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Wednesday, June 11, 2008 |
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GMA orders rescue of
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MILF offers information, help in kidnapping case |
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By Angelo S. Samonte Reporter
President Gloria Arroyo on
Tuesday ordered the military and national police to exhaust all
means to locate and secure the “missing” group of broadcaster
Ces Oreña-Drilon in Sulu.
Palace Deputy Spokesman Lorelei
Fajardo said, “This [the incident] can give a bad signal because
Ms. Drilon is a very popular figure in the country. So we will not
let our officials go easy on this case.”
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Abu Sayyaf raising
funds again – ‘Pong’
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The Abu Sayyaf is again
conducting “fund-raising” activities, especially through
kidnap-for-ransom schemes, Sen. Rodolfo “Pong” Biazon warned on
Tuesday,...
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Inflation to cause
unrest, WB warns
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Galloping inflation rates in the
Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries could lead to social
unrest, the World Bank warned on Tuesday.
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Oil to reach $250
a barrel–Russian executive
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DEAUVILLE, France: Alexei Miller,
the head of Russian energy giant Gazprom, warned on Tuesday that the
price of oil is likely to hit $250 a barrel, without saying when the
surge would come.
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FEATURE
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Absent authors may
send bills to junkyard
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Here’s a warning to authors of
Senate bills—their proposed laws might get thrown out by a
committee chairman if they do not defend their bills in a public
hearing.
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CA to decide soon
on ‘Nicole’ case
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The Court of Appeals is expected
to come out anytime now with a decision on the appeal of US Marine
Daniel Smith, convicted of raping a 22-year-old Filipina known only
as “Nicole.”
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SPECIAL REPORT UP CENTENNIAL
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UP meets
challenges on science
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With close to half its student
population enrolled in science and engineering courses, the
University of the Philippines has served not only as a source of
skilled scientific manpower base,...
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GEMS OF HISTORY
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Sugar was weapon
against pirates
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Sugar was once used as an
ingenuous weapon in a fight. It happened in an actual warfare
involving the Chinese in the Philippines against the Dutch.
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