Manny Pacquiao cries betrayal

MANILA, Philippines -- So why was Manny Pacquiao KO'd by Rep. Darlene Antonino Custodio in the fight for the congressional seat of the first district of South Cotabato? Former North Cotabato governor (and now vice-governor) Manny Pi?ol, in an article published in philboxing.com, offers an answer: betrayal.

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National Moo Duk Kwan tourney in Davao for 39th staging

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — the 39th National Moo Duk Kwan Soo Bahk Do Summer League championship is coming down to Davao City on June 2, 2007. The tournament organizers announce this Tuesday at the regular Sports Communicators Organization of the Philippines (Scoop-Davao) of the Royal Mandaya Hotel, this city.

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Longest-running golf event in Davao now on 19th year

DAVAO CITY — Bearing the initials of the man they honored, the 19th GET Open Golf Tournament gets underway at the scenic Apo Golf & Country Club, Davao City on Sunday, June 17, 2007.

?This is the longest-running golf event in Davao and Mindanao,? UMBN executive Bong Gonzaga told events organizers and sports writers at the Tuesday forum of the Davao Sports Communicators Organization of the Philippines (Scoop-Davao) at the Royal Mandaya Hotel.
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Fitness buffs? ?Summer Escapade? in Igacos

SURROUNDED by the neighboring Gulf cities and provinces, the Island Garden City of Samal or Igacos has become the natural idyllic ground for summer adventure vacationers wanting to escape boredom and the scorching sun downtown.

Once called by its own corporate identity as Samal, the island was all alone by itself in the 50’s and 60’s or even earlier when Davao City had the whole length and breadth of what was once the blue, clean and inviting waters of Times Beach and the nearby Talomo. With all the so-called informal settlers invading our shorelines, city residents had left no choice but to go island-hopping in places where the sand is light and the seas are clear.

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