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Thursday, November 24, 2005 (Philippines)

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Breaking News

Oro mayor bares Garcillano’s ‘5 hopes’ to resurface (2:20 p.m.)

Globe Telecom leads gainers; Shares rise 0.8% (1:40 p.m.)

Health office probes 'meningococcemia' case in Pasay (1:20 p.m.)

Garcillano to ask Supreme Court to quash arrest warrant (12:10 p.m.)

National chief investigator 'still critical' (10:40 a.m.)

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Power shortage in Cebu looms

A female protester stands beside the pictures of US Marines during a rally in Olangapo City. Left-wing women protesters began picketing Wednesday the prosecutor’s office where a preliminary investigation opened on allegations that six American soldiers raped a Filipino woman. (AP photo)

CEBU CITY -- Unless Cebu's largest power distributor and its supplier come to terms Friday, low-voltage problems and rotating brownouts could plague Cebu as it hosts the 23rd Southeast Asian Games and prepares for the holidays.

The Cebu Private Power Corp. (CPPC) will stop delivering electricity to the Visayan Electric Company Inc. (Veco) "at exactly 12:01 a.m. on Nov. 26, 2005," the CPPC said in a letter to the Cebu City Council.
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MANILA -- National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Chief Reynaldo Wycoco was rushed to the Manila Doctor's Hospital after he collapsed while conducting a meeting at the NBI office on Wednesday.

Plebiscite to decide Muslim homeland in Mindanao

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Government peace negotiators and Muslim rebels have agreed to hold a plebiscite for a separate homeland in the southern Philippines.

Cops launch manhunt for ex-poll commissioner

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Soon after news broke out that former election commissioner Virgilio Garcillano is in Mindanao, police officers in this city immediately launched a manhunt for him.

	Business
CEBU: RP, other nations vow to fight poverty, AIDS
DAVAO: Exporters' forum to address industry woes
BAGUIO: Franchising seminar set
CAGAYAN DE ORO: Capitol to deliberate on P636M annual budget
MANILA: Firm awards Convergys for voice technology innovation

	Opinion
Wenceslao: Spiral of violence
Espinosa: Pe as police chief
Maxey: Double 'whammy' to healthcare
Yap: Chalk

	Sports
DAVAO: Davao's Alamara remains confident of RP chances
CAGAYAN DE ORO: Oro's Mercado ties for first in Rome

	Lifestyle
CEBU: Hotel-hopping, anyone?
DAVAO: Sun.Star writer, Hollywood actor join acting workshop in US
MANILA: Eula stars in 1st 'Maalaala Mo Kaya' episode shot in Japan
CAGAYAN DE ORO: Angels and their role in our life

	Features
DAVAO: The reason for this season
BAGUIO: Café-gallery holds Sagada stoneware exhibit

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:: Country News ::

Bacolod
Don't wash linens in public: mayor
Engineers, cashier suspended over ghost employee issue

Baguio
13 mayors told to step up drive v. bird flu
10-day free surgery at hospital

Cebu
Cop survives murder try
Search on for Aloguinsan oil

Cagayan de Oro
Public wants Arrovo bills
Nat'l adviser assures Mindanao reps in panel

Davao
Pastor freed of libel raps
Laborer accused of rape

Dumaguete
Labor commission orders coop to reinstate 4 axed workers
Snatchers turning 'gender-sensitive'

General Santos
Bird flu awareness drive gets backing from LGUs
Rebel-infested Sarangani village gets P10-M

Iloilo
Women most vulnerable to HIV: council
Solon asked: Where did the money go

Manila
Palo massacre victim belies 'encounter' claim by military
Subic rape victim attempted to withdraw charge?

Pampanga
Row between mayors, trader brews
Power coop employee gunned down

Pangasinan
2 strains of dengue discovered in Pangasinan
Meningococcemia claims 4th victim

Zamboanga
Moro rebels to gov't: Lift terror tag on NPA
Youth against graft exhorted