By Jenifer Libres
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY ? Medical experts in the city have expressed alarm over the public?s lack of awareness on diabetes, the 7th leading cause of death in the Philippines.
A common misconception, according to Dr. Roy Ferrer of the Davao Medical Center, is that only adults get diabetes, and that that the fatter the child, the healthier he is. Nothing could be farther from the truth, Ferrer said.
By Cheryll D. Fiel
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY — The Office of the Ombudsman in Mindanao has announced that it is now tightly monitoring the use of government vehicles, through its program called Task Force Oplan Red Plate.
The monitoring began more than three weeks ago and entails the deployment of personnel to various areas in the city such as beaches, entertainment spots, parks, malls and markets. The monitoring teams take photographs or videos of vehicles with red plates, which is the color assigned to all government-owned vehicles, said Rodolfo Elman, director of the Office of the Ombudsman in Mindanao.
The film’s working title is Huling Baylan ng Buhi (The Last Priestess of Buhi). It is about the conflicts faced by an ethnic family in the ?80s in their attempts to keep the tribe’s tradition, which is threatened with extinction by outside influences.
By Cheryll D. Fiel
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY ? A young Davaoe?o filmmaker will join the “2nd Annual Cinema One Originals,” with his first ever full-length venture based on a story of the indigenous Mandaya people in the region.
Sherad Anthony Sanchez, the 21-year-old Davaoe?o who will direct the film, said the project will not only showcase Davaoe?o talent but culture as well.
By Rizza Joy R. Mananquil
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY — Stop. Breathe. Contemplate. And eat samosa. Samo-what, you might ask.
Samosa is much like the Filipino empanada (pie). The only difference is the spice, which can be quite hot, and the vegetarian filling.
Samosa is not common in Davao City. In fact, we think the only place you can buy these pies is at the Indian Mini-Mart (House of Spices), just across the Saint Paul Church in Juna Subdivision, in Matina.
A Davao City-born porn star is running for governor of Nevada, in the United States. Melody Damayo, aka Mimi Miyagi (warning: adult content), is running as a Republican but shares…