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Saturday, June 21, 2008 |
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Mayor got P3M of ransom
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Abu Sayyaf given P2M, P10M unaccounted for
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Ransom was paid in exchange for the safe release
of television reporter Cecilia “Ces” Oreña-Drilon and her crew
and a university professor, Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez
disclosed Friday.
Worse, Gonzalez said, pieces of evidence now in
the hands of government investigators showed that Alvarez Isnaji,
the mayor of Sulu province’s Indanan town and the appointed
negotiator with the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf that had kidnapped
Drilon’s group, partook in the loot.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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MNLF officials rally behind
Indanan Mayor Isnaji
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: Former Muslim separatist rebels
have stood behind one of their leaders accused of involvement in the
kidnapping of a television reporter and three others on the southern
island of Sulu.
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Troops resume shelling suspected
Abu Sayyaf lairs in Sulu
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: Philippine troops on Friday
resumed shelling suspected strongholds of Abu Sayyaf rebels on Sulu
island, where security forces, backed by US military intelligence,
are hunting down bandits tied to al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiah.
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Thousands flee as Typhoon
‘Frank’ approaches Bicol
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President Gloria Arroyo ordered the National
Disaster Coordinating Council to ensure the safety of communities on
the path of Typhoon Frank, which struck central Philippines on
Friday and is threatening the Bicol region today.
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Pump prices go up again on weekend
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Fuel prices are expected to rise again today, as
oil firms said they have to recover losses incurred from the soaring
prices of crude in the world market.
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No conclusive findings in poll
case against Zubiri–lawyer
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The reports on the alleged 70,922 “spurious”
votes of Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri are mere observations of a revision
team in the protest filed by contender Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel
3rd, Zubiri’s lawyer argued Friday.
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Timeline of
Kidnapping
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The following chronology was based on a Philippine National Police report released Friday...
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