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Saturday, March 29, 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)
| FREED HOSTAGE. President Arroyo greets Indonesian hostage Julkipli (L) in Malacanang palace in Manila Friday, a day after he escaped from his Abu Sayyaf guerrilla captors on Jolo island. AFP FOTO |
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CEBU -- After President Arroyo flared up due to the Naga-Uling road's state of disrepair, the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas will now look into the delays in the P550-million road repair project.
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Bayani Fernando yesterday clarified work has started on the road's "critical" portion, which is in the middle of the 34-kilometer stretch from Naga to Toledo City.
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