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Monday, March 03, 2008 (Philippines)
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| FAITH AND ACTION. Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal (above) kisses the rosary after crowning the pilgrim image of Our Lady of Fatima during a mass in Guadalupe church. Meanwhile, former president Corazon Aquino and corruption witness Rodolfo Lozada Jr. joined religious leaders during a mass at the University of Santo Tomas. (Sun.Star Cebu/Allan Cuizon) |
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ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A top police official on Sunday said six people were injured in a bomb attack at a bar near a military base in the island province of Sulu where government troops are pursuing the al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf bandits.
Chief Superintendent Joel Goltiao, police director of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Armm), said the incident occurred at 9:30 p.m. Saturday inside a bar in front of Camp General Teodulfo Bautista where the military's Joint Task Force Comet was housed.
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Vidal defends bishops' stand
| CEBU CITY -- Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal questioned on Sunday the mounting pressure on bishops to call for President Arroyo's resignation, even as he urged people to support the search for truth. |
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3 persons probed for 'coddling' rebels
| DAVAO CITY -- At least three residents of Baracatan, Toril are now being questioned by military authorities for possibly colluding with communist rebels who ambushed soldiers last Saturday, killing three and wounding seven. |
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Critics to hold more protests v. Arroyo
| MANILA -- Anti-Arroyo groups are readying more rallies not only in Metro Manila but also in other areas of the country in the wake of last Friday's interfaith rally in Makati that organizers said 70,000 people attended. |
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