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Wednesday, November 14, 2007 |
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Explosion rocks Congress
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A powerful blast rocked the south wing of the House of
Representatives in Quezon City just before 8:30 p.m. Tuesday,
killing two and injuring at least 12 others, authorities said.
Basilan Rep. Wahab Akbar was killed, according
to Agence France-Presse and the TV network ABS-CBN. Other reports
said Marcial Talbo, the driver of Gabriela party-list Rep.
Luzviminda Ilagan, was also killed.
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EXCLUSIVE
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Police all but certain of gas-blast theory
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Police said they are all but certain that a gas buildup, not a bomb,
caused the Glorietta 2 mall explosion on October 19.
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Neri could be arrested, says Sen. Cayetano
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Romulo Neri could be arrested if he fails to
attend the next hearing on the controversial broadband deal, a
senator said Tuesday.
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Erap ‘ready to die’ if court seizes assets
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Former President Joseph Estrada said he is
willing to die if the antigraft court pushes ahead with plans to
seize his property.
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US: Marcos’ $35M belongs to RP govt
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The US Department of Justice issued an opinion
saying the Philippine government may get the $35-million Arelma
account and not other groups claiming the ill-gotten wealth of the
Marcoses.
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Pakistan’s Bhutto in house arrest
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LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was
under siege behind barbed wire and barricades Tuesday, encircled by
more than 1,000 police to stop her from leading a rally against
emergency rule.
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Court denies woman a protection order
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An urban-poor leader filed a petition for the
writ of amparo at the Court of Appeals, asking for a temporary
protection order and for authorities to produce documents that led
to her allegedly illegal detention.
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