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Celebrities want a better President

"Please, let's choose the right President," pop singer Christian Bautista suddenly blurted out in the middle of the concert at the CAP Auditorium on Anda Street in June just as he was about to start another song. His companions, soap opera actor and singer Jericho Rosales and talent-search champion Yeng Constantino, shared the same sentiment. At the after-party interview, Rosales said a person's educational background is not an assurance that ones choice of a leader is good. As an example, Constantino said an economics degree of some of the country?s leaders did not guarantee good things for the country's economy. Read on.

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Postscript to Cory

On the day Cory was buried, Davao activists saw it fitting to pay tribute by going out to the streets. Leonardo Ortilano, 60, a jeepney driver parked his jeepney, letting go of the few pesos he could have earned, just to attend the street program. He said it pays to remember the woman who brought home the idea that no dictator will go unopposed. For Ortilano, Cory became the symbol through which people recognized their strength to fight the evils of Martial Law. Read on.

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Ombudsman’s order stops clean up of city canals

DAVAO CITY - Drainage maintenance chief Yusop Jimlani said the city has terminated the services of 174 employees following the Ombudsman's order suspending him and three other city officials for demolishing a park named after House Speaker Prospero Nograles. Read on.

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