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Thursday, February 05, 2004 (Philippines)

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Pinoy held in N. Ireland should face ‘full force of law’ if guilty (11:10 a.m.)

Arroyo forms crisis body to meet bird flu threat (10:49 a.m.)

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'Admit crime, tell us where Jackie is' - Thelma Chiong

MRS. THELMA CHIONG wants to know where the body of her daughter Jacqueline was dumped. (SUN.STAR FILE)

CEBU CITY -- Thelma Chiong appealed Wednesday for "one last good deed" from six young men who were sentenced to die for the death of her two daughters.

"Tell us where Jacqueline is," Chiong said. Chiong and husband Dionisio accepted that Jacqueline is dead, but the family wants a proper burial. Jacqueline was 21 when she and Marijoy, 19, were abducted on July 16, 1997.
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MANILA -- President Arroyo warned currency speculators, dollar hoarders and profiteers anew following the continued weakening of the peso.

Accountant denies signing Perdido Lex paper

CEBU CITY -- The accountant who supposedly certified the financial statements of Perdido Lex Foundation Inc. disowned the signature that appears on the papers.

Majority of Benguet students can't read

BAGUIO CITY -- The Benguet Provincial Government will hold an education summit this year following "alarming" reports that the reading and comprehension skills of grades I and III from various public schools are way below standards.

	Business
CEBU: First overseas factory for UK firm in Cebu
DAVAO: Loren cites agriculture, SMEs as econ priorities

	Opinion
Wenceslao: Life term vs. death penalty
Famador: Slight aberration
Editorial: popularity
Dacawi: Underground humor
Gulle: A bird story

	Sports
DAVAO: DC to field top badminton bets

	Lifestyle
CEBU: Cebu: Hollywood of the future
MANILA: Classics, new hits take center stage in Tunog Acoustic 2
DAVAO: Cainglet pays homage to the resilient bamboo

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:: Country News ::

Bacolod
Negros faces crisis as sugar price dips
Village heads buck power rates hike

Baguio
Cordillera hunters told to spare migratory birds
Attend session or else: City Council tells Tan

Cebu
Guv okay with Danao, Sogod under Comelec control
Lawyer disbarred for bar test leak

Cagayan de Oro
Noli backs shame parade
Emano: Ex-pal out to ruin me

Davao
Abductors of 'trisiboat' drivers in Toril nabbed
FPJ on Minda conflict: 'Peace sa inyong lahat'

Dumaguete
Maquiling is Lakas standard-bearer: Ipe
Dad hits no-show of village chiefs

General Santos
Fishport authority owes city P64-M
One more Koronadal detainee recaptured

Iloilo
Candidates reminded to undergo drug test
Armada: PB mandated to act even without Banate decision

Manila
Reds continue attacks
Fare hike petition deferred pending results of Opec meeting

Pampanga
Briton sacked from CLDRC amid probe on ‘anomalies’
Suspect in city police’s drug watch list arrested

Pangasinan
Ynzon: Adjournment against City Council house rules
No session again

Zamboanga
No council probe on case v. GSO chief
Fuertes given 72-hour ultimatum: Climaco