A scorpion fish rests on a crack in a hard coral off the waters of Island Buenavista in Small Ligid Island while a puffer fish finds a more comfortable resting place on soft corals off Costa Marina Beach Resort, both in the Island Garden City of Samal. (Sun.Star Davao/Stella A. Estremera)
THE Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) expressed a positive view on the peace efforts when President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo announced to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) the government-MILF peace talks as a "model of cooperation."
Muhammad Ameen, chair of the Front's Central Committee Secretariat, said "Arroyo's optimism for the peace process is helping a lot in generating more international interests to bring the talks to a successful conclusion."
Public school teachers to take refresher course
IN ORDER to address the alleged deterioration of the quality of education in public schools, the Department of Education (DepEd)-Southern Mindanao will oblige teachers in English, Math, and Science to take refresher courses.
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Mayor: New Davao police chief is just as good
DAVAO City is in safe hands under the watchful eye of its new police chief, Senior Superintendent Jaime Morente, Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte told reporters Friday afternoon.
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Palace aide calls for immediate arrest of Mindanao bombers
PRESIDENTIAL chief of staff Michael Defensor denounced the latest bombings in Mindanao on Wednesday night even as he called on authorities for the immediate arrest of the perpetrators of what he called "totally reprehensible" act.
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