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Monday, April 17, 2006 (Philippines)
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| Filipinos swim Sunday at the polluted Manila Bay to celebrate Easter and escape from the scorching summer heat. Unable to afford safer but more expensive resorts, many impoverished families swim and picnic near the bay despite health hazards posed by the often-stinking bay waters. (AP photo) |
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MANILA -- Crime victims were shocked while death row inmates rejoiced Sunday after President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said she would commute death sentences to life imprisonment -- a move that could save about 1,200 convicts, including al Qaida-linked militants.
Arroyo chief of staff Michael Defensor said on Sunday, however, that the commutation of the death sentences is not yet final and has still to be reviewed by the justice department.
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More OFWs left, records show
| CEBU CITY -- More overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) left for work abroad during the first quarter of this year compared to last year, according to a report from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) 7. |
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Muslim rebels protest alleged military attack
| COTABATO -- Muslim guerrillas have protested an attack on one of their strongholds that killed a rebel and shattered months of calm, blaming it on the army and pro-government militias, a rebel spokesman said Sunday. |
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Digos bus bombing suspects nabbed
| DAVAO CITY -- Two men who allegedly participated in the bombing of a parked Weena bus unit in Digos City last March 29 were arrested by authorities in Davao City on Black Saturday. |
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