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Sunday, February 06, 2005 (Philippines)
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| The stench of burning garbage lingers in the air as these people scavenge on mounds of garbage for usable materials they can sell. This open dumpsite, located in Masantol town, is only one of many seen in other municipalities in Pampanga. (Sun.Star Pampanga/Chris Navarro) |
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DAVAO CITY -- Mayor Rodrigo Duterte lambasted representatives of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and called them idiots.
The IFJ along with the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) came out with a report citing "two mayors from the south who are openly supporting the use of death squads in dealing with unruly elements in their town."
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Housing official sued over P70M
| CEBU CITY -- A Cebuano banker has accused the newly installed chairman of a government-owned finance agency of allegedly pocketing almost P70 million in checks intended to pay a bank loan. |
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Health officials alarmed over soar of typhoid cases
| NEGROS ORIENTAL -- Health officials of Negros Oriental were alarmed over the increasing number of typhoid fever cases admitted in government hospitals in the province. |
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Guv wants Santiago declared persona non grata in Surigao Sur
| DAVAO CITY -- Governor Vicente T. Pimentel Jr. of Surigao del Sur said he will ask the Provincial Board to declare Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago persona non grata in the province for listing him unfairly among 43 past and incumbent governors responsible for illegal logging in 25 provinces. |
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