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Wednesday, February 21, 2007

 

Local official killed; Escudero 
demands relief of police force


The killing of a local official in Pilar, Sorsogon, and two other men drew a sharp reaction from senatorial candidate Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday.

A lone gunman shot Federico Esclares Jr. in the head on Monday noon. Also killed were his driver and another man whose identity has yet to be established as of press time.

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LA TRINIDAD, Benguet: A joint operation of the Benguet police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Cordillera resulted to the destruction and burning of an estimated P49 million worth...

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PILI, Camarines Sur: The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) will soon have a new home for its flood forecasting and warning center inside the Camarines Sur...

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General Santos City: A moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 struck off the coast of Mindanao on Monday evening, the US Geological Survey said.

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BALANGA City, Bataan: The National Historical Institute and the provincial government on Monday unveiled the historical marker of the late judge Tomas Guillermo T. del Rosario...

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AT least nine provinces have been initially identified by the Philippine National Police (PNP) as election areas of concern (EAC) but noticeably, the list varies with that recently released...

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THE province of Abra will be placed under the Commission on Elections (Comelec) control to ensure clean, peaceful and orderly elections in the province.

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AN Army ranger and an Abu Sayyaf extremist were killed while four other government troopers were wounded in an hour-long gun battle in the jungles of Sulu late Monday night, military reports said Tuesday.

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The Capampangan in Media Inc. (CAMI) will hold its annual assembly on Saturday at the Manila Pavilion Nautilus I starting at 11 a.m.

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