Sunday, May 11, 2008 (Philippines)

JET-LAGGED ANGEL. The season of Flores de Mayo allows some children to act out their imagination as winged creatures, zealously falling in line in the church’s procession. the weary cherub in photo finds a touchdown on his mother’s arms. (Sun.Star Photo/Alex Badayos) TWO affidavits containing narrations of the incidents leading to Dr. Paulus Mariae Cañete’s arrest don’t seem to indicate that there was indeed a plan to kill Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes. Nowhere in the first affidavit of Gavino Cabahug Jr. was it indicated that he was hired not only to steal documents from the Mandaue City College (MCC) but also to kill the city mayor. The six-page document was unsigned and was secured from the Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO). [full story]