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Friday, May 16, 2008 (Philippines)

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9 Oakwood mutineers released (3:10 p.m.)

9 killed in bank robbery (Updated 2:34 p.m.)

Police hurt in clash after secret peace talks (Updated 11:54 a.m.)

Manila priests to hold collection for Myanmar (11:15 a.m.)

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Arroyo assures Metro workers of P20 wage hike

A fish vendor pushes his cart full of fresh bangus to his station in Bankerohan in Davao City. (Sun.Star SuperBalita/Seth delos Reyes)

MANILA -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo assures Thursday that minimum wage earners in the private sector in Metro Manila receive a P20 daily wage increase.

President Arroyo, during the 29th National Conference of Employers at the Manila Hotel, told members of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (Ecop) that the amount is already set as of Wednesday night's deliberation by the National Capital Region (NCR) wage board.

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CEBU CITY -- The Sandiganbayan is set to raffle Friday seven separate criminal cases filed against Cebu City-based officials who were earlier indicted by the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas for the Asean summit lamppost controversy.

Militant leader shot dead in Davao

DAVAO CITY -- A militant leader was shot dead by two armed men outside his residence in Maa, Davao City Thursday morning and his colleagues considered him the latest victim of extrajudicial killings.

HIV-Aids rising in Cordillera: Health office

BAGUIO CITY -- The number of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/Aids) cases in the Cordillera is rising but is "being contained."

	Business
DAVAO: Aussie mining firm operations in Davao Oriental nixed
CEBU: Symantec offers Cebu companies IT solutions against cyber-crimes
DUMAGUETE: Provincial vet intensifies monitoring of livestock

	Opinion
Roperos: Here we go again
Malilong: Con men in the city
Antalan: The know-it-all
Delen: Nostalgia 2
Peña: Mangroves

	Sports
DAVAO: `Tatlohan' bowlfest

	Lifestyle
CEBU: WSI launches 3 events in Cebu
DAVAO: Mother's Day
MANILA: Young actress bares more in 'Ligaw'

	Features
MANILA: Arroyo inaugurates RP’s ‘largest’ barangay hall
PAMPANGA: CLTV 36 launches website

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:: Country News ::

Bacolod
Assorted lumbers recovered
College dean concern on survival rate vs tuition hike

Baguio
'Balik Eskwela' cops graduate
3 men nabbed for marijuana

Cebu
PNP band loses ‘voice’ with death of Butron
Family plans to sue hospital for ‘failing to attend immediately’ to wounded cop

Cagayan de Oro
Senator to file legislated wage hike bill

Davao
Public told not to believe text hoax on strong quake
Army major denies hand in peasant leader slay

Dumaguete
House ransacked; P110T estimated valuables stolen
Police strengthen measures in time for opening of classes in June

General Santos
More troops deployed to secure mining firm
2 suspects in tuna factory blast nabbed

Iloilo
Cop sacked; faces admin, criminal raps
Guv plans to files charges vs Suplico

Manila
SC to rule on executive privilege next month
New Army chief stresses respect for human rights

Pampanga
Lubao Bantay Bayan chief killed
Canlas hits Bondoc on housing project

Pangasinan
Police colonel, 2 others vow to appeal murder conviction
Police educate out-of-school youth

Zamboanga
Cops seize 30 tons of illegally shipped coal
6 TMG-9 personnel get promotion