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Military shells Sulu jungle
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Troops seen on the move, even
as police talk with kidnappers
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JOLO, Sulu: State security forces fired about a
dozen rounds of cannons toward the hinterlands of Sulu Island, as
truckloads of soldiers were spotted at dawn Sunday leaving a
military base here.
It was unknown if the attacks targeted Abu
Sayyaf members holding Ces Oreña-Drilon or another faction of the
militant group whom authorities say has links to both the al-Qaeda
and Jemaah Islamiah. The Abu Sayyaf has been blamed for the spate of
terrorism in southern Philippines.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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DOJ open to talking with
Abu Leader who might surrender
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The Justice secretary said the government is
open to negotiating with the Abu Sayyaf leader, Commander Radulan
Sahiron, and is willing to grant some of his demands for surrender.
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Erap calls on EDSA forces
to unite vs national issues
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Former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada on
Sunday called on the forces behind the three EDSA people power
movements to unite after the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the
Philippines (CBCP) said it made a mistake in supporting “EDSA
Dos.”
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Inflation in Asia may threaten growth–ADB
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KUALA LUMPUR: Inflation in Asia will hit 5.1 percent in 2008 because
of surging food and fuel prices and could threaten economic growth
in the region, the Asian Development Bank warned Sunday.
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Lawyer must testify versus crony–Court
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The Sandiganbayan ruled with finality favoring
the government’s right to compel lawyer Jesus Disini to testify
against his cousin and a known Marcos family ally, Herminio Disini,
to litigate the estate of the late President Ferdinand Marcos.
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Group wants Neri fired as CHED chairman
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The Philippine Association of Colleges and
Universities wants Romulo Neri fired as chairman of the Commission
on Higher Education (CHED), accusing him of playing “deaf and
blind” to tertiary education concerns.
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SPECIAL REPORT: BASIC EDUCATION REFORM
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Unschooled get attention from
officials
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“One of our challenges is reaching the
unschooled, the 2.2 million 6 to 11 years old, and 3.4 million aged
12 to 15 years old, and the 5.6 million not in school,” said
Education Secretary Jesli Lapus.
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