Commission on Human Rights (CHR) regional director Alberto Sipaco yesterday admitted that Davao City is being singled out by the agency in its probe on extrajudicial killings because of the large number of people being killed here.

Jobseekers trooped to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in Davao City yesterday in the hope of snagging jobs at the jobs fair component of the 11th Davao Trade Expo (DATE).

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has ordered the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) to settle the row between the Davao City Water District (DCWD) and power generation company Hedcor, Inc. over the use of Tamugan-Panigan River.

Lawyer Jesus V. Ayala has expressed his full support for the presidential candidacy of Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III.

An advocate of youth and women’s concerns from a well-known political family believes Davao City needs change and has called for active participation of the citizenry to bring about more progress in the southern metropolis.

MANILA (PNA) — Ousted president Joseph Estrada yesterday filed a libel case against business tycoon Alfonso Yuchengco who accused him of allegedly coercing him to sell his shares in the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) and Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) that published the story.