Wednesday, October 22, 2008 (Philippines)

Houses made out of light materials are sprouting like mushrooms at Barangay Leon Garcia in Agdao after victims of the fire last October 10, who found a temporary home at the Leon Garcia Sr. National High School, had to leave to give way to classes. (Sun.Star Davao/Toto Lozano) THE Philippine Army’s 3rd Special Forces Battalion discovered Sunday afternoon a new training camp of the New People’s Army’s (NPA) Sparu unit in Monkayo, Compostela Valley. Lieutenant Colonel Rolando Bautista, spokesman of the Army’s 10th Infantry Division, said the soldiers discovered the 600x800 meters wide rebel camp at the vicinity of Sitio Kalinugan, Barangay Casoon around 2 p.m. of October 19. Get updates and join Dabawenyos Kadayawan 2008 celebration [full story]