OVERWHELMED. Students contend with the rising prices of notebooks and school supplies now flooding stores in time for the opening of classes. (Keith Bacongco/ AKP Images)
Monthly Archives: May 2009
DAVAO CITY—The name Danilo Santiago first appeared in the media on June 14 last year, a day after a man by that name was killed in Tagum, Davao del Norte. When the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) conducted a public inquiry on the killing of Kumander Paragos daughter Rebelyn Pitao in April this year, the name Danilo Santiago again cropped up.
But who was Danilo Santiago? How was his death related to the death of Rebelyn Pitao?
Commissioner Leila De Lima had asked Helvin Bitang, a Military Intelligence Bureau (MIB) personnel, if he knew the man. Read on.
HORSEFIGHT. Despite protests from animal rights activists, horsefights continue to be a part of most traditional events in Mindanao; just like this one during the Araw ng Muling (Muling Day) in the village of Gupitan in Kapalong, Davao del Norte. (davaotoday.com photo by Jomel Hernani)
