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JOLO, Sulu: Hundreds of Muslims turned up Sunday
and demanded independence for the province of Sulu, once the seat of
power of the Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo.
With clenched fists and chanting “Allahu Akbar”
(God is great), the marchers clad in their traditional garb demanded
independence of Sulu, an archipelago in the remote part of the
Philippines.
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LUCBAN, Quezon: “We are positive this year’s
Pahiyas Festival would still be colorful and joyous despite the
increase in rice prices,” Dr. Palermo Salvacion said in an
exclusive interview by The Manila Times as to the general effect of
the rice price hike in this town’s annual Pahiyas Festival.
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