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Tuesday, July 06, 2004 (Philippines)

Breaking News

Philippine Stock Exchange elects new president (6:55 p.m.)

Manila envoy wants Philippine troops to remain in Iraq (6:00 p.m.)

Malacañang accepts Soliman's resignation (3:20 p.m.)

Al-Qaeda linked group exporting terror from Mindanao: US

Soliman gives up Social Welfare post, gives way to de Castro (12:50 pm)

Inflation rate rises to 5.4 percent in June (12:10 p.m.)

Philippine exports shoot up 15.3 percent in May (12:00 p.m.)

Three dead, two missing as boat capsizes off Legaspi (9:30 a.m.)

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Crane falls: 1 dies, 31 others injured

ONE CRANE DOWN. The equipment after it crashed, bringing down 32 workers from mv Superferry 12, a ship docked at the Keppel Shipyard, Inc. in Lapu-Lapu City for repair. (SUN.STAR FOTO/ALEX BADAYOS)

CEBU CITY -- A hydraulic crane lifting a gangway carrying 32 maintenance crewmembers lost its balance and fell at the Keppel Cebu Shipyard in Lapu-Lapu City Monday morning.

One died and 31 others were injured in the accident that happened while the crane was moving the crewmembers of mv Superferry 12 from ship to shore.
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MANILA -- Seven people, including one from Japan, were arrested while 70 children were rescued from a prostitution and pornography ring in Los Baños, a television report said Monday.

Arroyo leaving Charter change details to Congress

MANILA -- President Arroyo said Monday she would leave the details of amending the Constitution to support a shift from the present system to a parliamentary style of government to lawmakers.

2 cops, 3 others killed in Cavite shootout

MANILA -- Five people, two of them policemen, were killed in a shootout at a town in Cavite Monday dawn.

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