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Abu Sayyaf releases
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By Al Jacinto, Correspondent
ZAMBOANGA CITY: Abu Sayyaf terrorists freed Thursday one of three
Red Cross hostages in the southern province of Sulu, Defense
Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said.
He added that Filipino engineer
Mary Jean Lacaba was released and taken to a Marines base in Jolo
town. There were no reports about the fate of the two others
captives—Swiss Andreas Notter and Italian doctor Eugenio Vagni—who
were kidnapped in Sulu’s Patikul town on January 15.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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TERRORIST CALLING
SHOTS IN HOSTAGE CRISIS
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: The Jemaah
Islamiah (JI) is believed to be calling the shots in the Sulu
hostage crisis, according to Philippine intelligence reports.
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Road project to
generate100,000 jobs
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President Gloria Arroyo unveiled
Thursday an ambitious P38-billion road project of the Metro Manila
Tollways Corp. that would boost the government’s infrastructure
development program...
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Salonga, Tañada
challenge SMC in Supreme Court
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A petition before the Supreme
Court is requiring San Miguel Corp. (SMC) of business tycoon Eduardo
“Danding” Cojuangco Jr. to explain the funding source of its
reported series of acquisitions,...
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Palace seeks
review of Malaysian handling of peace process
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Peace talks between the
Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
have been stalled for eight months now because the government panel
wants a review...
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Group considers
President’s son-in-law as chairman of exchange
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After booting out former Supreme
Court Justice Jose Vitug from the roster of nominees, prospective
board members of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) are mulling
over installing a son-in-law of President Gloria Arroyo...
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GMA names Bersamin
to High Court
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President Gloria Arroyo has
appointed Court of Appeals Associate Justice Lucas Bersamin to the
Supreme Court to fill up the post vacated by retired Associate
Justice Adolfo Azcuna.
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Leaders at G20
summit seek to fix rift over crisis
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LONDON: World leaders on Thursday
closed on a deal to jumpstart the sputtering global economy at one
of the most important summits of recent decades.
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RP wants
‘Joma’ expelled from The Netherlands
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The Philippines plans to ask the
Dutch government to expel Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)
founder Jose Ma. Sison, so he can be brought home to face murder
charges, an official said Thursday.
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