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Tuesday, October 16, 2007 (Philippines)
| Second-hand stuffed toys, which are among the rows of used items displayed around San Pedro Cathedral on Sundays to entice churchgoers and park promenaders, apparently entice only women -- young women and mothers to be. (Sun.Star Davao/Seth delos Reyes) |
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THREE of the four governors in the Davao Region said they did not receive anything from Malacañang during a meeting last week even as two of them admitted having attended the meeting.
Three governors, all from Luzon, admitted having received P500,000 from a Palace staff after their meeting with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
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Updates on the Kadayawan Festival 2007
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Relief of maritime unit in General Santos sought
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Local officials here are seeking the immediate relief of the maritime police unit here in the wake of an investigation on the alleged extortion activities and abuses perpetrated by local maritime policemen on small tuna fishermen from this city and nearby Sarangani province.
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Monkayo councilor dies in road mishap
A MUNICIPAL councilor of Monkayo in Compostela Valley died Sunday morning in a motorcycle accident while his companion was injured when the bike they were riding crashed on the road.
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Small miners reject creation of paramilitary in Diwalwal
SMALL-scale miners in Diwalwal have rejected the creation of a Special Cafgu Auxiliary (SCAA) that would help in the anti-insurgency campaign of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in the gold rush mountain.
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