Tortured, Then Freed
Sammy Gampong (bottom), one of the three Moros arrested for allegedly trying to bring explosives onto a Superferry ship, shows injuries on his wrist inflicted, according to him, by the…
In the Line of Fire: Davao OFWs Relive Middle East Nightmare
By Grace S. Uddin
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY — The ground would shake, like when there?s an earthquake, each time the bombs fell. Miko Corido, a thirty-something Davaoeno who worked as a domestic helper in Lebanon, was traumatized and bruised, literally, by the experienced.
Delia Torocio, 24 and also a maid in Lebanon, described the bombings the same way. ?I could not sleep for fear that I might die anytime,? she said in a forum organized last week by the Center for Overseas Workers, a nonprofit group based in this city. When Delia?s boss fled to Egypt, she was left in the care of her employer?s mother.
Unite and Rage Against Political Repression!
We should raise a deafening howl, as a people, as a nation with a collective strength no dictator in the past or present can thwart, not just to condemn the…
Kadayawan 2006
Davao City just concluded its 21st Kadayawan festival, a celebration of what the city and the region have to offer to the world. (davaotoday.com photos by Barry Ohaylan)
The Pearl of the South
KAPUTIAN, Samal — Tucked in a cove on this island is the Pearl Farm Beach Resort, a former pearl farm that has been transformed into one of the country?s best, if largely unexplored, vacation havens.
Unlike most beach resorts, Pearl Farm harmonizes its clear, blue sea and its white sand with an impressive greenery that forms as a backdrop, at least on the main island. The standard cottages and suites are on the main resort while the villas are on a small island in front.