Friday, November 30, 2007 (Philippines)

Bell peppers from farms are bought at P50 per kilo in Bankerohan Public Market by entrepreneurs who will ship it to Manila by plane and sell it there at 200 per kilo. During bad weather like typhoons, the produce will even cost more. (Sun.Star Davao/Rene B. Lumawag) AMID the ruckus in the nation's capital after Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and Brigadier General Danilo Lim walked out of their coup hearing Thursday and called for the resignation of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, military officials in Davao City immediately assured firm loyalty to the chain of command. "There is nothing to worry about here in the area of responsibility of the Eastern Mindanao Command," Lt. Gen. Cardozo Luna, Eastmincom chief, said in an interview Thursday afternoon. "What happened is only in Manila," Luna added. Post your comments here on the Makati siege [full story]