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Monday, October 06, 2003 (Philippines)
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| I WILL RUN, NOH! A jubilant President Arroyo addresses the crowd in Visayan during the opening of the Pasundayag Sang Western Visayas at Intramuros. Arroyo announced in Pampanga Saturday that she was running for president in 2004. Sun.Star Foto/Miko Santos |
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MANILA -- President Arroyo's announcement that she would seek a second term drew flak Sunday, with politicians accusing her of insincerity and political stunts.
But businessmen expected the financial markets to pick up on a knee-jerk reaction to Saturday's announcement, even as they said it remained to be seen if Arroyo could perform well if given a fresh six-year mandate.
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Rob shootout: cop hurt, suspect slain
| CEBU -- All for P121 and a cab driver's personal items, a suspected robber was shot dead after shooting a policeman who was chasing him at the North Reclamation Area in Cebu City Sunday dawn. |
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Ex-vice mayor, 3 others shot dead in jailbreak
| DAVAO -- A former vice mayor of Datu Piang town in Maguindanao and three other inmates were shot dead while trying to escape from the North Cotabato Provincial Jail last Saturday, officials revealed Sunday. |
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MNLF commander wounded in attack
| GENERAL SANTOS -- A ranking leader of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) was seriously hurt when five heavily armed men strafed his house in a barangay in Palimbang in Sultan Kudarat Friday evening, a belated report from the military revealed. |
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