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Friday, April 28, 2006 (Philippines)
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| For the first time the reenactment of the Battle of Mactan, wherein Mactan natives led by Lapu-Lapu subdued foreigners under Ferdinand Magellan, was held at noon. The adjustment of the detail in history was due to the schedule of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who attended Thursday's "Kadaugan sa Mactan." (Sun.Star Cebu/Alex Badayos) |
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MANILA -- Police raided an apparent hideout of al-Qaeda-linked militants in Manila Thursday and found six grenades and a suspected bomb they believed was to be used to disrupt the planned Labor Day protests, officials said.
Police officers, backed by bomb experts, raided the one-story rented house in Marikina City, but failed to arrest any Abu Sayyaf guerrillas, who have been monitored coming in and out of the area for months, said Asher Dolina, chief of Criminal Investigation and Detection Group for Metro Manila.
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Rodman samples delicacy, eats leaf wrapper, too
| CEBU CITY -- The Cebu media was not spared the antics of the former Chicago Bulls star forward Dennis Rodman, who snubbed a press conference during his arrival Thursday at the Mandaue City Hall. |
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Coco farmers unite v. aerial spraying
| DAVAO CITY -- Coconut farmers from seven villages of Baguio and Calinan districts are now one in demanding an end to the aerial spraying practiced of banana plantations in their villages as they blame the widely criticized spraying method to the decrease in their yield. |
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US envoy turns over wharf project in Sayyaf stronghold
| JOLO, Sulu -- US Ambassador to Manila Kristie Kenney braved the southern Philippine island of Jolo, a known stronghold of the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group, to inaugurate a renovated P37-million wharf in Maimbung town. |
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