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Gensan: 12 anyos gitago sa engkanto? (4:30 p.m.)

Ni Mel Coronel
GENERAL SANTOS — Usa ka 12 anyos nga nahanaw giingong gitagoan sa engkanto, sumala sa usa ka arbularyo kinsa misusi sa nahitabo sa bata human midangop kaniya ang pamilya.
Si Lola Pasit, iladong manghihilot ug mananambal sa Barrio Obrero, Barangay Dadiangas North ning dakbayan sa General Santos, nagtug-an sa Superbalita ug dxMD RMN Radyo [...]

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Arroyo wants summit to tackle economy (1:13 p.m.)

MANILA – President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is calling on Asian leaders meeting in Beijing next week to convene a special session to tackle the impact of the global economic crisis.
Arroyo said Monday she is asking developing and emerging economies to unite and come up with a coordinated approach to cushion the impact of the ongoing [...]

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2 rebels killed in attack (11:49 a.m.)

TWO communist New People’s Army guerrillas died and a government militiaman was wounded following a rebel attack on an Army detachment in Pantukan town in Compostela Valley on Monday.
Quoting from initial information from the field, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Eastern Mindanao Command spokesman Armand Rico said the 60-man rebel band staged the attack [...]

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Versoza: No amnesty for loose firearms (3:25 p.m.)

PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) chief Director General Jesus Verzosa is no longer declaring an amnesty for loose firearms, saying the measure is being abused by some quarters.
“He is not declaring an amnesty while he is the PNP chief,” said PNP spokesman Chief Superintendent Nicanor Bartolome, referring to Verzosa who assumed command of the 120,000-strong [...]

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N. Korea off US blacklist after nuke inspection deal (8 a.m.)

WASHINGTON - After North Korea relented on nuclear inspection demands, the U.S. erased from a terrorism blacklist the communist country President George W. Bush once branded part of an “axis of evil.”
The U.S. step, assailed by some conservatives who say it is sketchy and rewards North Korea’s bad behavior, is aimed at salvaging a faltering [...]

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Klitschko stops Peter for WBC title (7:19 a.m.)

BERLIN — Vitali Klitschko reclaimed the WBC belt and fulfilled a self-proclaimed dream to hold a heavyweight title at the same time as his brother, stopping Samuel Peter with a technical knockout Saturday night.
Peter chose not to come back out after eight rounds that saw him weaving and occasionally wobbling as Klitschko landed a persistent [...]

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Somali pirates release 2 more Filipinos (3:44 p.m.)

MANILA — Somali pirates have freed two more Filipino sailors, leaving 45 on two other ships still in their hands, a Philippine official said Saturday.
Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Esteban Conejos said the two men were among 29 crew members on the Iranian bulk carrier Iran Deyanat freed late Friday. The ship was hijacked Aug. 21 in [...]

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Davao City: 6 ka mga barangay nasiplatan ang MILF (2:29 p.m.)

DALING gisubay sa kapulisan ang taho nga unom ka mga barangay sa lungsod sa Jose Abad Santos, Davao del Sur, subling nasiplatan ang presensiya sa mga rebeldeng sakop sa Moro Islamic Liberation Front gikan Huwebes.
Duha ka grupo sa 1104th Provincial Mobile Group ang gipadala sa dapit nga gipanguluhan ni Inspector Glenford Alberto, aron susihon ang [...]

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Cop, MILF rebel killed in clash (1:15 p.m.)

MANILA — A policeman and a Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebel were killed in a clash in Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat Saturday dawn.
The fatalities remained unidentified as of Saturday noon.
Major Armand Rico, spokesman for the military’s Eastern Mindanao Command, said the rebels of the 104th Base Command of the MILF attacked a police office in [...]

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Chinese tighten dairy regulations after scandal (12:20 p.m.)

BEIJING — China’s State Council has tightened quality control regulations for the dairy industry - while authorities in Macau and Hong Kong report that several children have developed kidney stones from Chinese tainted milk.
The new regulations, effective since they were announced Friday, tighten control over cattle breeding, the purchase of raw milk and the production [...]

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