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Tuesday, August 09, 2005 (Philippines)
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| An old Maranaw woman casts her vote with assistance from an election server during Monday's elections in Bacolod Kalawi town in Lanao del Sur, some 30 kilometers south of Marawi City. (Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro/Richel V. Umel) |
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DAVAO CITY -- A barricade on a town hall, delayed delivery of ballots, and the arrest of a mayor Monday marred what poll officials described as the most peaceful elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Armm).
Hundreds of residents of South Upi in Maguindanao barricaded the municipal hall Monday morning, preventing election officers from delivering the ballot boxes to the different polling precincts.
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'Failure of election' sought in 3 Tuburan villages
| ZAMBOANGA CITY -- An official charged with the conduct of the voting in Basilan Province said Monday he would recommend to the Commission on Elections en banc the declaration of "failure of election" in at least three barangays in Tuburan town. |
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Mayor suspects extortion in car dealer's arrest
| CEBU CITY -- Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña on Monday warned operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) 7 against harassing businessmen after he suspected irregularities in the group's operations. |
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Military spy's lover disputes 'detention' claim
| MANILA -- The charge of serious illegal detention lodged by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) against former National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) director Samuel Ong and other members of the opposition suffered a setback Monday. |
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