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Military Says NPA Claim of Paquibato Victory Is ?Pure Hogwash?

DAVAO CITY ? The armed forces last week described as ?hogwash? the claim early this month by the communist New People?s Army that it is winning over the residents of Paquibato District, a hinterland part of the city where soldiers and rebels often clash.

?The New People?s Army?s claims of winning in Paquibato area is pure hogwash, not worth even a small attention,? Major Jose Marie R. Cuerpo II, the commander of the military?s 5th Civil Relations Group in the region said.

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?Haob na Odong? and the Rediscovery of Davao Cuisine

Or is there such a thing as Davao cuisine?

By Germelina A. Lacorte
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DAVAO CITY ? Think of it as lasagna, only different. Its layers are made of beef, chicken gizzard, liver, spiced with lemon grass, ginger, onion, garlic, achuete, alugbati leaves, kesong puti (cheese), and odong, the poor man?s noodles.

Unlike lasagna, however, ?haob na odong? is wrapped in banana leaves and ?baked? in hot coal, like a bibingka. (Others fry it.)

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Contrary to the popular view among visitors that Davao cuisine is limited to inihaw na panga (grilled tuna jaw) or Luz?s kinilaw (tuna salad),? there are some fare, though not yet popular, that Davao can call its own. ?Haob na odong? is one such dish; it uses a Davaoe?o method of cooking, which is to wrap the ingredients with banana leaves and ?bake? it by grilling, steaming or frying.

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