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Kidapawan City bomb blast wounds nine
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Cimatu says groups behind bomb scares in the region
are believed to be Muslim extremists engaged in extortion
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: At least nine people were
wounded in a powerful bomb explosion on Sunday in Kidapawan City in
Mindanao, police and military said.
Officials said the improvised bomb exploded near
an overpass in the downtown area, wounding at least nine people.
“Definitely this is the handiwork of the Moro Islamic Liberation
Front rebels,” said Lt. Col. Jonathan Ponce, spokesman for the
Army’s 6th Infantry Division.
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Commission on Elections keen on holding early
polls in Muslim Mindanao region
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking at holding an
earlier voting date for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
for the 2010 national polls in an effort to conduct a fraud-free
election in the region.
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Media in Zamboanga oppose
Right to Reply bill
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: Members of the local media on Monday joined the
growing calls to scrap the controversial Right to Reply bill that
Congress is trying to pass, describing the proposed law as an
affront to press freedom.
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Catholic men march against
Reproductive Health bill
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CABANATUAN CITY: Hundreds of Catholic men marched along the main
streets to drumbeat a campaign against all forms of actions against
life, particularly the passage of the Reproductive Health bill that
is pending before Congress.
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Australia backs RP in boosting port security
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Are local ports prepared for terror attacks? To be sure that the
answer to such question would be a resounding yes...
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Japan continues support for peace and
development in Mindanao
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Japanese Ambassador Makoto Katsura will sign nine grant contracts
for various economic cooperation projects in Mindanao’s
conflict-affected areas under the Japan-Bangsamoro Initiatives for
Reconstruction and Development (J-BIRD).
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