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Thursday, April 19, 2007 (Philippines)
| A peddler of taho and puto strikes a pose very much like the scale of justice. But, the vendor himself is a victim of poverty. (Sun.Star Davao/Seth Delos Reyes) |
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A MOUNTAINEER'S group said the fate of Ian Caasi, the mountain climber who drowned at Mt. Apo's Lake Venado during the Holy Week, exposes the absence of concrete policies for the safety of mountain climbers and Mt. Apo visitors.
Jumar Bolo, chair of the Kinaiyahan Amomahon, Ubanan ug Bantayan (Kauban) Movement, said the death of Caasi could have been avoided had the tourism department, the primary agency responsible for inviting people to climb Mt. Apo, set-up safety measures which could have assured the safety of the mountaineers.
Pinoy Votes: Sun.Star Election 2007 Coverage
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TMC studying dynamics of bridge traffic jams
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Pichay remains confident command votes will deliver
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Floirendo, del Rosario watch Pacquiao together
IT SEEMS not only was the nation united by Sunday's fight of boxing champ Manny Pacquiao against Mexican boxer Jorge Solis, but also healed the rift between families of Rodolfo del Rosario and banana magnate Don Antonio O. Floirendo Sr. brought about by their recent political infighting.
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