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Maguindanao plebiscite a success, says Comelec |
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Residents flock to polling precincts to show approval
of the creation of three new towns in Second District
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By Julmunir I. Jannaral, Correspondent
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao: The Commission on Elections (Comelec)
has declared the plebiscite in Maguindanao conducted on Thursday for
the creation of three new towns as peaceful and orderly.
Estrellita Orbase, acting election supervisor of
Maguindanao, said the plebiscite was conducted to determine the
acceptability among local residents of the creation of the three
towns that were carved out of four chartered towns in the Second
Congressional District of Maguindanao.
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Slain broadcaster’s wife implicates former Rep. Villarosa in murder of husband
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WITH a little over a year after his acquittal from double murder
charges, former Rep. Jose Villarosa of Occidental Mindoro is again
being linked to the murder of a radio commentator and Vice Governor
Crispin Perez.
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Military arrests terror suspect in Sarangani
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Combined military and police forces on Thursday arrested a member of
the lawless Moro Islamic Liberation Front group allegedly
responsible for the series of bombings in Mindanao.
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Expert slams US lobby for entry of genetically modified organisms
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BACOLOD City: The ongoing debate regarding the anti-genetically
modified organisms ordinance gets heated with both sides getting
emotional and some activists walking-out at the marathon en banc
hearing at the Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol on Thursday.
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PASG seizes P50-M worth of computer parts
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SUBIC BAY Freeport: The Presidential Anti Smuggling Group (PASG)
reported Friday having seized some P50 million worth of computer
parts on July 23 and 27 from two container vans at the Manila
International Container Port.
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MILF agrees to removing child soldiers from ranks
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SEPARATIST group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has agreed to
remove child soldiers from its ranks, the United Nations
Children’s Fund (Unicef)-Philippines reported Friday.
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