Wednesday, July 13, 2005 (Philippines)

It's a battle of streamers and placards for those insisting on due process and those for the ouster of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo outside the Marco Polo Hotel-Davao where Mindanao governors and other leaders are gathered to discuss and come up with a resolution on the current political crisis. (Sun.Star Davao/Rene B. Lumawag) HUNDREDS of residents urging support for the Constitution staged a picket in front of the Marco Polo Hotel Tuesday while several Mindanao political leaders were holding a summit inside the hotel. They came by barangays, proudly wielding their placards demanding respect for the Constitution. Their placards identified the barangays they were representing. [full story]