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Monday, December 24, 2007 (Philippines)
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| A disabled elderly Filipino woman smiles as she holds a bag of food during a Christmas gift giving event by civic workers at a slum area in Manila on Sunday (AP Photo) |
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DAPITAN CITY -- A day after he arrived back home in Dapitan, convicted child rapist Romeo Jalosjos was escorted to the San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm in Zamboanga City.
A police team led by Zamboanga Peninsula Police Director Jaime Caringal escorted the former congressman to the penal facility, even as Jalosjos threatened to sue them for the "illegal arrest".
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