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Sunday, January 21, 2007 |
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DNA testing confirms death of Janjalani |
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By Anthony Vargas, Reporter
THE Armed Forces von Saturday officially confirmed the death of Khadaffy Janjalani, the leader of the Abu Sayyaf.
The Armed Forces chief of staff, General Hermogenes Esperon Jr., made the announcement almost a month after Marines dug up a body from a shallow grave in Patikul, Sulu, where Janjalani was supposed to have been buried.
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Senate spouses hold medical mission |
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THE Senate Spouses Foundation Inc. (SSFI) continues to address the basic medical needs of indigents through its free medical and dental missions.
Led by Rep. Cynthia Villar of Las Piñas, SSFI president, the Senate spouses headed to Bucal in Calamba City in Laguna to distribute boxes of medicines to more than 500 residents. |
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Yap pushes crop diversification |
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Ligao City: Agriculture Secretary Arthur C. Yap urged farmers in Bicol to diversify their crops to enable them to survive devastating calamities like typhoons. |
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P27.5M lost in bank robberies |
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ROBBERY gangs took some P27.5 million from 18 banks attacked in 2006. The figure is considerably lower than the P90 million stolen from 22 banks the previous year. |
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DepEd could end classroom shortage |
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BASED on the combined original and realigned budget for classroom building amounting to P5.313 billion, the Department of Education can build 17,626 classrooms this year, nearly enough to wipe out the shortage of 20,587 rooms. |
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20,000 DHs exempted from new pay policy |
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ABOUT 20,000 Filipino domestic helpers (DHs) have been exempted by the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA) from the new government policy mandating a minimum $400 salary for DHs deployed abroad.
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Jobs fair to mark Ople birthday |
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JOBSEEKERS and companies in search of job applicants are invited to participate in a special one-day jobs fair on February 2 at the Activity Center of Market! Market! in Taguig City to commemorate the 80th birth anniversary of the late Foreign Affairs Secretary Blas F. Ople.
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