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Friday, November 05, 2004 (Philippines)
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| US Ambassador to the Philippines Francis Ricciardone paid President Arroyo a courtesy call Thursday to "compare notes" on developments in Baghdad where a Filipino and an American were taken hostage on November 1. (Sun.Star Manila/Miko Santos) |
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MANILA -- A Filipino accountant kidnapped by Iraqi militants was reportedly released Friday, shortly after his wife appealed to his captors for his release on the occasion of holy Ramadan.
An Associated Press (AP) report quoting Arabic television station Al-Jazeera said the release of Davao City native Robert Teodore Tarongoy came after a Nepalese taken hostage at the same time by the Iraqi militants was freed.
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Arroyo congratulates, mends ties with Bush
| SYDNEY, Australia -- American allies in Asia hailed the reelection of US President George W. Bush as a victory for the global war on terror and hoped his second term would help defuse nuclear tensions on the Korean Peninsula. |
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Shabu suspects fire their lawyer
| CEBU CITY -- A language barrier and the lack of legal counsel hampered a team of prosecutors handling Thursday day's clarificatory hearing of the 11 suspected shabu manufacturers in Mandaue City. |
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Missing Dabawenyo gets support through prayers
| DAVAO CITY -- Several groups in Davao City have launched prayer vigils for the safety of Dabawenyo Roberto "Bobby" Tarongoy, an overseas worker abducted in Iraq, even as government vowed to exhaust all means to bring him back home. |
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Bacolod
Sugar industry in crisis
Negros marks Cinco de Noviembre
Baguio
Involvement of 3rd tribe in Sadanga slay eyed
Cops nab 134 traffic violators in one day
Cebu
Pa’s call for help saves 2 girls from teen recruiter
Guard kids in off-campus events, DepEd told
Cagayan de Oro
Ocon gets boot, may face 30 extra days
Local execs mixed in Bush's reelection
Davao
2 housing execs, 35 others face charges before Ombud
Rody, dads meet to tackle assistance for Tarongoys
Dumaguete
Child, 4, killed, boy, 9, injured in accidental shooting
Scuba World opens base in Negros Oriental
General Santos
Filing of graft charges v. ex-guv, others okayed
'Crying' Sto. Niño draws thousands
Iloilo
Arroyo visits 4 Iloilo towns today
Concepcion town open to hosting coal plant
Manila
DOJ asks anti-launder council to check Tan's P5M account
Naia 3 will not be a 'white elephant', Arroyo says
Pampanga
Woman slain in Mexico
Delta-2 project to stop flooding in Pampanga, Bulacan
Pangasinan
Malimgas wet mart opens November 15
Man hurt in bomb blast
Zamboanga
Arroyo aide is new Southcom chief
Suspected out-of-town 'drug lady' nabbed
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