Rallyists place streamers on a fleet of vehicles used in the People's Peace Caravan that started around 1 p.m. Thursday and went from Roxas Avenue in Davao City to Carmen, Cotabato. (Sun.Star Davao/Rene B. Lumawag)
MANILA -- President Arroyo ordered Local Government Secretary Angelo Reyes Friday to look into the recent murders of journalists
"If he (Reyes) can do it with kidnappers, he can certainly do something about these killings," Arroyo said during a luncheon meeting with newly organized Kapisanan ng mga Komentarista ng Pilipinas (KKP).
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CEBU CITY -- Councilor Arsenio Pacaña had to turn back from the airport last Wednesday when Mayor Tomas Osmeña called him up on his mobile phone to tell him there were no available funds for his trip abroad.
DAVAO CITY -- A man believed to be a member of the vigilante group behind the summary killings in Davao City was arrested after he allegedly shot dead a "drug offender" near the Ecoland terminal late Wednesday night.
ZAMBOANGA -- Three of the five persons who were killed when their wooden homes were buried in a landslide in the town of Pualas in Lanao del Sur were recovered Thursday.
