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Wednesday, August 30, 2006 (Philippines)

IBP tags ‘brains, vigilante killers’
Families living along McArthur Blvd. in Cebu City will have to move to a new place after their homes were torn down as part of the preparations for Cebu’s hosting of the Asean Summit in December. No violence happened because the families were the ones who demolished their houses. Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal says the kind of attention given to Asean delegates December should also be given to the poor.(Sun.star photo/Alex Badayos)
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) knows “six to eight men” who are behind the vigilante-style attacks that began in Cebu City in late 2004, an official said yesterday.

“We have names, their addresses, how many there are, who their mastermind is,” said Cebu City chapter president Alex Tolen-tino in an interview.

“We cannot reveal details, but our source is very reliable. This is first-hand information,” he said.

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Oposa firm: Cebu safe from slick
Calls from local officials to remain vigilant as the worst may not yet be over did not stop environmentalist and lawyer Antonio Oposa from asserting that northern Cebu is now safe from the oil slick in Guimaras Island.
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Stop them: cardinal; 4 CH offices want mall closed
Whatever is good should be preserved and whatever is evil should be taken out,” said Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, on reports of lewd shows at some of the bars at an uptown mall in Cebu City.
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Rama confused: What do they want me to do?
Confused about what Capitol officials are asking him to do, Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama is still undecided on what he will say when he delivers a privilege speech this afternoon.
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