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Tuesday, February 07, 2006 (Philippines)
| A Muslim girl writes her answers to exam questionnaires. She is among the more than 1,200 out-of-school youths who took Sunday a government-accredited exam for a study-back program. (Sunnex photo/Al Jacinto) |
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The management of ABS-CBN issued Monday, through its regional network here in Zamboanga City, a reply pertaining to the statement issued by the fact-finding team formed to investigate the Ultra stampede last Saturday that said "ABS-CBN may have made lapses" in relation to the incident.
ABS-CBN believes the fact-finding statement on its alleged "lapses" is "premature" since the investigation is still ongoing.
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Government, MILF resume peace talks in Malaysia
DAVAO CITY -- Government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace negotiators are to resume formal talks in Malaysia with both sides optimistic about signing fresh agreements that would end more than three decades of bloody fighting in the strife-torn Mindanao island.
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1,200 children take 6-hour back-to-school exams
MAGUINDANAO -- Brian Kamir dreams of becoming a basketball superstar, just like his idol the legendary Michael Jordan. But the 15-year-old Filipino boy who only finished grade five says there is still hope for him, and all he needs to do now is study hard, find a good job, and then play basketball and be a star.
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5 Zambo students receive US study grant
FIVE out of 12 third year high school student regional finalists from Region 9 were awarded scholarship grants to the United States under the Youth Exchange Study (YES) Program of the American Field Service (AFS) Philippines for one year starting September 2006 to June 2007.
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