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Tuesday, December 27, 2005 (Philippines)
| Lanao del Norte Provincial Governor Imelda Quibranza-Dimaporo (left) and Provincial Social Welfare Officer Loida Calit (center) hand over bundle of gifts Friday to 300 indigents in Tubod, the province' capital town. The package contains assorted groceries, rice, and used clothing. (Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro/Richel V. Umel) |
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BUTUAN CITY -- Heavy rains that hit Caraga Region since December 22, which flooded low-lying communities, affected 9,972 persons or 2,058 families and damaging local infrastructures, crops, and livestock estimated at P30 million.
Eugene Cabrera, acting regional director of the Office of the Civil Defense in Caraga Region, said while citing a partial disaster operations report that the flooding has affected 37 barangays in seven towns here including Surigao City.
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Trader shot on Christmas Day
A BUSINESSMAN from Zamboanga City was shot on Christmas day, but police said the lone major incident did not spoil the "generally peaceful" celebrations.
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Moro militants deny anew rebel recruitment
THE Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in a radio interview denied Monday that they were engaged in active recruitment despite ongoing peace talks with the National Government.
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Surigao awaits Barbers remains
SURIGAO CITY -- Mixed feelings of disbelief and shock were felt by Surigaonons when reports reached them about the sudden demise of their favorite son, former senator Robert Zabala Barbers who passed away due to heart illness at a hospital in Manila Sunday morning.
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