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45 bodies of hostages killed by gunmen in S Philippines recovered

45 bodies of hostages killed by gunmen in S Philippines recovered Xinhua COTABATO, Philippines, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Philippine security forces have recovered 45 bodies of people that include politicians and journalists abducted...

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Buluan vice mayor's wife, media men abducted

Buluan vice mayor's wife, media men abducted ABS CBN News MANILA - The wife and relatives of the vice mayor of Buluan, along with several media men, were kidnapped by over a hundred armed men in the municipality of Shariff...

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In Philippines Strife, Uprooting Is a Constant

DATU PIANG, Philippines -- For most refugees here, the long-running conflict between the Philippine government and Muslim separatists on the island of Mindanao has become such a part of their lives' rhythms that they have lost...

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Five dead in southern Philippines clash

COTABATO, Philippines, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Four Filipino bandits and a five-year-old girl were killed in a clash over the weekend in the restive southern Philippines, a military official said on Monday. Soldiers were on foot...

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Philippine gov't troops capture NPA rebels camp in Surigao

COTABATO CITY, Philippines, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Philippine government troops have captured a leftist rebels camp following a clash in Surigao del Sur province in southern Philippines. Major Michelle Anayron, spokesperson for...

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Troops foil deadly attack in S Philippines

COTABATO, the Philippines, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- State security forces foiled another deadly attack on Saturday after they detonated a homemade bomb planted near the residence of a state official in the southern Philippine city...

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Two-day Mindanao power summit set Dec. 2-3

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Nov. 22 (PNA) -- The Mindanao Business Council (MinBC) and the Cagayan de Oro Chamer of Commerce and Industry (CDOCCI) are organizing a two-day power summit aimed to address the shrinking reserve capacity of the...

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OPAPP chief assures transparency in GRP, MILF peace talks

MANILA, Nov. 21 (PNA) –- The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (OPAPP) on Friday assured Filipinos of transparency in the peace talks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the...

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SMI eyes completion of feasibility study for Tampakan mines by June 2010

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Nov.20 (PNA) – Mining firm Sagittarius Mines Inc. (SMI) is targeting to complete by June next year its ongoing feasibility study for the proposed large-scale copper and gold mining project in the...

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One soldier dead in clash with rebels in southern Philippines

COTABATO CITY, Philippines, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- One soldier was killed in a clash between government troops and leftist rebels in southern Philippines, local military officials said Thursday. Regional military spokesman Major...

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