DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/Sept 14,) – Three teams from Surigao del Sur streaked to an impressive start in the 2006 National Inter-Cities and Municipalities Chess Team Championships at the Atrium of the Gaisano Mall of Davao here.
The one duty we owe to history is to rewrite it.- Oscar Wilde
How History Shapes Beliefs
Prior to becoming the 1st century Roman historian Flavius Josephus,Joseph
ben Mattathias was a Jewish soldier who was captured in Galilee when
Vespacian's troops assaulted Jerusalem. Condemned to die by execution, he
stayed the Roman hand when he foretold that Vespacian would one day become
emperor. This came to pass. In appreciation, Vespacian granted him Roman
citizenship. In gratitude, Flavius Josephus wrote for the Romans.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/14 September)– Did aerial spraying cause Keratosis
follicularis, a rare disease diagnosed in a woman living near a banana plantation here? Dermatologist Maria Myla Alvarado of the Davao Medical Center did not think
so, saying the disease is genetic.
Malaybalay City (MindaNews/14 September) — The National Democratic Front
called President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo' s trip to Europe a "tour of shame,"
citing the concern raised by European leaders over the spate of unresolved
political killings that have occurred in the Philippines since she assumed
power in 2001.
