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Saturday, June 14, 2008 |
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Abu cuts off negotiations |
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Extremists still holding Drilon, 2 others
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SULU: Abu Sayyaf rebels holding a Philippine
television news crew and a university professor on the southern
island of Sulu have cut off communication lines with government
negotiators, leaving the fate of the hostages at the mercy of their
captors.
“We have been trying to get in touch with the
kidnappers, but all their cell phones have been turned off,” said
Indanan town Mayor Isnaji Alvarez, who is negotiating with the Abu
Sayyaf, a Muslim group tied to the al-Qaeda terror network.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Govt wins Marcos case in US high court
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The Philippine government recently won a landmark decision in the
United States when the US Supreme Court ruled against the close to
10,000 victims of human-rights abuses during the reign of former
strongman Ferdinand Marcos in a dispute over ownership of the
$35-million Arelma account kept at Merrill Lynch’s New York
office.
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President Arroyo appeals for
passage of Asean Charter
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President Gloria Arroyo appealed for the passage of the Asean
Charter for further economic integration within the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations, or Asean, the Philippine government said in
a statement on Friday.
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DTI may impose price
control to check inflation
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The Department of Trade and Industry may impose price control on
canned goods in reaction to “unwarranted” moves of manufacturers
to jack up prices beyond the allowable increase.
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MILF frees 2 Marines without
conditions
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SULU: Muslim rebels freed before dawn Friday two
Marine intelligence agents they had seized on the southern
Philippine island of Basilan.
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Gas prices to increase once more
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Oil companies are expected to implement another
price hike this weekend as soaring crude prices compounded by the
weakening peso continue to pull pump prices up.
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GEMS OF HISTORY
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Singapore and Jolo Chinese
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Most Chinese in the Philippines came from Fujian
province. But not many people know that a good number of the Chinese
in Jolo, especially those who arrived in the second half of the 19th
century, were actually from Singapore.
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