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Thursday, December 11, 2008 |
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Military won’t let
up on Abu Sayyaf |
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By Jefferson Antiporda, Reporter
THE Armed Forces of the
Philippines chief, General Alexander Yano, has ordered the military
to pressure to no end the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)
following the fierce encounter on
Sunday that killed at least five government soldiers and an
undetermined number of bandits.
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17 Filipino
sailors freed
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The 17 Filipino seafarers of the
MV Captain Stephanos can now have a sigh of relief as the
Greek-owned vessel was freed by Somali pirates on Tuesday, the
Department of Foreign Affairs reported Wednesday.
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NBI stops raids,
for now
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National Bureau of Investigations
(NBI) Director Nestor Mantaring recently ordered a stop to the raids
by his bureau to prevent its agents and operatives from using the
raids as modus operandi to ask for “gifts.”
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Senate wraps up
debates on 2009 proposed budget
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The Senate wrapped up Wednesday
its floor debates on the P1.413-billion budget proposed for 2009 but
Congress approval of the budget is not expected until after the
Christmas break in January next year.
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Rights body
accuses military as top abuser
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COMMISSION on Human Rights
Chairman Leila de Lima on Wednesday said the military ranks number
one among perpetrators of political and extrajudicial killings in
the country.
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Juvenile law
hampers PNP
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THE Philippine National Police
said that the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act or the Pangilinan Law
has affected the agency’s anticrime campaign.
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President appoints
new Sandiganbayan justice
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President Gloria Arroyo appointed
Pasig Regional Trial Court (RTC) Judge Alex de Leon Quiroz as
Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan.
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DEAR PAO
By Persida Acosta
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Disputes over land
inheritance
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DEAR PAO: I am a regular reader
of your column in The Manila Times and I wish to seek your legal
opinion and advice. I am one of the legal heirs of my parents.
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