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Saturday, April 10, 2004 (Philippines)
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| ARNEL Sangalong grimaces in pain after a five-inch nail is driven into the palm of his hand as he prepares to be crucified in a Good Friday ritual in Pampanga. He was one of 13 men crucified to repent for their sins. AFP FOTO |
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ISABELA -- The Army has stepped up operations in case of attacks in retaliation for the killing Thursday of a senior leader of the extremist Abu Sayyaf group.
Southern military chief Lieutenant Gen. Roy Kyamco visited Basilan, an Abu Sayyaf stronghold, to award soldiers who killed the Moro rebel groups' number three leader, Hamsiraji Sali, and five other members Thursday.
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13 nailed to crosses in Cutud’s own ‘passion of the Christ’
| CUTUD, Pampanga -- With macabre scenes of self-flagellation and live crucifixion, a normally quiet village witnessed a bloody spectacle Friday as it staged its own “Passion of the Christ”. |
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Philippines to join US-Thai war games
| BANGKOK -- The Philippines and Mongolia will join the United States, Thailand and Singapore next month in the largest annual war games for American troops with nearly 20,000 personnel involved, officials said Friday. |
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RP remains good place for business, 4 trade commissioners say
| DO NOT be daunted by doomsday scenarios and political uncertainties due to the May polls. So said trade commissioners of four countries -- Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States -- who believe the Philippines remains a good place for business. |
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