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Wednesday, January 30, 2008 (Philippines)
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| Police rush Cesar Saguijon, center, to a hospital after he was wounded following the fatal shooting of former Misamis Occidental mayor Reynaldo Yap at the Manila City Hall Tuesday. (AP Photo) |
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CEBU CITY -- The blackout that struck Carcar City and 16 towns in southern Cebu was caused by the torching of a wooden electric post in the mountain barangay of Upper Pitalo, San Fernando town.
Ben Ypil, of the National Transmission Corp. (Transco) Visayas corporate communications office, said the power outage lasted nearly 14 hours, from 6:51 p.m. on January 28 till 7:42 a.m. Tuesday, January 29.
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Ex-MisOcc mayor killed in court shooting
| MANILA -- A former mayor of Misamis Occidental was shot dead by a lone gunman, clad in a police uniform, while he was attending the hearing on the murder case filed against him before the Manila City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Tuesday morning. |
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Rescue operations launched for Jolo trader
| ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Combined police and military troops launched pursuit operations to rescue a businesswoman who was seized Monday by gunmen believed to be al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf bandits in Jolo, the capital town of Sulu, south of Zamboanga City. |
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13 die, 12 hurt in North Cotabato accident
| DAVAO CITY -- A jeepney collided head-on with a truck in North Cotabato Tuesday morning, killing 13 passengers and injuring 12 others. |
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