Two mothers dip their babies into the waters off Sta. Ana Pier, not minding the dubious state of the water and fears of an oil spill with a military C-130 plane still somewhere beneath the Davao Gulf. (Sun.Star Davao/Seth delos Reyes)
THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is gaining more ground against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) since the armed conflict between the two adversaries started on August 10.
In a report by the AFP Eastern Mindanao Command, several rebel encampments, trenches and bunkers in Central Mindanao have been overrun by government troops in the past days.
C-130 could have easily crashed on populous Bucana
IT MAY have been a tale of bravery after all. Otherwise, it could have been a tragic night for thousands of families who were already resting inside their homes on that fateful, rainy Monday night.
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Fishermen insist lightning hits C-130
FISHERFOLKS, who saw the ill-fated Philippine Air Force (PAF) C-130 Hercules Lockheed in its last few minutes, insist that there was a flash of light before they saw the aircraft plummet into the dark sea of the Davao Gulf.
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