By Anna Valmero
INQUIRER.net

THE streets of Ayala Avenue and Paseo de Roxas at the Makati Central Business District (CBD) burst into a sea of colors during the 2009 Caracol festival on January 17.

Hundreds of students from Makati City schools and university clad in nature-inspired costumes joined the Caracol parade, which started at about 4 p.m. and the competition at around 5:30 p.m.

Like in 2005, the students convened at the Gabriela Silang carpark on Ayala and Makati avenues at 3 p.m.

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By Anna Valmero

MAKATI CITY, Philippines — Good news to Makati commuters.

Taxi drivers who abuse their passengers will be apprehended, according to Makati city mayor Jejomar Binay who ordered the re-launch of the “Oplan Isnaberong Tsuper” this holiday season.

According to the Makati City local government website, Binay ordered both the Makati Police and the Department of Public Safety to help protect Makati’s constituents from taxi drivers who refuse passengers and even charge extra fare.

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ONE of the organizers of the Salcedo Community Market, Tricia Lichauco, recounts how the market was established and gives INQUIRER.net multimedia reporter Erika Tapalla a tour.

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