By CJ KUIZON In one of their stories of long ago, the Mansaka, an indigenous tribe from the provinces of Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley, once possessed a golden guitar, which they played when they sang their songs of longing, aspirations and victory.
"Please, let's choose the right President," pop singer Christian Bautista suddenly blurted out in the middle of the concert at the CAP Auditorium on Anda Street in June just as he was about to start another song. His companions, soap opera actor and singer Jericho Rosales and talent-search champion Yeng Constantino, shared the same sentiment. At the after-party interview, Rosales said a person's educational background is not an assurance that ones choice of a leader is good. As an example, Constantino said an economics degree of some of the country?s leaders did not guarantee good things for the country's economy. Read on.
Even before actual construction could begin, Camella Homes has already sold 90 percent of all its units in the first building within the seven-building condominium complex the company is developing near the Buhangin flyover.
DAVAO CITY -- Scholars of House Speaker Prospero Nograles, the Davao City first district Representative, are worried. When the congressman steps down after his last term in 2010, they fear that funds for the scholarship program "Oplan Kaalam" will also end. So, when a Nograles staff mentioned this in a May 26 scholars' orientation program, some scholars suggested letting Karlo Nograles, the son of Prospero Nograles, run for election. Read on.