DAVAO CITY: The miracle of manna from heaven in styrofoam packs

By ROGER M. BALANZA

It could have been manna from heaven in the form of seemingly inexhaustible free lunch packs in Styrofoam that fell on poor Dabawenyos grappling with stiff cost of rice and other basic commodities.
Or it could have been a result of poor arithmetic. But lay workers who helped [...]

Davao City not anti-business in banning housing projects atop aquifer

By ROGER M. BALANZA
A Davao City Hall official yesterday said the city government is not being anti-business if it bans housing developments in Dumoy, which is home to the aquifer that provides the city with drinking water.
Mario Luis Jacinto, city planning and development coordinator, said housing developers could take a pick at [...]

King David’s penis to be in safe hands

Dads volunteer to save organ
By ROGER M. BALANZA

When government wrecking crews descend on Queensland Motel to pulverize the illegal structures built by motel owner Teodorico Adarna on a government property in Matina Aplaya, King David would have no reason to fear about losing his penis.
This early two city councilors have made [...]

Queensland Motel reclamation under fire anew

ACOSTA wants King David demolished
By ROGER M. BALANZA

If she had her way, councilor Mabel Acosta wants to demolish pronto a bay walk and a giant concrete replica of a young and naked King David illegally constructed by motel owner Teodorico Adarna on a government-owned foreshore area in Matina Aplaya.
Acosta, the [...]