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Thursday, September 18, 2008 |
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Crisis committee takes over search for victims |
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Bishop Martin Jumoad appeals for safe release of
kidnapping victims in Basilan
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SEARCH and rescue operation being conducted by authorities to
rescue two remaining aid workers were suspended in order to give way
to the crisis management committee in Basilan, a military spokesman
said Wednesday.
At the same time, Philippine Navy Spokesman
Edgard Arevalo said government troops in the area have shifted to
intensify monitoring and intelligence gathering of the movements of
suspected kidnappers earlier identified as the Abu Sayyaf group
under Puruji Indama and Nur Hassan Jamiri.
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Supreme Court orders Marcopper to pay RCBC
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THE Supreme Court (SC) has ordered Marcopper Mining Corporation to
pay Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) the amount of $5.425
million or some P300 million, representing the former’s
outstanding loan obligations to the bank.
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Albay bishop opposes Lagman’s bill
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A SENIOR Catholic Church official has begun moves to convince two
lawmakers from the Bicol region not to support the Reproductive
Health Bill (RHB) that is now pending before congress.
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Gov. expresses fears over persistent illegal logging in province
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Governor Grace Padaca of Isabela on Tuesday asked the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to help them bring down and
confiscate 11 million board feet of illegally cut logs from the
Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park.
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LLDA names eight top polluters of Laguna Bay
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THE Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) on Wednesday named
eight companies and establishments as top polluters of the Laguna
Bay.
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Police seize motorcycle engines
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worth P3.5M GENERAL SANTOS CITY: Police operatives here intercepted
at least 500 assorted brand new Korean-made motorcycle engines worth
some P3.5-million.
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