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?Davao 8? Mull Charges Vs Police for ?Trumped-Up? Charges

By Cheryll D. Fiel
davaotoday.com

Mayor Rodrigo Duterte speaks at the Feb. 24 anti-Arroyo rally in front of the City Council building. Police cited this rally as proof in the rebellion case the government filed against Bayan Muna Rep. Joel Virador and eight leaders of progressive groups. Duterte, an ally of Arroyo, is not included in the charge. Click here to view more pictures of the demonstration. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)

DAVAO CITY ? The eight leaders of progressive groups in Davao said to be included in the rebellion case filed against Bayan Muna Rep. Joel Virador were contemplating on filing charges against the police, their lawyers said on Wednesday.

The counter-suit was in response to the allegation, said to be contained in the affidavit executed by two operatives of the police?s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), which the eight called ?ridiculous.?

?We are entertaining the possibility of filing charges against these CIDG officers,? said Angela Librado-Trinidad, one of the leaders? lawyers, during a press conference on Wednesday.

Carlos Isagani Zarate, another lawyer representing the eight and who is the secretary-general of Union of People?s Lawyers in Mindanao, said the charges against his clients had been trumped up.

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Visa to Promote Mindanao Travel in Korea, Japan

By Germelina A. Lacorte
davaotoday.com

DAVAO CITY — Market leader Visa International seeks to spur consumer spending through Visa cards this year by tapping its biggest card markets, Korea and Japan, to promote travel and tourism in Mindanao, the company said Wednesday.

Improving spending in the Korean market on travel to Mindanao is ?good for Mindanao and good for Visa,? said Visa country manager for the Philippines James Dixon said in a talk with reporters here.

In 2005 alone, spending by Visa cardholders visiting the Philippines reached 50 billion pesos (US$914.5 million), a whopping 46 per cent growth over the previous year, Dixon said.

?Mindanao is important for us not only as a local market but as a tourist destination,? he said. ?Visa International seeks to promote to Korean cardholders to come to the Philippines.?

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