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Saturday, June 27, 2009

Military tags MILF in mortar 
attacks on Maguindanao

BY Al Jacinto, Correspondent

ZAMBOANGA CITY: The Philippine Army on Friday has linked Moro rebels in separate mortar attacks that killed a civilian in Maguindanao province.Lt. Col. Jonathan Ponce, spokesman of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division, identified the lone fatality as Guiaria Enok, 41, while another relative, Vanessa Enok, 27, was injured in the attack late Wednesday in the village of Binangga.

The mortar shell landed in a house near the town of Guindulungan where security forces are battling Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels according to a report by television network ABS-CBN. The victim’s sister blamed the military for the attack.

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Four Army informants awarded P5.75 million

ZAMBOANGA CITY: The Philippine military on Friday awarded some P5.75 million to four men who helped security forces in the capture or killing of six Filipino terrorists in Mindanao.

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Baguio policemen build station from junked container van

BAGUIO CITY: A container van junked for several years in an idle lot will be the newest attraction in Burnham Park as it has been converted to a police center.

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Gang seizes son of Fil-Chinese trader

COTABATO CITY: The notorious Pentagon kidnap-for-ransom gang struck anew, kidnapping a four-year-old son of a Filipino-Chinese trader Thursday afternoon, police said.

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Chinese foundation donates school buildings

TABACO CITY: A Chinese charitable institution in the country donated school buildings to the province of Albay, thus providing students more opportunities to learn as it will reduce the practice of class shifting...

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