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VOL. 6 ISSUE 69 • THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2013
EDGEDAVAO Serving a seamless society
TESDA-COCA COLA STARS. Some of the 1,000 beneficiary of Coca-Cola Phils. and TESDA’s S3TAR (Sari-Sari Store and Access to Resources) flash thumbs up during their graduation rites at Sunny Point Function Plaza on Ma-a, Davao City yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.
No negotiations for five soldiers By CHE PALICTE cdp@edgedavao.net
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HE chief of the 10th Infantry Division, Maj. Gen. Ariel Bernardo, said there will be no negotiations with New Peoples Army (NPAs) for the release of the five unarmed soldiers they abducted last Monday in Paquibato,Davao City.
In a radio interview, Bernardo said that they would intensify pursuit operations against the Pulang Bagani Command 1-Southern Mindanao Region Command (PCB1-SMRC) led by Leoncio Pitao alias Kumander Parago to rescue the soldiers. “Napakalaking paglabag sa karapatang pantao ang ginawa ng mga rebeldeng grupo dahil nakasibilyan ang kanilang dinukot at wala itong dalang armas,” he added.
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San Felix, the cat? By EJ DOMINIC FERNANDEZ ejf@edgedavao.net
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s Fredrick San Felix playing cat and mouse? The chief of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines-Davao who holds office at the Davao International Airport, is as elusive as a quick cat these days. In the eye of the storm in the wake of the Cebu Pacific aircraft mishap there last June 2, San Felix has been un-
der heavy criticism from Mayor Sara Duterte and the city’s business leaders for alleged mishandling of the incident. What does he think about all the issues brought against him? People may perhaps never know, since this airport manager has become
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