When she was younger, her father would always tell her that no matter how far she was from them, she would only have to look up to the night sky, and know that they were all looking at the same shimmering stars, and that the stars would lead her back to them.
Overseas Filipino worker Erlinda Cagalitan wails near the coffin of her 2-year old son, John Earl at the Davao Memorial Park on Wednesday Nov. 23. The boy died after being beaten by his guardian in Calinan, Davao City. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte attends the burial of John Earl Cagalitan, the 2-year old boy who died after being beaten by a guardian. The boy's remains were laid to rest at the Davao Memorial Park on Wednesday, Nov. 23. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Activists who led a protest rally at the US Embassy on Oct. 19 decried Wednesday the charges filed against them by the Philippine National Police, saying it was meant to sway public opinion from the real issue.
The Davao City Jail's new facility will start construction early next year to address congestion in the city's prisons.