Fred, ... I'm sure you and I BOTH know that the Philippines' media is, for the most part, controlled by the Aquino/Cojuangco clans ... who have their "fingers on the pulse" as to what IS - and what ISN'T - reported in the press and on television.

Moreover, it is my understanding that - unlike the Davao City Mayor - Aquino's lackey, Roxas has been going around distributing sackfuls of rice (paid for from government funds) in a politically~motivated bid to garner support in the areas in which he chooses to campaign ... instead of dishing it out to where it is most needed. Hence the Kidapawan farmers' rally.