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Saturday, June 07, 2008 |
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MILF warns fragile truce with govt in peril
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The rebel group wants Manila to honor its commitment
to the peace process and respect the rights of Muslims
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: Muslim rebels negotiating peace
with Manila warned Friday that a fragile truce they signed with the
government could be in peril once the remaining international truce
observers pulled out of Mindanao.
Dozens of Malaysian ceasefire observers, part of
the International Monitoring Team (IMT), have already pulled out
from Mindanao last month because of the slow progress of the peace
talks between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the
Arroyo government.
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Armed forces foil new attempts to
bomb two vital power lines in Mindanao
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: Soldiers foiled bomb attacks on two vital power
lines in the hinterlands of Mindanao on Friday, where rebels had
toppled several pylons in the past weeks.
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Chief negotiator confident the
situation could still be resolved
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THE government on Friday admitted that there could be an effect on
the ceasefire with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front if the mandate
of the International Monitoring Team will not be extended.
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Pampanga intensifies info drive vs. jueteng
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SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga: Gov. Eddie Panlilio and heads of religious
groups in this province have agreed to strengthen their stand
against illegal gambling by conducting an intensified information
campaign against jueteng or the illegal numbers game.
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Sixteen ‘kubradors’ arrested in Baguio
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BAGUIO CITY: Around 16 alleged jueteng bet collectors were arrested
by operatives of the Baguio City Police Office Intelligence Unit
shortly after lunch in Lower Brookside on Friday.
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