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Thursday, December 25, 2008 (Philippines)
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| MANILA. Movie actors Jericho Rosales (L) and Philip Salvador (R) and actress Anne Curtis, react to fans during the parade of stars for the Film Festival Wednesday. (AP) |
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ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Explosion rocked an island province in the southern Philippines Tuesday night and hurt 22 people most of whom are watching a free concert sponsored by a major food chain, the military said.
First Lieutenant Steffanie Cacho, information officer of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), said the incident took place around 9:05 p.m. in a plaza located in front of the provincial capitol in Isabela City, the capital of Basilan province.
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