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Saturday, June 24, 2006 (Philippines)
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| President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo at St. Luke's Hospital. With laptop to tell she's back working, the President says she may check out of the hospital Saturday. If not, the scheduled signing into law of the bill abolishing the death penalty will be held at the hospital. (Contributed photo) |
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ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Five people were killed and eight others wounded in a powerful explosion Friday that ripped through a crowded market in the town of Shariff Aguak in Maguindanao province in the restive southern Philippine region, officials said.
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Arroyo after viral infection: I am okay. I am fine.
| MANILA -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, hospitalized overnight for abdominal pain, recovered quickly from acute diarrhea and can proceed with a planned visit to Europe, her doctors said Friday. |
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Laborer gunned down while sleeping
| CEBU CITY -- While he was sleeping, a 36-year-old laborer was gunned down on top of a fishmonger's table at 3 a.m. Friday in the Taboan Public Market in Barangay San Nicolas, Cebu City. |
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Arroyo Davao trip cancelled due to threat: report
| DAVAO CITY -- Aside from abdominal pains, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo allegedly cancelled her scheduled trip to the Davao region Friday due to reports that the New People's Army will stage bombings during her arrival. |
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