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Tuesday, February 17, 2004 (Philippines)
  Breaking News
Presidential bet Poe names 19-member team of advisers (4:41 p.m.)
Another kidnap gang leader captured (2:15 p.m.)
Gov't denounces communist attacks, says peace talks on track (1:35 p.m.)
Poll body allows candidates to increase bodyguards (1:30 p.m.)

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BUS DOWN. The passenger bus West Star lying on its side along a road in sitio Apiel of Cantabaco, Toledo City. (SUN.STAR FOTO/ALEX BADAYOS)
MANILA -- Some personnel of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) are allegedly in cohorts with Malacañang to ensure that votes intended for presidential candidate Eddie Villanueva will be nullified by declaring them as stray votes during the canvassing of elections results.
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Top Stories
Ombud rules: Fire former LTO director
CEBU -- The anti-graft office came up with a decision that may spell the end of the road for Land Transportation Office (LTO) director Porferio Mendoza's career in government service.
Poe asks SC to junk disqualification case
MANILA -- Presidential candidate Fernando Poe Jr. filed his comment Monday on the two petitions questioning his eligibility to run in the May elections now pending before the Supreme Court (SC).
P8-M ransom sought for kidnapped trader
KORONADAL CITY -- Suspected Pentagon kidnap-for-ransom gang members holding a businesswoman from Lambayong town in Sultan Kudarat have demanded at least P8 million as ransom for the immediate and safe release of the victim.



 
Business

CEBU: Poe, other bets bare plans, but are they doable?

DAVAO: RP borrows $415-M to boost power sector

 
Opinion

Editorials: Tricky move

Roperos: Political heroes

Cabaero: ‘Romanticizing our neighbors’

Flavier: The parable of the lawsuit

Malig: Raising a fist?

 
Sports

DAVAO: Davao swimmers sink opposition

 
Lifestyle

MANILA: Jason Mraz to perform in Manila

DAVAO: Kiss for a record

CEBU: A Cebuano artist named Melbourne






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:: Country News ::

Bacolod
DENR warns: Public lands in DSB not for sale
DepEd calls for in-depth probe of principal's slay

Baguio
City’s temperature dips to 12.8 degrees Celsius
City to get P3.3M as share from Jadewell under new MOA

Cebu
3 die as bus loses brakes, rams coconut trees
Organized crimes top target of newly named CIDG 7 chief


Trustee lying on woman cop: Montalba

Davao
Candidates barred from anti-drug caravan launch
Roco kicks off three-day campaign in Davao region

Dumaguete
City snubs CA lotto ruling
Cafgu dies in 'Russian roulette'

General Santos
Customs to probe 'car smuggling'
P1 trike fare hike looms

Iloilo
Mayor hits PLDT for cutting off City Hall phone lines
Ex-SK head seeks peace pact with rival-mayor

Manila
Lacson, Roco vow to act on terror, overpopulation
Bets can seek addt’l security: Comelec

Pampanga
‘7 dwarfs’ still for GMA
Santos says Pampanga hospital operations back to normal

Pangasinan
Town dad in hot water
Men on bikes to be closely monitored

Zamboanga
Fuertes suspended for 60 days
STD carriers warned



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