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Thousands of Pinoys defy
Iraq travel ban UP to 10,000 |
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Filipinos are ignoring a Philippine government ban on working in
Iraq, a recruiting-company consultant said on Thursday.
The Filipinos enter Iraq via Dubai and Kuwait,
many to work at US military bases, including camps Anaconda and
Victory, said Emmanuel Geslani of Anglo-European Services Inc., a
leading employer of Filipinos in Iraq.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Asean, partners talk shop
as wars kill thousands
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SINGAPORE: From Pakistan to Sri Lanka and southern Thailand, people
are dying in Asia’s numerous conflict zones—but progress in
resolving the unrest is unlikely at Asia’s main security meet next
week, observers say.
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Shariff Kabunsuan a province no more
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Voting 8-6, the Supreme Court has declared as
void the creation of the province of Shariff Kabunsuan, one of the
six provinces in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
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Oil prices slip after slumping by $10
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LONDON: Oil prices fell further on Thursday after slumping by more
than $10 over the past two days on concern that slowing US economic
growth would hurt crude demand, traders said.
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MNLF arms buildup favors govt
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SARANGANI: The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF)
will double its infantry and produce more armaments by next year,
its chairman, Nur Misuari, said on Wednesday during a peace rally
here participated in by its commanders and combatants, and top
government and military officials.
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Air-crash heirs get $165-M settlement
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What could be the biggest aviation insurance payout in the
Philippines, possibly in Asia, has resulted from the crash of Air
Philippines Flight 541 that on Samal Island, Davao, eight years ago.
The airline was the low-cost carrier of Philippine Airlines owned by
tycoon Lucio Tan.
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EXCLUSIVE
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Changes in VFA on hold, says
Adan
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Any changes in the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA)
will have to wait until after resolution of the Subic rape case
involving a US Marine, a Philippine official said on Thursday.
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Govt dangles federal state to
end Muslim rebellion in South
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Muslim separatists from the Moro
Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have been offered a federal state
with control of vast resources to end a decades-old rebellion in
southern Philippines, a senior aide to President Gloria Arroyo said
Thursday.
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