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Monday, January 22, 2007 |
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Agtas about to
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POLANGUI,
Albay: The Agta tribe, an indigenous community based in Barangay
Magurang, this town, has decided to help improve the production of a
nonedible perennial shrub, which is a potential source of biodiesel.
Cecilia
Regalario, Agta chieftain, said after the devastation brought by
Supertyphoons Reming and Seniang to coconut and other fruit-bearing
trees, they have no other means of livelihood.
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Forecasts of doom
only a hoax
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GUINOBATAN,
Albay: The people in Travesia, Guinobatan, Albay, were thrown into
panic after hearing rumors that Japanese scientists were about to
explode bombs to loosen debris and impounded waters along the slopes
of Mayon Volcano.
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P53.62-M marijuana
destroyed in 2006
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CAMP PRESIDENT
QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur: Some P53.6-million worth of marijuana plants
were uprooted by the police last year along the remote hinterlands
in the tri-boundaries of Ilocos Sur, La Union and Benguet.
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Governors condemn
‘violent takeover’
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ILOILO City:
Five governors from Western Visayas released a manifesto denouncing
the “violent takeover” of the Iloilo Provincial Capitol by
fully-armed policemen to enforce the dismissal order against Gov.
Niel Tupas Sr. on Wednesday.
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Clash in Sorsogon
leaves 5 NPA rebels, 1 soldier dead
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LEGAZPI CITY:
Government troops overran a communist rebel camp in a town in
Sorsogon on Saturday, killing five rebels and seizing a cache of
explosive materials and ammunition.
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