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Tuesday, October 03, 2006 (Philippines)

Marco Davila of the International Finance Corp., with representatives of the Ayala-Stateland consortium, speaks at the public hearing called by the Cebu City Council. Davila looks directly at Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña (left) who took part in the forum. (Sun.star photo/Allan Defensor) A CRIMINAL case for extortion with grave threats was filed yesterday against the two block-time broadcasters caught in an entrapment receiving money from a government official last Friday. Cebu City Prosecutor Nicolas Sellon downgraded the original complaint of robbery with extortion filed by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) against the two, saying the evidence the agency cited only supported the filing of the lesser charge. The two were released after paying P4,000 each as bail. [full story]