Dog bites off man’s penis

By ROGER M. BALANZA
A drunken man almost lost his penis to a dog who attacked him while he was pissing in a dark corner beside a concrete wall in a high-end housing village in Davao City in southern Philippines on Monday night.
Eduardo Acaylar, 50, was brought to a hospital with his limp armor almost [...]

Sparrow Unit strikes anew in Davao

Rebel liquidation nets 2nd victim
    A communist liquidation team shot dead a fire officer  in Kapalong, Davao del Norte on Saturday night in fresh attacks by the assassins known as the Sparrow Unit.
The killing of Fire Officer 2 Sancho Natividad had the hallmark of a rebel assassination, said police. On Friday night, Police Officer Elvis [...]

Davao dad did not chicken out

Cabling explains withdrawal in floor leader race
            Davao City councilor Arnolfo Ricardo Cabling yesterday explained he backed out of the race for floor leadership due to pending work in relation to two landmark ordinances he authored.
            Cabling was reported as a shoo-in for the post to be vacated by floor leader Bonifacio Militar who resigned [...]

Thick fogs blamed for tragedy

1 killed, 18 hurt as bus falls into ravine
            A 60-year woman died while 18 others were injured when a passenger bus fell into a ravine in Upper Balite, Marilog district in Davao City near the boundary with Bukidnon dawn yesterday.
            Thick fogs were blamed by police for the accident involving a Rural Transit Bus [...]

P1.5 million bribery in Davao City housing project okay bared

Corruption sparked
Militar resignation
By ROGER M. BALANZA
            Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang yesterday took over as floor leader of the Davao City Council, with former floor leader Bonifacio Militar’s letter of resignation sparking a call for a full blown probe on alleged corruption by some city councilors.
            Dayanghirang was installed during regular session, after Militar, a 20-year [...]

DAYANGHIRANG is new Davao City Council floor leader

Davao City councilor Danilo Dayanghirang was installed today as floor leader, replacing councilor Bonfiacio Militar who has resigned for health reasons.
Dayanghirang, the first non-lawyer floor leader in the 26-member council took his oath at the regular session, following a meeting of the councilors the other day to choose Militar’s replacement.
In the other day’s meeting, Dayanghirang, [...]