Marine chief wants probe on Basilan clashes under wraps
by Joel Guinto
MANILA, Philippines -- Saying there was a danger of "telegraphing" the military's moves to its enemies, the commandant of the Marine Corps insisted that reports on two major clashes with the Abu Sayyaf and Moro rebels in Basilan, where 19 of his men were killed, should not be publicized.
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Bomb plot in Tacurong foiled
by Jeoffrey Maitem
KORONADAL, Philippines -- Government security forces foiled on Wednesday morning a terror plot in Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat, according to police, a week after the United States, Britain, and Australia issued travel warnings against Mindanao.
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Trips paid for by Taiwan firm put execs in trouble
by Nestor P. Burgos Jr.
ILOILO CITY—Environmental groups filed criminal and administrative charges against Iloilo City Vice Mayor Jed Mabilog for going on a trip to Taiwan sponsored by a company proposing to put up a coal-fired power plant in the city, a few days after they filed a similar complaint against Mayor Jerry Treñas.
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Measles cases alarm ARMM health execs
by Charlie Señase
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao—A health official has expressed alarm over the sudden rise in the number of measles cases this year in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) amid the national government’s drive to rid the country of the viral disease common to children 14 years old and below.
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Requests for share of Palace cash swamp Bulacan gov
by Arlyn dela Cruz
MANILA, Philippines – It was not unusual to see many people lining up in the different offices of the Bulacan Provincial Capitol especially on a Monday, which is also a session day where most of the elected board members are present.
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Floor wax donated to landless school
by Jaymee T. Gamil
GUINOBATAN, ALBAY—“Adding insult to injury.” That was how a head teacher here described the local government unit’s donations of floor wax and wood polisher for a school that has yet to be rebuilt after being ravaged by consecutive typhoons last year.
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