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Bishops oppose Sulu
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By William Depasupil Reporter
THE influential Catholic
Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Tuesday strongly
objected to the military’s decision to launch an all out war
against Muslim extremist groups in Mindanao.
“The [government] must not make
violent moves especially [since] they don’t know who the
perpetrators are,” CBCP president, Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo,
said.
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AFP surrounds Abu;
Americans lead Marines
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GOVERNMENT troops have about 120
Abu Sayyaf bandits surrounded, and a “fierce” battle is
imminent, military officials said Tuesday.
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Military revamp
set on eve of battle
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JUST as the military is getting
ready to engage the Abu Sayyaf in Southern Philippines, the troops
poised for battle are likely to get new commanders.
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President convenes
security advisers
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PRESIDENT Arroyo met her top
security advisers Tuesday as troops continued an offensive against
Islamic militants in the country’s restive south, officials said.
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Relieving dry
spell, ‘Egay’ threatens northern region
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TROPICAL storm “Egay” has
intensified into a typhoon, threatening the northern part of the
country.
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Senate can only
ratify or reject JPEPA–Miriam
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THE Senate has no authority to
send the Japan-Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA)
back to President Arroyo for renegotiation, said Sen. Miriam
Defensor Santiago,...
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Australian court
fines firm for violating contract with OFWs
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AN Australian firm accused of
mistreating 42 Filipino workers could be fined up to AU$1.38 million
(P53.568 million) for allegedly failing to submit workplace
agreements signed by the workers.
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Int’l women
leaders call for resumption of peace talks
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: The women leaders
in the Asia-Pacific region who joined the International Women’s
Peace and Solidarity Mission to Basilan have called on the
government...
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DepEd says
textbooks evaluated under new strict rules
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Academic Supervisor Antonio
Calipjo-Go in 2004 published an ad alleging that the book Asya:
Heograpiya, Kasaysayan at Kultura contained about 400 errors.
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