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Monday, March 10, 2003 (Philippines)
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(The Sun.Star website is updated every 1 a.m., Philippine time and as often as news alerts from the network come in. If you are having difficulty getting the updates, click on the refresh button of your browser. -- Editors)
| ODESSA TAMAYO, a 19-year-old college student at Cebu Normal University, expresses joy at hearing her father's voice at the other end of the line. She was one of the many Cebuanos who lined up at McDonald's-Colon to avail of a three-minute phone call to mid-East countries. The free call was part of the program Libreng Tawag sa Abroad sponsored by five companies. (Sun.Star Foto/Alex Badayos) |
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DAVAO (updated 9:00 p.m.) -- Suspected Moro separatist rebels killed two government soldiers and seized several vehicles, taking several passengers hostage after robbing them but later freed them unharmed, as new violence broke out in the town of Pikit in North Cotabato, officials said.
Col. Cardozo Luna, 602nd Infantry Brigade commander, said a total of 10 persons were killed as government troops pursued some 200 suspected Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels believed responsible for the atrocities.
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Duterte dares MILF to prove innocence
DAVAO -- City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte Sunday called on leaders of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to prove their non-involvement in the powerful blast of the Davao International Airport (DIA) that killed 23 people by surrendering to authorities the bombers.
"I believe that Hashim Salamat is a decent man, but I would insist filing of charges and warrants to be issued to them," Duterte said in his radio program Sunday. "Prove to us that you are not involved. Just surrender the bombers." |
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Vidal prays for Cebu's safety, condemns attacks in Davao
| CEBU -- Calling the recent bombing in Davao City a "cruel and heartless" act, Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal condemned the series of attacks in Mindanao, as he prayed that Cebu be spared from similar atrocities. |
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Kin of OFWs suffer war threat's ordeal
| CEBU -- The imminent war in the Middle East does not only threaten the safety of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) there or raise fear among the families they left behind, it has also caused uncertainty on the education and survival of the people who depend on them. |
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