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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Islamic militant leaders 
detained in Manila–military

Troops have detained two suspected Islamic militant leaders in the southern Philippines, the military said Wednesday.The Army revealed the separate arrests of Abu Sayyaf suspect Mubin Sakandal and alleged Jemaah Islamiah liaison Ansar Bernardino Venancio after they were flown to Manila, where they underwent medical tests at a military hospital Wed­nesday before being remanded to unspecified jails.

Military spokesmen said the 48-year-old Sakandal, better known by his alias Mobin Abdurajak, was a founding member of the Abu Sayyaf who allegedly took part in kidnappings of American and European tourists, a French journalist and local schoolchildren in the south in 2000 and 2001.

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Comelec has back-up plans, Palace assures anew 
amid Senate hearing on poll automation

While Malacañang is interested in how far the Senate would pursue its issues against the Commission on Elections (Comelec), it is confident that the poll body would pull a successful election in 2010.

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DEAR PAO
By Persida Acosta

Change of surname must benefit child

Dear PAO,
I am 19 years old and have an illegitimate child who is using the surname of her father. Although my child’s father has acknowledged her in her birth certificate,

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