dutba October Bowler of the Month finals held at the NCCC Mall B3 lanes recently.

Smart entries shortlisted in Asia Mobile Awards '09

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:30:57 +0800

LEADING wireless services provider Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) has been shortlisted in four categories of the prestigious Asia Mobile Awards 2009.

Zero malnutrition not hard to achieve

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:29:19 +0800

"WE only need to have the collaborative efforts of everyone in the community to achieve zero malnutrition among our children. It's not that hard to achieve a healthy community."

Record-breaking SMAD Family Day

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:28:01 +0800

WITH 1,800 students, parents and teachers in attendance, the recent Parents-Teachers Association (PTA) Family Day and Socials '09 of the Stella Maris Academy of Davao (Smad) was undoubtedly a record-b