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Sunday, November 14, 2004 (Philippines)

Breaking News

Rebel snipers kill 2 cops (5:30 p.m.)

US president calls Arroyo (5:00 p.m.)

Arroyo presses anti-smuggling campaign (3:20 p.m.)

Media rights group says more than 100 journalists killed this year (2:45 p.m.)

Militants claim US official slowed hostage deal (11:40 a.m.)

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Shabu lab suspect to squeal, says justice exec

A rescue worker rushes Ronnie Laag, 11, to safety after a racehorse swerved and knocked him briefly unconscious in Barangay Malubog, Cebu City. Horse races were among the highlights of the Mountain Festival on Saturday. (Sun.Star Cebu/Alex Badayos)

CEBU CITY -- One of the 11 men arrested during the raid on a shabu laboratory in Mandaue City is willing to become a state witness, a potentially major break in the case.

Justice Undersecretary Ernesto Pineda said Saturday that Joseph Yu "made an assurance" to help the government pursue the case. Yu also wrote a note but it has yet to be translated from Chinese.
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DAVAO CITY -- The photojournalist gunned down in Jolo Friday could have been mistaken by the suspect/s as a military agent.

Arroyo orders prosecution over Quezon train mishap

MANILA -- President Arroyo on Saturday ordered the prosecution of those responsible for a train derailment that killed at least six people and injured more than 120 others.

Customs, PDEA seize P30-M worth of raw shabu

CLARK ECOZONE -- Agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) confiscated ingredients for making shabu estimated to cost P30 million, at the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) here.

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