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Issued at: 5:00 p.m., 31 December 2009

Moderate to strong Northeasterly surface windflow affecting Luzon. Tail-end of a cold front affecting Visayas.

Metro Manila

Partly cloudy to at times cloudy with isolated rainshowers

20deg;C to 32°C

Moderate to Strong:
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Manila Bay:
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11 killed, 30 injured by NPA bombs in 2009

By Ben O. Tesiorna

A TOTAL of 11 people were killed and 30 injured in eight separate bomb explosions set-off by the New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Davao region in 2009.

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DAVAO. A vendor has to reach across her merchandise to attend to customers as the rush for round sweet fruits reached its peak Thursday. (Seth delos Reyes)

DAVAO. Davao City Vice Mayor Sara Duterte delivers cash assistance and grocery items to fire victims at sitio Pag-asa, Barangay 5-A in Bankerohan. (Seth delos Reyes)

DAVAO. A child stares wide-eyed while others are smiling as they watch a mascot dance at the People's Park, Sun.Star Davao's Christmas treat for the street kids.

DAVAO. A lighted cigarette set off a batch of firecrackers in one of the 27 stalls selling pyrotechnics in Bansalan public market razing 112 stalls. (Geonarri Solmenaro)

DAVAO. The child is hesitant to eat while other kids stare wide-eyed during the Christmas treat by Davao Association of Tourism Operators. (Stella A. Estremera)

DAVAO. Three women peer into what used to be a door to check on a woman who is scavenging among the burnt debris of a house in Agdao Proper, Sunday. (Seth delos Reyes)

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"Full alert" status raised for New Year

MOTORISTS will have to contend with checkpoints as the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are on full alert for the New Year revelry.

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New Year's resolutions, wishes of newsmakers

AS WE usher in the Year of the Tiger that is 2010, many Dabawenyos are hopeful that this would be a year of prosperity and peace for the Davao Region and the entire Mindanao.

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