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Friday, July 07, 2006 (Philippines)
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| A protester raises a poster bearing pictures of the four US Marines accused of raping a Filipino woman during a rally Thursday in Manila's financial district of Makati. The alleged rape victim given the name Nicole by the court to protect her identified US Marines Lance Cpl. Daniel Smith as the one who allegedly raped her. (AP Photo) |
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MANILA (Updated 12:20 p.m.) -- Joint operatives of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police arrested Friday dawn six fugitive officers linked to the 2003 failed mutiny against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in a subdivision in Quezon City.
Authorities also arrested lawyer Christopher Belmonte, an unnamed civilian and seized a wide array of firearms, explosives, documents and laptops.
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'Nicole' pinpoints 'rapist' during testimony
| MANILA -- A Filipino woman identified US Marine Daniel Smith as the one who allegedly raped her on the night of November 1 as she tearfully testified Thursday during an emotional six-week-old trial. |
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Business gives less for bribes
| CEBU CITY -- The business sector in Metro Cebu is getting less involved in corrupt transactions with government agencies and adhering more to honest practices, according to the 2006 SWS Survey of Enterprises on Corruption. |
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Ex-beauty queen sues Estrada, 7 others for 'estafa'
| MANILA -- Former beauty queen Joelle Marie Pelaez on Thursday filed estafa charges against former President Joseph Estrada for alleged fraud and other machinations that resulted in her loss of some P20 million worth of property. |
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