After the Maguindanao carnage, Davao City Council bats for an early gun ban

By GRACE S. UDDIN Following the pre-election violence in Maguindanao that killed 57 people, the city council of Davao wanted to impose an early gun ban to prevent the violence from spilling over to the city.

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Davao politicians gear up for elections

By GRACE S. UDDIN Although they haven?t officially started their campaign yet, Vice Mayor Sara Duterte, daughter of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Karlo Nograles, the son of House Speaker Prospero Nograles, are already making use of television, cyberspace and actual visits to the barangays to make themselves known to voters.

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