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Friday, September 08, 2006 (Philippines)

Ex-governor shot to death
Eugenio N. Corpin (top photo, highlighted) of San Isidro, Naval, Biliran writhes on Pier 4 ground after is arrest, surrounded by Cebu City police. Victim Danilo Parilla (above) a former governor, governor, was taken to the hospital but died of a single gunshot wound in the head.(Photos top and above, From Abs-cbn news video)
The former governor of Biliran Province was shot in Cebu City as he was about to leave a commercial vessel early yesterday morning, casting doubts on port security as Cebu gets ready for an international summit just three months away.

Former Biliran governor Danilo Parilla died of a single gunshot in the head. He was rushed to the emergency room of the Chong Hua Hospital but died at 7:23 a.m. The lawyer was 52.

Alleged triggerman Eugenio N. Corpin, 56, of Barangay San Isidro, Naval, Biliran, was arrested by a team from the Mobile Patrol Group (MPG) minutes after the attack occurred past 5 a.m. inside the MV Cagayan Princess.

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Customs may seize tax-free goods for Naga project
A firm that invested about P2.5 billion to set up shop in the New Cebu Township in Naga town is under investigation by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Cebu, which plans to seize an estimated P1 billion in equipment bought tax-free in 1997.
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Bayan official slain in Bohol
A month after the Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 was commended for the low number of political killings in Central Visayas, a militant leader was shot dead by two men on a motorcycle, while he was on his way to Danao, Bohol.
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Gwen asks Cebuano Congress members to junk Sugbuak
Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia is calling on all other Cebuano lawmakers in Congress to help her campaign against the bills, filed by three Cebuanos, seeking to divide Cebu into four provinces.
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Business
PSE mulls Cebu branch to lure more investors
Tourism group bares plan to improve tourist facilities at Cebu ports, terminals
Exporters welcome EO 554 as ‘answer’ to current woes
Firm mulls training project for school teachers in Cebu
 
Opinion
Editorials: Behavior of our leaders
Roperos: Summit security
Wenceslao: Grand reunion
Malilong: Better shamed than sorry
 
Sports
Mixed martial arts ‘needs ordinance’
Django keeps unbeaten run
Sayson: The Round Mound gets just reward
Pestaño: Cheating with a yogurt in chess
 
Lifestyle
Serna: Three birthdays
Shell Bitumen new asphalt paving technology launched
USC professor and students to go to Sweden
Chef Rocco spices up weekend at Ayala

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