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Thursday, January 31, 2008 |
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5 soldiers killed in ambush |
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Six others were wounded in encounter at NPA
stronghold in Davao
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: At least five soldiers were
killed and six more wounded in fierce clashesWednesday with
communist insurgents in Mindanao, Army commanders said.
The fighting broke out near the village of
Campawan in the seaside town of Baganga in Davao Oriental province
where troops attacked a stronghold of the New People’s Army (NPA).
It was not immediately known how many insurgents were killed in the
fighting, but General Ernesto Boac, commander of the 10th Infantry
Division, said security forces were pursuing about 70 gunmen.
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Cell phones in question
now missing at Customs
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SUBIC BAY Freeport: 15 boxes full of brand new cellular phone units
with an estimated value of P22 million disappeared from the custody
of Customs officers assigned at the Subic Bay International Airport
(SBIA) on Sunday.
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Rebel leader arrested in Negros Occidental
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BACOLOD CITY: An alleged high-ranking official of the Communist
Party of the Philippines’ Central Committee who faces a string of
murder cases was nabbed by operatives of the Philippine National
Police in Bago City, Negros Occidental, on Monday.
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Abu Sayyaf strikes again,
kidnaps trader in Jolo, Sulu
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: Suspected Abu Sayyaf militants kidnapped a female
trader in Sulu. Unidentified gunmen seized the trader outside her
house in Jolo town at around 5:30 p.m. Monday.
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Doctors decry ‘generics only’ provision of
bill
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CABANATUAN CITY: A ranking official of an association of doctors on
Monday stressed that the lives of patients are virtually left in the
hands of drugstore employees should doctors only prescribe generic
medicines.
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