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Saturday, May 28, 2005 (Philippines)
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| Truckload of unarmed Moro Islamic Liberation Front members and supporters pass by a checkpoint Friday in Maguindanao. Muslim rebels were gathering for a three-day consultative assembly as part of the peacetalk process with the government. (AP photo) |
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MANILA -- Wage boards in Central Luzon and the Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR) approved Friday a P20 increase in the cost of living allowance (Cola) for workers in their respective areas.
Ciriaco Lagunzad III, executive director of the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC), said the increase will take effect on June 15.
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Wage hiked P15 in Metro Cebu
| CEBU CITY -- Employees in Metro Cebu will be getting a P15 increase in their daily pay, while workers in the rest of Central Visayas will be receiving an additional P12 in minimum wage. |
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Japan checks two men who may be WWII soldiers
| MANILA -- Japanese diplomats investigating astonishing claims that two former Japanese soldiers have been hiding in the mountains of Mindanao since World War II failed Friday to arrange a meeting with the men, officials said. |
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Ex-drug cop critical after accidental firing
| DAVAO CITY -- Efren Alcuizar, a former chief of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 12, is in critical condition after the gun tucked in a holster at his back accidentally fired Friday morning. |
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