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Sunday, January 01, 2006 (Philippines)
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MANILA -- The judge handling the expropriation case between the government and the Philippine International Air Terminals Company (Piatco) was killed following an ambush in Bacoor town in Cavite, about 17 kilometers south of Manila, police said Saturday.
Regional Trial Court Judge Henrick Gingoyon of Pasay City earlier ordered the government to pay Piatco, the contractor of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3, a total of P3 billion for constructing the said airport.
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| A boy stands on a recently used props as he blows a big paper horn to attract customers at his parents's stall selling different items used in greetings the New Year in Manila. Filipinos usually explodes firecrackers to greet the New Year on the belief that it will ward off bad luck.(AP Photo/Pat Roque) |
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