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RESIDENTS
head for the evacuation center in Poblacion Pikit, North
Cotabato, to avoid getting caught in the crossfire
between Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels and
militiamen, skirmishes later joined by the Army which
used air and ground assets to drive away the MILF troops
that have occupied the area since last month. The ARMM
elections pushed through on Monday despite the fighting.
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CAYON |
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TOP STORIES |
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WESM price shocks mitigated |
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THE Energy
Regulatory Commission (ERC) has decided to suspend certain
rules of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in
order to mitigate the impact of the sudden increase of power
rates at the power market, Francis Saturnino Juan, the
commission’s executive director, said on Monday. |
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Technology lures ARMM voters |
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WITH a
60-percent turnout that exceeded low expectations of 40
percent, and sporadic accounts of disruptions that failed to
stop the exercise in most places, the automated elections in
the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) were
declared “successful” by the poll chief. |
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Olympics boosts Coca Cola’s
market dream
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BEIJING—Coca-Cola hopes it can increase fourfold its
business in China through its sponsorship of the ongoing
29th Beijing Olympics. |
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No
medal, but Hidilyn weighs like gold |
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BEIJING—Hidilyn
Diaz, too, didn’t win any medal. But she didn’t disappoint.
At 17 and
only in her first Olympics, Diaz, the pride of Mampang,
Zamboanga City, finished second to last in the women’s 58 kg
class of weightlifting in the 2008 Beijing Olympics Monday
afternoon. |
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Huge ratings in China’s Olympic
opening ceremonies |
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HISTORIC
high.
That was how
television ratings were in China during the spectacular
opening ceremonies on Friday evening. |
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COA wants audit of PCGG’s
$22-million litigation fund |
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AFTER
several calls for an audit, the Commission on Audit (COA)
has responded and now wants the Presidential Commission on
Good Government (PCGG) to account for the $22 million of
Marcos Swiss deposits which were not turned over to the
National Treasury. |
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Storms delay first oil
production of Galoc oil field |
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AUSTRALIA-BASED Nido Petroleum Ltd. said unfavorable weather
conditions in the South China Sea the past few weeks have
pushed back first oil production from the Galoc oil field.
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Air, land raids vs rebels |
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THE military
said Monday it has already cleared two of the 15 barangays
in North Cotabato that were occupied by defiant members of
the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), barely 24 hours
after clearing operations began on Sunday. |
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MILF takes control of Basilan
town |
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ZAMBOANGA
CITY—The police director of the Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao (ARMM), Chief Supt. Joel Goltiao, said Moro Islamic
Liberation Front (MILF) rebels took control of one of the 11
towns Monday in the nearby island-province of Basilan. |
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Federalism push to fan Cha-cha fears |
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PRESIDENT
Arroyo on Monday reiterated her advocacy for federalism as a
means to end the Mindanao conflict, as it will pave the way
for the creation of the controversial Bangsamoro Juridical
Entity (BJE). |
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Roxas files motion in SC case on MOA |
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SEN. Mar
Roxas railed against an “anomalous betrayal,” as he asked
the Supreme Court on Monday to permanently stop the
government from implementing the memorandum of agreement on
ancestral domain (MOA-AD) it negotiated with the Moro
Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). This, amid warnings that
the peace deal ceding part of Philippine territory in
Mindanao without prior consultation with the people “could
spark war and violence in the region.” |
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Sabio on Sabio: I vote on conscience |
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COURT of
Appeals (CA) Associate Justice Jose Sabio Jr. has admitted
to the Supreme Court that his older brother Camilo Sabio,
chairman of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG),
had tried to persuade him to rule in favor of the
government’s bid to take a majority stake in the Manila
Electric Co. (Meralco) ownership case. |
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The
Philippine team that will compete in China’s Math
Olympiad (from left): Geraldine Baniqued, Hazel Joy Shi,
Gisel Ong, Stephanie Anne Oliveros and Angeline Baniqued.
Not in photo is Camela Lao. All are under the
supervision of the Mathematics Trainers Guild.
--Rhoy Cobilla
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