March 21, 2010
Last Son Alive
Published on December 5, 2006
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Fernando Alia at the Davao Medical Center, the last of the Alia boys. (davaotoday.com photo by Cheryll D. Fiel)
Last week, Fernando Alia was near his home when somebody plunged an ice pick twice in his back. Although he survived, he doesnt feel a bit lucky. Three other brothers had been stabbed to death in and around the Bankerohan public market, where butchers not only kill livestock. Their mother, Clarita Alia, is at her wits end dealing with these tragedies. Worse, they blame her for their misfortunes. Davao Todays Cheryll D. Fiel reports.
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