Indonesian Angklung Music in Davao

INDONESIAN ANGKLUNG MUSIC IN DAVAO: A performer of a musical ensemble from Bandung, Indonesia, plays his angklung, a traditional Sudanese instrument at a concert in Davao City on Sunday. Each angklung plays a single note, which means a set of this instrument made of bamboo is needed to play a symphony. Musical notes are produced by shaking it. (Mick Basa/davaotoday.com)

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Power rate hike not ‘across the board’ – MinDA

The increase in power rates by distribution utilities that either operate standby power generation facilities or are buying electricity from other producers for their “peaking requirement” is not “across the board”, a director of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said.

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Mindanao’s organic products attract bigger int’l markets

Bios Dynamis, an organic rice producer popular for its sought-after organic black rice, and the TreeLife coco sugar from the town of Carmen showcased Mindanao-grown organic products during the four-day exhibit in Germany, which was attended by more than 42,000 trade visitors from 135 countries.

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Victims to urge Pres. Aquino to nullify appointment of former PNP General Sarmiento

“It’s a yellow-colored rehabilitation of Martial Law,” SELDA chairperson Marie Hilao-Enriquez called Pres. Benigno Simeon Aquino’s defense of the appointment of former PNP GeneralLina Castillo-Sarmiento, as chairperson of the Human Rights Victims Claims Board.

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