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Friday, January 20, 2006 (Philippines)
| Delegates of the Asean Tourism Forum '06 snap their cameras as a chef cuts up a whole tuna for sashimi during the lunch hosted by the South Cotabato-Sultan Kudarat-Sarangani-General Santos City region Wednesday at the NCCC Mall. (Sun.Star Davao/Seth delos Reyes) |
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AFTER more than 10 years, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte made amends with Singapore, admitting he had offended the government of his Asean neighbor when he led the burning of a Singaporean flag in front of the City Hall to protest the execution of Filipina domestic helper Flor Contemplacion in that country.
"I'm a Filipino. If you tinker with the symbol of my country, I would also be mad," he told delegates to Asean Tourism Forum attending the Asean Tourism Conference at the Apo View Hotel Wednesday.
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Ombudsman clears ex-mayor, treasurer in graft suit
A FORMER municipal mayor and the incumbent treasurer of Caraga, Davao Oriental have been cleared by the Office of the Ombudsman in Mindanao from liability in the purchase of a second hand motor vehicle allegedly without public bidding.
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NDF lambastes Arroyo anew for Balikatan
THE National Democratic Front lambasted the Arroyo administration anew for allowing the conduct of a joint military exercise in North Cotabato, which they said would only endanger the lives of the residents there.
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Vietnam's ATF materials fail to arrive on time
THE head of the Vietnam delegation blamed Thursday the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Davao City for allegedly holding their promotional materials for the Asean Tourism Forum (ATF), thus not enabling the Vietnamese delegation to set up their booth at the forum's Travel Exchange.
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