A steamroller rolls past a row of pre-carved faces in concrete that will soon be put up to form sculptures of lumad children at the ongoing PTA Grounds park development project. (Sun.Star Davao/Stella A. Estremera)
ENVIRONMENT Secretary Angelo Reyes cancelled the industrial tree plantation lease agreement (ITPLA) in Barangay Tawan-Tawan in Baguio District, citing the company's non-compliance with the agreement's conditions.
Reyes ordered Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Regional Director Ricardo Calderon to "serve the order, take over the jurisdiction of the area, determine the best end use of the land, and take appropriate measure to protect the same."
Arroyo in Davao Wednesday
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is back in Davao City Wednesday after several months of not having visited the city.
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City exec defends mayor's change of heart
CITY Administrator Wendel Avisado said the Mamamayan Ayaw sa Aerial Spraying (Maas) is entitled to its own opinion on the mayor's change of heart on the banning of aerial spraying in Davao City.
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Islamic Bank back
THE state-owned Al-Amanah Islamic Bank is back in business in Davao City, said Ali Sangki, newly appointed chair of the bank.
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