Friday, January 18, 2008 (Philippines)

Locals and tourists have something to stare at in delight at night. Evenings in the newly constructed People's Park (formerly the PTA Grounds) are filled with families and groups enjoying the cool breeze and marveling at the colored lights in splashing fountains beside the bridge. (Sun.Star Davao/Jojie Alcantara) THE Marsman Drysdale Aribusiness Group is still hoping to see an end to the standoff with agrarian reform beneficiaries who are now refusing to sell their bananas to the organization, a top executive told Sun.Star Davao. But, if the ARB cooperative will insist on selling their bananas to Davao Fruits Corporation of the Sumifru Group, another banana exporting company, then this can become a "legal battle" on contracts. Sun.Star Network Online's coverage of the Sinulog 2008 Festival [full story]