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Friday, June 13, 2008 |
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Abu Sayyaf demands
P50M |
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Families of victims talking directly with kidnappers |
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By Al Jacinto, Correspondent
ZAMBOANGA CITY: Abu Sayyaf
militants are reportedly demanding as much as P50 million for the
safe release of a kidnapped television news crew on the southern
island of Sulu.
The militants are holding
award-winning ABS-CBN reporter Ces Oreña-Drilon and her two
cameramen Jimmy Encarnacion and Angelo Valderama, as well as
university professor Octavio Dinampo.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Rebels kidnap two
Marines; MILF blamed
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: Suspected rebels
have captured two Marine intelligence agents on Basilan island,
where security forces are fighting Abu Sayyaf militants blamed for
terrorism and kidnappings in southern Mindanao.
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Oil prices fall in
volatile Asian trade
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SINGAPORE: World oil prices fell
in volatile Asian trade on Thursday after rising earlier following a
US government report that showed American crude reserves dipped for
the fourth week in a row.
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Meralco sets terms
for yielding to govt
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Giant utility Manila Electric Co.
(Meralco) is open to reducing the amount of power it sources from
its sister firms and take advantage of the lower rate being offered
by state-owned National Power Corp. (Napocor) as directed...
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Actor Fernandez
gets hero’s burial
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Unlike the typical burial scenes
we often see in Philippine movies, there were no hysterics when
actor Rudy Fernandez was brought to his final resting place Thursday
afternoon at the Heritage Park in Taguig City.
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Oprah tops
celebrity ‘power list’
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NEW YORK CITY: US talk-show diva
Oprah Winfrey was ranked the world’s most powerful celebrity for
the second year running in a new survey published by Forbes
magazine.
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BFAD cautions
public on side effects of anti-smoking drug
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Health authorities cautioned
people on Thursday against taking the anti-smoking drug varenicline
because of possible behavioral and psychiatric side effects, echoing
a US warning.
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GEMS OF HISTORY
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From Manila to
Mexico
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When people talk about the
galleon trade between Manila and Acapulco (1565 to 1815), much
attention is placed on the trade itself, its economic significance,
and, to a certain degree,...
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