Yearly Archives: 2008

Bankerohan bridge to be finished ahead of time

The construction work of the Bankerohan bridge is already 81.47 percent complete, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways. In June or July, the bridge will again be passable. The DPWH assures that the project contractor will not compromise quality even if the firm finishes the project ahead of schedule. Click here for more photos.


(davaotoday.com photo by Jonald Mahinay)

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Lanikai Resort: Tagum’s heaven by the sea

By CJ KUIZON | Davao Today

Lanikai is Hawaiian for 'heaven by the sea'. Indeed, many think that the place is just this side of the garden of Eden, especially because the vacation spot is designed to be serene and exclusive.

For those who want to be almost enveloped by blueness, there is a gazebo on the edge of the shore. (davaotoday.com photo by Jonald Mahinay)

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DOWN SHE GOES. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo goes down the stairs of the Marco Polo Hotel after a two-hour closed-door meeting with members of the Bishop Ulama Conference. The BUC has been alarmed over the withdrawal of Malaysia from the international monitoring team (IMT) of the ceasefire between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)

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ENCOUNTER. Bayan Muna's Joel Virador raises a clenched fist to the camera during a chat with Major Medel Aguilar, chief of the Civil Relations Group 5 of the Philippine Army, at the May 1 Labor Day rally. Each assumes opposing stance in an argument over the need for genuine change to uplift the condition of the working class. Aguilar wears a t-shirt that reads, "no to violence, no to armed struggle," while Virador wears one that calls for a stop to the militarization in the countryside. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)

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Rights group calls on NPA to look into kids’ death in an encounter

Human rights group Karapatan-Southern Mindanao expresses deep concern over the fate of the two children who were hurt during the firefight between the government troops and the New People's Army…

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