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Sunday, April 11, 2004 (Philippines)
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ZAMBOANGA -- Seven prisoners died while three jail guards of the Basilan Provincial Jail were hurt when at least 53 prisoners, mostly Abu Sayyaf members, bolted out of jail Saturday morning, a top police official said.
Basilan police chief Ben Sali Jabarani said 10 of the 53 escapees were also recaptured in a police manhunt launched immediately after the escape.
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Vidal taps 'peace vote'
| CEBU -- With only a month until the polls, Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal focused on peace for his Easter Sunday message, in the same week that he secured a guarantee of protection for the church's election volunteers. |
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DA extends moratorium on shrimp exports to EU
| SAN FERNANDO -- The Department of Agriculture recently ruled to indefinitely extend its self-imposed moratorium on marine shrimp exports of the European Union (EU) to avoid perpetration of irregularities affecting the country's tiger prawns market. |
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