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Just 45 minutes away from Davao City, a cool haven awaits the harried urbanite.
By Carlos N. Conde
Newsbreak
Published: Dec. 4, 2006
TUCKED IN a cove in Kaputian, one of the Samal islands in southern Mindanao, the Pearl Farm Beach Resort is easily one of the country’s best vacation havens.
Although very near Davao City, which is just 45 minutes away by motorized outrigger boat, Pearl Farm gives no hint of urban living to the approaching first-timer. It’s the perfect getaway for the harried urbanite¯not too far from the city, yet its cool, blue waters and lush surroundings transport you to a different world you probably enjoyed only in your dreams. Or on your computer’s screensaver.
Pearl Farm complements its clear, blue sea and white sand with greenery that, from afar, forms a breathtaking backdrop on the main island. This alone differentiates it from many other resorts with their flat and monotonous vistas.
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Posted on December 4, 2006, and filed under Newsbreak, Stories |
By Carlos H. Conde
Newsbreak
Published: October 23, 2006
During A meeting of the Philippines Development Forum at the Makati Shangri-la Hotel in August, not a few among the more than 100 diplomats, economists, technocrats, and executives from aid agencies dropped their jaws after hearing from Romulo Neri, the Arroyo administration’s chief economist, that US$2 billion had been earmarked for development projects in the Philippines from one single source.
The amount was staggering on at least two levels: one, it was way above the usual pledges of development aid (the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and Japan promised $1.4 billion combined, with $1 billion more still being negotiated); and, the money would come from China.
On another, perhaps more significant, level, it underscored China’s growing economic engagement with the Philippines. This is merely reflective of this economic giant’s awakening, shaking the entire world in the process.
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Posted on October 23, 2006, and filed under Newsbreak, Stories |
By Carlos H. Conde
Newsbreak
Published: Jan. 18, 2002
DAVAO CITY — The Mindanao intelligence officer says some kidnapping cases were erroneously filed against Marohombsar because other groups had used the Pentagon Gang’s name. “He’s been accused of kidnappings that he did not do.”
Who, then, is behind the kidnappings attributed to the Pentagon Gang? Next to Marohombsar, Tahir Alonto is the name that easily comes to mind.
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Posted on January 18, 2002, and filed under Newsbreak, Stories |
