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17 years ago

Dominguez, top mining execs on top of NPA list

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The New People’s Army, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, renewed its warning against foreign-backed Sagittarius Mines Inc., telling the mining firm over the weekend to abandon its huge copper and gold project in South Cotabato or brace for violent attacks.

17 years ago

In wake of ZTE scandal, a stronger de Venecia bind

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Joey de Venecia, in a recent forum in Davao City. (davaotoday.com photo by Jonald Mahinay)

Joey de Venecia III, the first whistleblower in the ZTE scandal, regrets that his father, former House speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., had to pay a steep political price for his expos�. �Maybe it was his salvation,� Joey says of his father’ ouster as House speaker. But blood is thicker than water and, Joey says, their relationship has never been better.

17 years ago

RP call centers reel from world’s highest turnover

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SPECIAL REPORT Despite efforts by the country’s call center companies to glamorize the industry, call center agents are resigning, job-hopping, transferring or being fired by the hundreds as fast as they are being hired. That image of a “successful call center executive making it in the business world� is lost to these call center agents who are just too glad to quit the industry.

17 years ago

Museo Dabawenyo opens

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UNVEILING. The inauguration of the Museo Dabawenyo highlights the grand opening of Araw ng Dabaw celebration. Created through a city ordinance, the nine million peso building houses city artifacts, documents and other priceless objects that speak of the city’s history, people and culture. The city government invites Davao’s oldest families to donate materials and other historical items for the museum. (davaotoday.com photo by Jonald Mahinay)

17 years ago

The Ferrazini murder: Battle for hearts and minds

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The killing of Davao businessman Vicente Ferrazini has turned into a battle for the hearts and minds of the people, with both the Communist New People’s Army (NPA) and the Philippine Army using it to lash back at each other.