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A family in Davao Del Sur mourning for two days over the dead body of a 13-year old they believed was their daughter—whose naked violated body was found in a sugar plantation on Saturday last week—got the shock of their life on Monday.
Their daughter Jocelyn arrived home in flesh and blood, with her family grieving [...]
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AFP assures safety of operators of Davao City inland resorts
By ROGER M. BALANZA
The military in Southern Mindanao has assured owners of world-class inland tourist resorts and premium housing projects in Eden in Toril district that communist rebels would have no opportunity to conduct terrorist activities in the area.
Lt. Col. Gaudencio Pangilinan, commanding officer [...]
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By ROGER M. BALANZA
Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) Mayor Aniano Antalan had ordered tight security in the island city’s famous beach resorts, following military information that IGACOS would have been the target of an Indonesian national, said to be a Jemaah Islamiyah bomber, arrested on Saturday in Davao Oriental.
Jemaah Islamiyah, the Southeast [...]
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City councilor ready to back graft charge
Resigned Davao City Council Floor Leader Bonifacio Militar is not backing out from his charge some councilors shook down applicants to cough up bribe money for approval of locational clearance for housing or business projects.
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About 50 heavily-armed New People’s Army rebels swooped down on Monday on a militia detachment in Laak, Compostela Valley and without firing a shot disarmed elements of the Citizens Volunteer Group manning the outpost.
The communist rebels fled with 2 caliber 30 Garand rifles, two 12-gauge shotguns and one M79 grenade launcher.
Police said the militiamen were having [...]
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An Indonesian national linked to the terror group Jemaah Islamiyah was arrested Saturday morning in Davao Oriental.
Muhammad Baehaqi alias Latip, Salam and Tato, was collared during a raid by military in a house in Piso, Banaybanay in possession of a .22 Winchester rifle, a shotgun and blasting caps, detonating cords and other bomb-making materials and equipment.
Arrested [...]
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Gov claims 90 % behind beleaguered president
Davao del Sur governor Douglas Cagas said about ninety percent of governors in Mindanao pledged their support for embattled Preisdent Arroyo during an meeting held in Cagayan de Oro City on Sunday.
The support comes in midst of massive public clamor for the president to step down over allegations First [...]
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