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Rice hoarders in ARMM warned of prosecution by
authorities
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Speculation over the price of the staple commodity is
the reason for its rising cost
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COTABATO CITY: Rice hoarders within the
provinces of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) were
warned again on Tuesday of prosecution under the law as reports
reached the seat of the autonomous region that there are still
unscrupulous businessmen controlling the supply of rice.
Datu Sajid Druz Ali, secretary of ARMM
Department of Agriculture said the warning came directly from ARMM
Regional Gov. Datu Zaldy Uy Ampatuan who directed his department to
mount efforts in determining those businessmen who are taking
advantage of the situation and adding to the hardship of consumers.
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Abra villagers want an end
to military-rebel offensives
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BAGUIO CITY: Residents of Barangay Tubtuba in Tubo town, Abra,
simply want to live in peace as they urge local officials to appeal
in their behalf to both the rebels and the military to leave their
village.
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Govt militias attack rights investigators
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: Government militias attacked a group of human rights
investigators on an island off Zamboanga City.
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DENR charges police officer
for transporting ‘hot lumber’
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GENERAL SANTOS CITY: The Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR) is set to file charges against a police official
who was tagged using a police vehicle in transporting illegally-saw
lumber in Maitum, Sarangani.
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Roxas urges DA to assess impact
of typhoon damage on rice supply
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Sen. Mar Roxas called on the Department of Agriculture to assess the
impact of typhoon damage— amounting to half a billion pesos and
causing the loss of crops in 300,000 hectares in Western Visayas and
12 other provinces—on the country’s dwindling rice supply.
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Negros fishermen confirmed dead
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BACOLOD CITY: Jubilation for the arrival of the 13 survivors of
Typhoon Frank were marred after authorities announced to awaiting
relatives that seven of the 179 missing fishermen from Negros
Occidental were confirmed dead yesterday.
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Pantabangan Dam is safe
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CABANATUAN CITY: A ranking irrigation official yesterday allayed
fears that rainfalls brought by Typhoon Frank would lead to the
spilling of the mammoth Pantabangan Dam.
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