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Friday, May 16, 2003 (Philippines)
| MOST AWAITED BOOK. Gracia Burnham's book on her life as a hostage of the Abu Sayyaf is still unavailable in Baguio's book stores. Some interested residents contend themselves reading some of the excerpts of the book entitled "In the Presence of My Enemies" on the Internet. SUN.STAR FOTO/HARLEY F. PALANGCHAO |
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AT LEAST 10 persons declared as Sars suspects are still confined in isolation in various hospitals in the country but some are expected to be discharged before the World Health Organization (WHO) strikes the Philippines off the list of countries with "medium level risk" of Sars on May 20, a health official said Thursday.
Dr. Antonio Baustista, chief of the Disease Control and Prevention Division of the Department of Health (DOH-CAR), told reporters that most of these Sars suspects are confined at the Research Institute of Tropical Medicine (RITM).
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'It's spider plant, not marijuana'
A TWO-feet tall plant, which was earlier reported to be marijuana and found to be inconspicuously growing inside a plant box at a center island along Session Road, was finally identified as a spider plant, which is one of the well-loved ornamentals by flower cultivators in Baguio, said Nicolas Cawed, city parks operations supervisor.
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CIA may be behind Saudi bombing: Ka Roger
BAGUIO CITY -- The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) Thursday claimed the Saudi bombings, which resulted in multiple deaths, including that of three Filipinos, was most likely the handiwork of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
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Lepanto Mines offers scholarship slots
MANKAYAN -- The Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company announced it will make 35 college scholarship slots available this coming school year for students from host mining communities in Mankayan and nearby Cervantes, Ilocos Sur.
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