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BUTUAN CRAFT Maylene Cutor of Ivory.07 Arts and Craft from Butuan City, demonstrates how to weave dried water lily into a pair of sandals which they are displaying now in the Mindanao Trade Expo 2013 at Abreeza Ayala Mall until August 25. Cutor said they can produce a maximum of seven pairs of sandals a day. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Crafts, furniture makers to face tougher times with ASEAN integration

Post author:TYRONE A. VELEZ
Post published:August 13, 2013
Post category:Business Headline
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Cutor’s story belies the optimism of the expo organizers, the Mindanao Trade Expo (MTE) Foundation, who remained confident that exports of handicrafts and furniture from the island will thrive.

Image lifted from the PAGASA website (http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/)

Flooded streets due to Typhoon Labuyo leave hundreds stranded in Davao

Post author:DAVAO TODAY
Post published:August 13, 2013
Post category:Crime & Public Safety Disaster & Environment Headline
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The rains came as Typhoon Labuyo (International name Utor) hit the northern part of Luzon and caused thunderstorms including Visayas and Mindanao.

IN FIRE. Participants of the Mindanao-wide Lakbayan against US intervention and plunder burn an American flag in Zamboanga City. They opposed the presence of US troops in the country and asserted national sovereignty. (davaotoday.com photo by Irika A. Rosello)

US wanted old Davao airport as drones HQ

Post author:EARL O. CONDEZA
Post published:August 12, 2013
Post category:Headline Politics
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City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte revealed that on several occasions, the United States government had sought his permission to make use of the old Davao Airport as a station for its drones or spy planes.