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NPA bomb depot falls |
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Soldiers hunt for rebel boss with dogs, choppers
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By Anthony Vargas, Reporter
Government troops have captured a
cave used by communist insurgents as a huge bomb-making depot in
Tagbina, Surigao del Sur, military officials said Thursday.
There were no immediate reports
of casualties on both sides though military officials described the
battle for the case as “intense.”
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JI bomber believed
wounded in Sulu
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THE Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP) said on Thursday that one of the two suspected
mastermind of the October 2002 Bali blasts could have been wounded
in the recent Sulu clash that led to the death of Abu Sayyaf...
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RP wants US help
in routing communists
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The Philippine government will
welcome US counterinsurgency assistance against the Communist Party
of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army (NPA),
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said on Thursday.
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Arroyo to trumpet
RP, Asean gains in Davos
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President Arroyo and a 39-member
delegation left on Thursday for a three-day Europe trip that
includes the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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Poll violence
starts with dance slay of Samar mayor
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The mayor of Daram town in Samar
was assassinated Thursday in a predawn attack, making him the first
victim of election-related violence at the onset of the campaign
period.
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Erap’s pals
could join government Senate slate
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MalacaÑang said on Thursday that
the administration coalition is studying the inclusion of former
senators and Estrada loyalists, Vicente “Tito” Sotto 3rd and
Teresa “Tessie” Aquino-Oreta, in its senatorial lineup.
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MILF commander
survives ambush
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A MORO Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
sub-commander survived an ambush attempt late Thursday afternoon in
the restive southern part of Mindanao, Eid Kabalu, the MILF
spokesman, said.
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Report cites
dangers of RP mining policies
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A fact-finding team from the
United Kingdom criticized the Philippine government on Thursday for
looking the other way when mining firms fail to comply with national
and international safety and environmental standards.
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