Saturday, February 09, 2008 (Philippines)

National Food Authority (NFA) warehouse workers take some rest while arranging the stocks of rice to give space for the new shipment on Saturday from Vietnam. (Sunnex/Bong Garcia) WESTERN Mindanao Command (Westmincom) chief Lieutenant General Nelson Allaga denied the allegation that there were US troops involved in last Monday's fighting in a coastal village of Maimbung, Sulu, south of this city. "Last Monday's fighting in the coastal village of Ipil, Maimbung was between Filipino troops against the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf bandits," said Allaga. Post here your Valentine's Day greetings [full story]