Davao residents join a signature drive calling for the release of kidnapped Italian priest Fr. Giancarlo Bossi at the NCCC mall in Davao City. The 57-year-old missionary from Milan, Italy, was kidnapped by gunmen on June 10 in Zamboanga Sibugay province. Rome-based artist Tomas Concepcion returned to the Philippines on Thursday with his latest masterpiece meant for a unique cause: to bring together Muslims and Christians toward the common call for the release of Bossi. Along with the signature campaign is the exhibit of Concepcion’s paintings at the ground of the mall. (Photo by Keith Bacongco)
Sherad Anthony Sanchez, a young filmmaker from Davao City, has won the “First Film” award at the 18th Festival International du Documentaire de Marseille in France for his film Huling Balyan ng Buhi: O Ang Sinalirap Nga Asoy Nila. Another Filipino, Raya Martin, won a “special mention” for the film Autohystoria. Only 21, Sanchez has won other accolades for his first film.
Activists led by Bayan and its allied groups have been mounting protest actions against the Human Security Act, the Philippines’s anti-terrorism law that is set to take effect tomorrow, July 15. Critics said the law is the most repressive piece of legislation ever crafted by the Philippine congress. (Photo by Arkibong Bayan, www.arkibongbayan.org)
Following the Supreme Court decision this week junking with finality the rebellion charge against him and five other colleagues, Anakpawis Rep. Crispin Beltran walks out of the hospital where he had been imprisoned for 16 months. Beltran’s arrest and incarceration has drawn widespread condemnation here and abroad. (Photo by Arkibong Bayan, www.arkibongbayan.org)
DAVAO CITY — Davao Light and Power Company will have several power interruptions on July 15 affecting power consumers in…
DAVAO CITY — The 2nd BAMBOO Store Under 12-year old Rapid Open Chess Tournament kicks off on July 28, 2007…
The opening of a drive thru outlet in Malungon for One Town One Product (OTOP) items made in Sarangani would cater to motorists plying the General Santos City-Davao City highway in the coming days.
davao city — A Quick Reaction Team has been activated as one of the major components of the human rights…
Real estate has become the anchor investments of Filinvest in Davao City and with the positive growth of the industry, more projects are coming not only in the city but in other parts of Mindanao.
Chris Antonissen, a PUM Netherland senior expert, said that now is the right time for Davao exporters to focus on the European market since the European Union is expanding and there�s a growing need for new products and new visions.
