Politics

In Tagum forum, soldiers surf for porn as Gonzales speaks

HOT SPOT. These soldiers had a grand time browsing pornographic websites during the first day of the Local Peace and Security Assembly (LPSA) in Tagum City's Bulwagan ng Lalawigan on Thursday, while National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales was delivering a speech. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo attended the event the next day. The soldiers managed to go online because the venue had been turned into a wifi hotspot for the event. Click here for more photos. (davaotoday.com photo)

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How Davao folk view Nograles’s rise as House speaker

While some came up with a wish-list of what they expect him to do as the new Speaker of the House, others say they're not expecting anything at all, considering that he has been a staunch administration ally, and that, in the past, he hardly spoke on issues that could hurt the administration.

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The rise of Prospero Nograles

Davao City Rep. Prospero Nograles has been chosen the new speaker of the House of Representatives after out-maneuvering the camp of Jose de Venecia. The Davao City native, a true-blue Atenean, has come a long way, indeed. But who is he? What makes him tick? Why is he considered a "lapdog" of the president? Here are some clues.

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The ‘strong peso’ and the folly of OFW export

By SONNY AFRICA | Ibon Features

Addressing the impact of the lowering peso value requires more than the mitigating measures government has so far implemented, including the hedge fund set up by the DBP, and Malaca?ang?s fiscal stimulus program.

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