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Wednesday, February 03, 2005 (Philippines)
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| Catholic devotees pray as they light candles during the weekly service Wednesday at a church in Baclaran. Pope John Paul II, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, was taken to a hospital complaining of difficulty in breathing while battling the flu. (AP photo) |
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MANILA -- The vice mayor of Laoag City was shot dead Wednesday dawn by still unidentified assailants outside a videoke bar in a barangay in the city.
Malacañang promptly ordered an investigation into the killing. Laoag City Vice Mayor Jimmy Chua, the victim, was shot and hit in the right temple outside a bar in Barangay Dalet.
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Supreme Court nixes anti-graft judge's plea to step down
| MANILA -- The Supreme Court (SC) has turned down anti-graft court magistrate Edilberto Sandoval's pleas to be excused from hearing the case of deposed President Joseph Estrada. |
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P100T offered to nab robbers
| CEBU CITY -- A reward of P100,000 is being dangled for anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest of East West bank robbery suspect Rey Torres, who was linked to at least two other robberies in Cebu last year. |
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P152M worth of shabu burned in Davao City
| DAVAO CITY -- Mayor Rodrigo Duterte led the burning of P152 million worth of the illegal drug methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally known as shabu, right at the center of the PTA grounds Wednesday morning. |
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