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Terrorists in Metro Manila |
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Military warns of bombings like in South |
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Recent bombings in southern Philippines could be
replicated in Metro Manila by the very same terrorists who had
attacked Cotabato City and Lanao del Norte and Sulu provinces, the
military said Wednesday.
According to Jogy Leo Fojas, the
chief of the Metro Manila Command of the Armed Forces of the
Philippines, they were validating reports about the presence of
members of the Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiah (JI), as well as rogue
members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) who would carry
out bombing in Metro Manila, or the National Capital Region (NCR).
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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WORLD SAYS
FAREWELL TO JACKSON
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LOS ANGELES: Michael Jackson took
the final curtain call of his glittering career Tuesday in a
star-studded farewell that culminated with a heartbreaking tribute
from the tragic King of Pop’s daughter.
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US congressman
draws fire for criticisms
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LOS ANGELES: American pop king
Michael Jackson has been covered so heavily by American media even
after his death and the public seemed to enjoy it—but not US
Congressman Peter King who got himself under fire.
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UN cancels aid
mission to Mindanao
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UN agencies have canceled all aid
missions to southern Philippines because of safety concerns after a
series of bombings that left about a dozen dead and 100 injured,
officials said Wednesday.
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Oil companies hike
LPG prices by P1.40
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Oil companies hiked cooking gas
prices again because of the higher contract price for liquefied
petroleum gas (LPG) abroad, although world oil prices plummeted
toward $62 a barrel in Asian trade on Wednesday.
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NTC considers
‘flag-down rate’ for telcos
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The National Telecommunications
Commission (NTC) is considering a “flag-down rate” for mobile
voice services as an alternative to the proposed higher rate on the
first three pulses.
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MSMEs reeling from
lack of know-how, financing
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Opportunities abound for
entrepreneurs, but many budding micro, small and medium enterprises
(MSMEs) in the country are still beset by their limited know-how to
grow their businesses and lack of funding,...
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Yudhoyono leading
in Indonesian polls
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JAKARTA: Exit polls gave
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono an unassailable lead
Wednesday as voting closed in only the second direct presidential
election since the fall of the Suharto dictatorship.
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FEATURE
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Nikkei-jins in RP
seek reunion with Japanese kin
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Sixty-nine-year-old Kumiko
Nakasone last saw her Japanese father at the close of World War II.
The family was separated when her father and brother were
repatriated to Japan shortly after,...
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Comelec accepting
‘Erap’ candidacy discretionary
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Chairman Jose Melo of the
Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday said the poll body
would “exercise its discretion” when it comes to deciding
whether to accept the certificate of candidacy of former President
Joseph...
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