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Article Date : October 12, 2007

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President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, second from left, raises the hands of boxing champ Manny Pacquiao as he arrives at Malacañang in Manila on Thursday. Pacquiao beat Marco Antonio Barrera in a unanimous decision in a 130-pound bout in Las Vegas's Mandalay Bay. (AP photo)


Dancers from Glan School of Arts & Trades perform on the way to winning the grand prize in the annual Lubi-Lubi Festival street-dancing competition in Glan, Sarangani. The group also swept all minor awards in choreography, performance, and costume in a major showcase during the town's 93rd foundation anniversary this week. (Contributed photo)


EID MUBARAK. A child among Moro women during the congregational prayer on Eid'l Fitr at the grounds of the Cotabato City Hall Friday, 12 October. Mindanews photo by Froilan Gallardo


Articles :

  • Police: No report on lady bomber plot


  • Prayers for peace and justice as Muslims celebrate Eid'l Fitr


  • Fiscals charge 13 frat members for ‘hazing’


  • Davao cops all set for barangay, SK polls

  • City, cops prepare for 'undas'

  • P20 million needed to modernize public markets

  • Seminar on construction safety set

  • UM, Ateneo in Uni-Games

  • DPWH-XI head vows to quit if bridge not finished on time

  • HSA bad for peace talks, civil reps say

  • Iligan City radio anchor shot, injured near school

  • Dad irate over ‘Desperate’

  • Stanfilco, hauler sever ties

  • Holcim MisOr hands Duterte Agilas third loss

  • UM named to Hall of Fame of MCF’s student category





  • Article Date : October 09, 2007

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    A boy frolics on the sand at Bucana in Barangay 76-A. (Sun.Star Davao/Seth delos Reyes)





    Davao City - Lumads prepare a white chicken for ceremonial sacrifice to cleanse the bad spirtis which they said are represented by mining companies. The lumads spearheaded by the PASAKA Confederation of Lumad organizations staged a rally in front of the regional office of the National Commission of the Indigenous People in Davao City on Oct. 9, 2007 protesting against the entry of mining companies to their ancestral land. MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo


    Vice Mayor Sara Duterte (right) distributes P10,000 and grocery items to 19 families whose houses were razed to the ground in Lupo Diaz extension in Bo. Obrero last October 3. EDGAR ARRO


    Articles :

  • DPWH: Bankerohan project in central office's hand


  • Graft cases rise up vs village officials


  • City eyed as free wi-fi zone


  • BIMP-EAGA investment conference set in Davao


  • Davao’s child workers searching for ‘angels’


  • Suspect in Kidapawan twin blasts released

  • Stanfilco washes hands off closure of banana carrier

  • Route 10 drivers protest arrests

  • Biz-name registration in Davao increases

  • Quality, productivity gab set

  • Manny moving up in weight

  • Home Sumilao farmers “march for land” from Bukidnon to Malaybalay

  • HCDC Crusaders, Brokenshire secure wins past foes

  • Real estate is Davao’s new investment favorite

  • In Duterte’s last term, Davao folk want some things done

  • In war vs youth offenders, Duterte reaches for the shotgun

  • JPEPA bad for Davao’s banana growers — Ibon

  • Davao councilor wants to regulate ads on terminated employees

  • Davaoeño tops geodetic eng’g exam





  • Article Date : October 08, 2007

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    Manny Pacquiao (right) lands a right to the face of Marco Antonio Barrera of Mexico, during the 11th round of their super featherweight boxing match at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Fans didn’t get the knockout they’d been rooting for, but Pacquiao still won by unanimous decision after 12 rounds. (AP photo)


    GENERAL SANTOS CITY, -- A security guard checks on fans of Manny Pacquiao as they enter the Lagao gymnasium here to watch a live TV feed of the fight. MindaNews photo: Bong Sarmiento


    Children try to break through the concrete slab of what was once the floor of a toilet to get at the reinforcement bars embedded there, which they intend to sell. The scene is at the seashore of St. John-B, Barangay 76-A late last week after waves pounded and destroyed houses. (Seth Delos Reyes/Sunnex)


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    Article Date : October 06, 2007

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    Maricar Pleños and Petterson Galindez of the Aquamarine Protection and Preservation Alliance (Appa) toss out crown of thorns starfish extracted from a bed of corals already bleached white and dead after being infested by the coral-eating marine life, during a cleanup at the waters off Mahan Garden in Barangay Caliclic near Babak in Samal. (Sun.Star Davao/Stella A. Estremera)


    KIDAPAWAN BOMBINGS. Army investigators looking for evidence inspect damaged vehicles at the second blast site, near a polcie outpost, minutes after the first bomb exploded from across Quezon Boulevard at around 7 pm Friday. A ten-year old female fruit vendor was killed at the first blast. Twenty-two others were rushed to two hospitals. Photo by Froilan Gallardo / MindaNews


    Articles :

  • Malaysia committed to peace process: RP official


  • Ausaid-funded program to develop Mindanao launched


  • Plan to regulate notices in newspapers blocked


  • 1 killed, 22 wounded in Kidapawan bombings


  • AFP ladies here to launch fund campaign, not to party

  • Military winning war vs insurgents: Teodoro

  • Customs steps up campaign v. smuggled meat, agri products

  • Mindanao culinary fest opens at NCCC

  • Proposal to increase PPA fees welcomed

  • Owwa sets up 28 OFW grocery stores in Davao

  • Will coconut gain agri dominance again?

  • Mats routes STI, 84-61

  • Fairlanes bowlers lead Oktoberfest

  • Women to intensify pressure to decriminalize prostitution

  • IMT wants fewer troops deployed to Mindanao

  • Davao to revive abaca industry

  • Workers go bald in solidarity with Burmese

  • Bukidnon choral groups: no competing, just promoting music together

  • Davao is also set to recall objectionable Chinese products

  • New impeach rap filed vs Arroyo

  • Arroyo cites ancient Philippines-India ties >

  • ‘Desperate’ slur deleted; Filipino-Americans not satisfied

  • Cory Aquino a victim of ‘insensitive’ US TV joke

  • It's official: 'Desperate' remark will be deleted

  • Pilot poll automation in 2008, full automation in 2010

  • New CICT chair takes lead in Comelec tech advisory group





  • Article Date : October 05, 2007

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    Wilfredo Santos (in red) and Paisal Lauban of the National Conciliation and Mediation Board-Central Mindanao field office confer outside the padlocked principal office of the Sagittarius Mines, Inc. in Tampakan, South Cotabato. (Sun.Star Davao/BSS)


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    Article Date : October 04, 2007

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    A man ties a rope at the top of an ilang-ilang tree after hewing its branches off preparatory to chopping down the tree inside the Davao Medical Center compound last Saturday. (Sun.Star Davao/Seth delos Reyes)








    Articles :

  • Army raids NPA camp, captures 4 rebels


  • 2 drivers get life for beating man to death


  • Defense chief to visit troops in Davao

  • Slain Laak farmers to be buried Thursday

  • Council wants Borra to replace Abalos

  • DTI to award 9 seals of excellence

  • Consumer desks great help to DTI: official

  • Traders, investors sign up for Eaga investment confab

  • Pacman, Barrera arrive in Vegas

  • Colegio de San Ignacio bags badminton crown

  • Corteza to compete in '07 US Open

  • Te captures Landmaster bowling title at NCCC Mall

  • Conjoined twins need help

  • Is Malaysia pulling out from the IMT ?

  • ABAB to stop young boxers in joining matches - Dad

  • DA working on unified standard for corn sector

  • 1st F.S. Dizon Charity Golf at RPVGCC

  • Day to honor teachers

  • Discovering Davao Oriental

  • ‘Cine Europa 10’ at GS Cinema

  • US TV show's producers apologize for 'racial slur'

  • Fil-Ams, Palace protest slur on RP docs in ‘Desperate’

  • DFA protests to US TV network over 'racial slur'

  • OWWA probes death of Filipina worker in Canada

  • New CICT chair undergoes week-long briefing

  • Legendary California university puts courses on YouTube





  • Article Date : October 03, 2007

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    Children have fun in the murky sea water trapped in a sunken portion of a sitio in Barangay St. John, Bucana, unmindful of the filthy state of the water left behind by the recent monsoon waves that destroyed the children's houses. (Sun.Star Davao/Rene B. Lumawag)


    FREE BURMA. Activists belonging to the Asia Pacific Solidarity Coalition stage a rally in front of the Japanese consulate here to urge Japan to exert more diplomatic pressure against the military regime in Burma. MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo


    These two men start to rebuild the house that was swept away by monsoon waves in Bucana, Brgy. 76-A, Sunday night. Acting mayor Sara Duterte yesterday offered P2,000 as financial support for each family, along with grocery items. EDGAR ARRO


    Articles :

  • Militar says Arroyo should be reminded of HR violations


  • "Free Burma" picket staged in Davao City


  • Strong winds, waves demolish 39 houses


  • Council subpoenas DPWH, DBM for bridge delay

  • Exclude city from advisories, council to foreign countries

  • Ex-poll chair's woes far from over

  • Robillo: Full-featured PayPal

  • Defective products, most common complaint

  • Investments in Mindanao seen to increase by 10%

  • Davao power, land rates higher than Indonesia, Brazil

  • Watch out for dirty tactics, Pacquiao told

  • UIC lady cagers topple DWA; Magallanes nips HCDC in mini

  • IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD: Ramadhan Talk

  • Two men cleared of rape, 11 years later

  • Engineer gets 20 yrs. for buying stolen car

  • Lack of facilities hinders drug rehab, claims official

  • RBM wins Sipag Awards

  • Senior citizens week

  • Pagcor co-sponsors Kabisig expo 2007

  • Cocoa in Mindanao discussed in forum





  • Article Date : October 02, 2007

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    Seaside shanties at St. John Bucana-B in Barangay 76-A were once again battered by monsoon waves Saturday night. At left, a house tilts precariously towards the waters even as a man still tries to fix its roof. (Sun.Star Davao/Seth delos Reyes)


    BIKE FOR LIFE. Bikers from Davao City join the Bike for Life Tour 2007, a journey that started in Metro Manila and ended in Davao City September 30. The core group of riders was headed by James Auste, executive director of the Cancer Warriors Foundation and himself a cancer survivor. The journey aims to raise funds as well as consciousness among Filipinos on the realities and challenges of childhood cancer. Photo by Keith Bacongco / AKP Images for MindaNews


    INDONESIAN Consul General Lalu Malik Partawana with Malaysian Consul General Nik Mustafa Kamanik Ahmad partake of the treat as they break the fast in observance of the holy month of Ramadan last Saturday night at the Indonesian Consulate General compound.EDGAR ARRO


    Articles :

  • Army to activate monitoring center for barangay, SK polls


  • Duterte hits crackdown on Burma protesters


  • Mayor to ssupport only sure bets in elections


  • Pimentel: Abalos resignation proves he's made sacrificial lamb

  • Posh subdivision developers least of HUDCC worries

  • Defective products, most common consumers' complaint: DTI

  • Leaders, bizmen told: Remember silent partners

  • It's off to Vegas for Manny

  • Agilas fall to ML Kwarta Padala

  • Efondo rallies to win

  • Galendez, Nierra capture bowling crowns at NCCC

  • Davao City needs support office for MSMEs

  • Mayor admits lack of cops

  • DOST helps SMEs in dev’t

  • Blue Knights get first win 5th GSouth Cup

  • Munting Pag-Asa spends time with cancer patients



  • Bisaya Rap sa Bata at the Statue of David in Times Beach (more)


    Young boys aged 10 and below rapping in Bisaya -- for a few coins.




    Article Date : OCTOBER 01, 2007

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    The Entertainment Plaza, SM City Davao was jam-packed with players, supporters and enthusiast during the e-games tournament for Mindanao area last Friday supported by Globe Broadband. ( Sun.Star Davao /Rene B. Lumawag)

    ANIMAL BLESSING. Pet owners at a church in Malate in downtown Manila stand in line during blessing rites that are traditionally held on the feast day of the Catholic saint, Francis of Assisi. PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/RYAN LIM



    Articles :

  • Pag-Ibig chief rues scam report


  • Bills on mandatory study of Moro and Lumad history in all school levels re-filed


  • Rody appears on TV sans sling, bandage

  • Mayor admits he doesn't monitor daily routines

  • Iñigo was every lawyer's dean

  • Nerbac to offer Net trainings for SMEs

  • Sta. Cruz to develop 4 more tourism areas

  • DOST helps small and medium enterprises in tech dev’t

  • DOST helps small and medium enterprises in tech dev’t

  • Bike for Life arrives in Davao

  • TOPCF downs U. Methodist

  • Study says indigenous governance still influential in Mindanao

  • PACQUIAO WATCH: No way but up








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