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Thursday, May 22, 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)
| SARS AWARENESS. Nicolas 'Bong' Cawed, an Igorot chieftain, reads an article about the dreaded Sars disease, which killed hundreds of Asians in the past months. Sun.Star Foto/Harley F. Palangchao |
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CEBU -- After 20 days without any new cases, the Philippines was declared free of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) by the World Health Organization (WHO).
That settles the debate on declaring a state of calamity in Cebu, but should not be a reason for complacency, said Provincial Board (PB) tourism committee chairperson Ina Asirit.
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Opposition attempts mini-coup in Senate
| MANILA -- The Senate session grinded to a halt Wednesday after the opposition moved to stage a "mini" coup to introduce changes in the chairmanships of at least four committees due to leadership absence and alleged inability of the sitting head to do the job. |
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