TWENTY Filipino seafarers including their captain are being held hostage inside a Japanese-owned bulk carrier hijacked by suspected Somalian pirates off the Gulf of Aden in Somalia last Sunday, a foreign affairs official said.
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Arroyo wants audit of Sulpicio vessels rushed
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Wednesday ordered the hastening of auditing of the Sulpicio Line, Inc. (SLI) vessels after 14 of their ships have been grounded including those that serve as roll on-roll off vessels, Press Secretary Jesus Dureza said.
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NPA assassins in Metro to do liquidations: military
THE military's National Capital Region Command (NCRcom) on Wednesday disclosed the arrival of a group of New People's Army (NPA) assassins in Metro Manila to conduct liquidation operations in time for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's State of the Nation Address (Sona).
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US to Arroyo: Focus more on economic growth
UNITED States Ambassador Kristie Kenney said President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo should focus more on the government's economic achievements and the progress of the peace process in Mindanao in her State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday.
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