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Number of hungry Pinoys decreases: survey

City losing P870M weekly from blood illness scare

City jail made for 300 now holds 900 inmates

Wednesday, January 19, 2005 (Philippines)

City jail made for 300 now holds 900 inmates

Children of Barangay 21-C use a scrap styrofoam box as their play boat and the waters beneath their homes on stilts as their playground. (Sun.Star Davao/Seth delos Reyes)

THE Davao City Jail in Ma-a is packed three times more than the capacity it was designed for.

Inmates are sharing everything, including diseases like tuberculosis, jail warden Superintendent Allan S. Iral bared Tuesday.
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	Local News
Rehab graduate is 26th victim A TAXICAB driver, who was just recently released from a drug rehabilitation center, was killed by suspected vigilantes in Juna Subdivision, Matina, Davao City, Tuesday morning. [full story]
Mining operation to displace upland folk THE Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) warned of an impending displacement of residents in at least six barangays in the city once a mining firm is allowed entry here. [full story]
Broadcaster 'detained' to please Mati mayor THE lady broadcaster who was earlier arrested by the police for a libel charge denied having spent even a second behind bars. [full story]

	Business
City's tax collection up P289.8M in 2004
46T jobs generated in Davao Region last year

	Opinion
Maxey: One exasperated mayor, and a joker of an ex-president
Sienes: Intelligent design vs Darwin's evolution theory
Ledesma: The inutility of quarantine bureau

	Sports
Sailors crush Blue Knights
Towering Eman to miss Prisaa meet
Alejo bags Class A net title

	Lifestyle
Lizada: Tagalog na Binasaya

	Feature
Alcantara: A Series of Unfortunate Events

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