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Saturday, August 29, 2009

 

Biazon calls for suspension 
of peace talks with MILF

Senator meets with soldiers who clashed with rebels in Basilan

By Al Jacinto, Correspondent

ZAMBOANGA CITY: Sen. Rodolfo Biazon on Friday held a public hearing on the proposed suspension of the government’s resumption of peace talks with Muslim rebels following fierce clashes in Mindanao that killed 23 soldiers and injured more than a dozen more.

Biazon, the chairman of the Senate’s Committee on National Defense, on August 17 filed Resolution Number 1281 which calls for the suspension of the peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) until the Arroyo government could thoroughly study how the negotiations should be handled.

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AN 18-year-old housemaid on Thursday filed criminal complaints before the Department of Justice against taipan Lucio Tan’s younger brother, businessman Mariano Tanenglian, and members of the latter’s immediate family.

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Cotabato City: A housewife was the lone fatality during a flash flood that occurred in North Cotabato which also damaged some P2 million worth of palay in addition to 19 houses that were destroyed...

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BALANGA City, Bataan: The Department of Trade and Industry on Thursday selected the best local government unit, the outstanding One Town One Product (OTOP) key player...

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ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE: Security forces mounted an operation Friday to track down a grandson of a former town mayor kid­napped by gunmen in Zam­boanga del Norte province, officials said.

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CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga: The Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) will conduct a road show in Hong Kong Saturday to promote the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) on a larger scale.

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Cotabato City: The regional police office in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao is going to file charges against the commanders of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) who attacked the coastal town...

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