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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 (Philippines)
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| Military escorts restrain alleged Jemaah Islamiyah suspect Mohamad Baehaqi, an Indonesian national, as he shouts "Allahu Akbar" (God is Great!) while being presented to the media in a hastily-called news conference Tuesday at Camp Aguinaldo at suburban Quezon city north of Manila. (AP Photo) |
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MANILA -- Deputy Executive Secretary Manuel Gaite said he was set up by former Philippine Forest Corp. president Rodolfo "Jun" Lozada Jr. into making it appear that Malacañang was preventing him from testifying in the Senate.
Lozada is the key witness in the Senate hearing on the questionable National Broadband Network (NBN) deal with China firm ZTE Corp.
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Suspected Dulmatin cadaver subjected to DNA test
| ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Forensic experts of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Philippine National Police (PNP) have taken samples of body tissues for DNA test to determine if remains that was exhumed on Monday in Tawi-Tawi belongs to that of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) bomber Dulmatin, a military official said. |
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Arroyo, Cabinet men walk for unity
| MANILA -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her Cabinet on Tuesday kicked off a "solidarity walk" in Malacañang to prove that they remain solid behind the Chief Executive. |
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Land appraisal division chief arrested for 'corruption'
| CEBU CITY -- A division head of the Office of the Cebu City Assessor was arrested Tuesday after allegedly demanding and receiving money in exchange for approving a tax declaration application. |
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