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Monday, August 11, 2003 (Philippines)
  Breaking News
Arroyo lifts 'state of rebellion' in the Philippines (3:37 pm)
Shares close higher (1:53 pm)
Al-Ghozi slips Philippine military dragnet (2nd update, 11:42 am)
2 dead as Basra residents riot for second day over fuel shortages (10:05 am)
Europe wilts, fires spread as Pope prays for relief from heat wave (10 am)

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FELIX AL-OS (left) and Reil Bautista escaped from the Bagong Buhay Rehabilitation Center (BBRC) in Cebu City on March 24 this year. They were reportedly murdered in Ozamiz City by members of the Kuratong Baleleng gang. (SUN.STAR FILE)
CAGAYAN DE ORO -- Three gunmen were killed while six soldiers were wounded Sunday when troops clashed with a group of armed men believed to be protecting Jemaah Islamiyah bomber Fathur Rohman al-Ghozi in Mindanao, the military said.

Major General Trifonio Salazar, 1st Infantry Division chief, said the clashes took place in a mountainous area near the town of Sultan Naga Dimaporo in the southern province of Lanao del Norte.

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Top Stories
Kuratong beheads Cebu jail escapee
CEBU -- Notorious robbers Reil Bautista and Felix Al-os, who bolted from the Bagong Buhay Rehabilitation Center (BBRC) last March, were reportedly murdered in Ozamiz City by members of the Kuratong Baleleng gang.
High-powered rifles seized in Palimbang
PALIMBANG -- The military said it seized several high-powered firearms from abandoned houses believed used by escaped members of the Abu Sayyaf in Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat.
Court orders arrest of Davao Sur mayor
BAGUIO -- A town mayor of Davao del Sur was ordered arrested by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) for allegedly issuing five "bouncing" checks with a total amount of P607,500 as payment for debts he incurred from an Australian national during the 2001 elections.

 
Business

CEBU: Land Bank out to help farmers build houses

DAVAO: City still haven for investments in R-11

 
Opinion

Amante: A casting coup

Nalzaro: What’s in a drug case?

So: In line with life's craziness

Mongaya: Stop coup hearings

Flavier: The parable of the stray goat

 
Sports

DAVAO: 27th Milo contest honest: official

 
Lifestyle

CEBU: Audible transmissions

DAVAO: Mindanao tribes gird for Kadayawan showdown




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:: Country News ::

Bacolod
No. 3 man in drug watchlist falls
Oti wants CBFMP chief to retract statement

Baguio
College student robbed of P27,000
Baguio Day 2003 activities slated

Cebu
Airport needs more than a facelift, contractors say
‘We were punished for our coup attempts’

Cagayan de Oro
Guardians vow loyalty to GMA, disown NRP
Armed men seize Sino trader in Iligan

Davao
8,000 composite troops to secure Kadayawan
Woman accuses boss of sexual harassment

Dumaguete
CA junks city's motion on lotto
Adanza clears self on Calango land issue

General Santos
20 residents get free operation
Guv wants halt of military operations in Palimbang

Iloilo
Five city cops closely watched
'My grand pa, uncle raped me'

Manila
Pimentel: Let the soldiers come to the Senate
Pinoys abroad still undecided on 2004 polls participation

Pampanga
Unpaid winnings spark Angeles jueteng raids
Voters' registration reset to August 18

Pangasinan
Calasiao gov't on alert for typhoid fever
Calasiao can't get GSIS loans anymore

Zamboanga
Sibuco massacre victims recovered
Jimenez questions Tulungatung funds



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