Sunday, January 06, 2008 (Philippines)

Some of the squatting scavengers who set-up their shanties along Bolton extension started packing up their belongings in compliance with the order of Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte to free the roadside on Thursday night. (Sun.Star Davao/Rene B. Lumawag) A GROUP of New People's Army (NPA) raided a piggery farm and disarmed the security guards in Barangay Katipunan, Sto. Tomas in Davao del Norte on Friday morning. Reports reaching Sun.Star Davao showed that security guards Teofilo Tagaca and Felomino Rodrigo were inside their office when the rebels, onboard three motorcycles, arrived. Post your comments here on the Makati siege [full story]