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Lot for the landless: Tagum mayor surprise Valentines gift

Archie — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:51:05 +0000

Davao City (17 February) – On February 14, Mayor Rey T. Uy surprises the informal home settlers of Tagum City during their assembly as Home lot certificates of RTU Grand Village IV of Barangay Apokon were awarded to 356 recipients of 536 lots available with a standard model size of 60 to 80 square meters. [...]

Davao seminar on autism spectrum disorder set February 21

Archie — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:29:45 +0000

Davao City- The Autism Society Philippines (ASP) -Davao Chapter will conduct a seminar on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) on Saturday, February 21 at DMSF-MTRC Bajada at 1-5 p.m. ASP-Davao President Eric de la Costa said the seminar is Part Two of a five-part seminar series which started last January 23 as one of the advocacy [...]

Marriage with expiration date, anyone?

Archie — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:25:42 +0000

The proposal of a women’s partylist group to prescribe expiration dates on marriage contracts has drawn mixed reactions from lawmakers, with at least one senator saying the proposal is a good starting point for discussing current social issues.

“It’s a reflection of what is happening in our society,” Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano said in the vernacular, [...]

Pacquiao named Athlete of the Decade

Archie — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:11:12 +0000

Freddie Roach could meet a boxer for the first time, shake his hand, peer into his eyes, and see the future.

In Manny Pacquiao, the renowned trainer saw the makings of a world champion, a glittering gem from an uncut, unpolished stone.

But something else escaped Roach’s ring clairvoyance: A crowning beyond the alphabet titles nobody foresaw.

“I [...]