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Thursday, October 23, 2003 (Philippines)



SEE THOSE NEW CARS. The three cars parked in front of Cebu City Hall are part of the fleet of Mitsubishi Adventures the City just bought for its councilors. (SUN.STAR FOTO/AMPER CAMPAÑA)
MANILA -- President Arroyo is not afraid of facing actor Fernando Poe Jr. (popularly known as FPJ) in the 2004 polls, says Presidential spokesman Ignacio Bunye.

He refused to comment on Poe's lack of experience in governance, but hinted the voting public would not pick Poe just because he is a famous actor.

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Top Stories
Cops combing Bacolod for massacre suspects
BACOLOD -- All entrance and exit points in Bacolod City have been sealed off, as police hunt for the suspects in the massacre of three family members and their pregnant neighbor in Bangga Tamburong, Lasalleville, Barangay Mansilingan on Tuesday night.
Alert out on terrorists who may come to city
DAVAO -- Authorities are on the alert for five to 10 suspected terrorists who reportedly plan to enter Davao City and possibly conduct atrocities, said an officer of Task Force Davao.
2 cops exposed on tong demand
CEBU –- A self-confessed video carrera operator came to the Internal Affairs Service (IAS) to file a complaint against two Vice Control Section policemen.



 
Business

CEBU: Over 30 Cebu firms in SEC’s top 5000 list

MANILA: New palm handhelds hit the market

DAVAO: $12M earmarked for Mindanao rural electrification

 
Opinion

Wenceslao: It’s not only about FPJ

Yap: ‘Sanglitanan’

Gulle: Never tell a lie my boy

Maxey: Will Artica Dome probe be somebody's doomsday?

Flavier: The parable of the university graduate

 
Sports

DAVAO: Iligan City rules swimming competition

CEBU: UV, USJ-R v. kingpins of the north

 
Lifestyle

MANILA: Kris, Vic secretly meeting in Tagaytay?

DAVAO: One step at a time

CEBU: Poet-diplomat to launch book of Cebuano poems






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:: Country News ::

Bacolod
Casino ‘financier’ denies involvement in Salabas slay
Police, NBI hunt down massacre suspects

Baguio
EMB orders Globe to stop cell site project
Vergara submits P710M proposed budget for 2004

Cebu
Volunteer averts attack on soldiers by rebels
Budget for loans leaps to P495M; City not bankrupt, say officials

Cagayan de Oro
Pimentel wants probe on Mindanao container terminal project
Provincial Jail transfer to be delayed: Misor PB

Davao
SK chair accused of raping teener
4 sued for murder of DPWH employee

Dumaguete
Dauin wants apology for kid pageant controversy
RTC judge acquits Aussie of rape

General Santos
SC trashes Constantino's motion
Lawyer asks for Milleza's help on killings

Iloilo
Garin offers P150T for bombers' arrest
Iloilo media buck right-to-reply bill

Manila
Arms cache found in suspected mutineer's condo
Press Usec Nazareno repentant; leaves fate to Glo

Pampanga
'Akyat-Bahay' nabbed for carting P1.6M
More groups join Angeles waterway clean-up

Pangasinan
Firecracker blast kills 1, injures 4
San Fernando named cleanest city in region

Zamboanga
ZCWD eyes P86M system rehab loan
Dam planned for Pasonanca



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