Posted by Mai on 16th September 2008
Sun.Star Network Online
Marines rescue 3 of 5 hostages in Basilan
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Marine troops rescued Monday night three of five non-government organization (NGO) workers who were seized by gunmen believed to be Abu Sayyaf bandits in the island province of Basilan.
The rescue of Romeo Delos Reyes, Dionisio Estandarte, and Ludy Borja Bekit brought down to two the number of captives still in the hands of their abductors.
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Posted by Mai on 6th September 2008
INQUIRER.net
US troops’ stay questioned
No sign of leaving after 6 years, say execs
By Julie Alipala, Edson C. Tandoc Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:30:00 09/06/2008
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines—They are supposed to be only visitors, but after six years they are still around and some local officials are wondering whether they are already part of the Filipino family.
Officially, they are called the “visiting forces†but there has been no sign that American soldiers are leaving anytime soon and the officials are asking why the “visit†seems to have become a permanent deployment.
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Posted by Mai on 2nd September 2008
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Another MILF camp falls; JICA suspends projects
By Rizalene P. Acac, Edwin Fernandez, Charlie Señase, Inquirer Mindanao
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 23:23:00 09/02/2008
COTABATO CITY, Philippines—The military on Tuesday announced the capture of yet another Moro Islamic Liberation Front camp in Maguindanao following Sunday’s air and ground assaults.
As this developed, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) announced it has suspended the implementation of socio-economic projects in Central Mindanao because of the unstable situation.
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Posted by Mai on 18th August 2008
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RP’s biggest gold ring to be displayed in Davao festival
By Frinston Lim
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 22:22:00 08/17/2008
TAGUM CITY, Philippines–For a week starting Monday, the country’s biggest gold ring will be shown off in Mindanao’s “festival of festivals.”
The Philippine gold-rich province of Compostela Valley is joining Davao City’s Kadayawan Festival, and among the highlights is the public display of its so-called Solidarity Ring.
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Posted by Mai on 16th August 2008
The Manila Times Internet Edition
Mindanao faces power crisis
in 2009, says Aboitiz exec
By Euan Paulo C. Añonuevo, Reporter
Mindanao faces the possibility of rolling blackouts in the second half of 2009, because growing electricity demand is expected to outpace supply, an executive from the Aboitiz Group told The Manila Times late Thursday.
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Posted by Mai on 14th August 2008
Sun.Star Davao
Foreign firms quarrel over copper marketing rights
KORONADAL CITY — A fresh rift has flared up between two foreign companies already at odds with each other over ownership stakes at the huge Tampakan copper and gold project in South Cotabato, it was learned Tuesday.
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