COMPETING against the so-called "big three" in the ice cream industry: Selecta, Nestle, and Magnolia is much of an ambition for a newbie Davao-based ice cream product known to Dabawenyos as Allegro. "When we started, we never wanted to compete with these Big Three. Rather, we competed against our own," said Allegro spokesperson Leo Montelibano.

His ideas may seem merely grandiose, but they reveal the deep affinity between American conservatism and one branch of science fiction.

L’Observateur LUTCHER – While libraries in general seem to be trending more toward the technological side of things, the brand new library at Lutcher High School has a certain back-to-basics approach that is simultaneously quaint and refreshing.