Tuesday, April 01, 2008 (Philippines)

A scene in Taboan in Matina Town Square during the observance of Earth Hour on Saturday night. The global campaign initiated by the World Wide Fund is aimed at creating awareness on climate change and to prove that people around the world working together can make a difference in the growing fight against global warming by turning the lights off from 8-9 p.m. (Sun.Star Davao/Rhonson Ng) DAVAO City Water District (DCWD) general manager Rodora Gamboa has been receiving threats through text messages accusing her of being a "terrorist" to the employees of the office. In an interview at her office Monday morning, Gamboa said she started receiving hate text messages late last year when the management decided to terminate nine casuals for some infractions. Arroyo Watch: Sun.Star blog on President Arroyo [full story]