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Philippines rules out immediate arrests in political massacre
Philippines News.Net Wednesday 25th November, 2009 The Philippine government on Wednesday rejected mounting calls for the immediate arrest of members of a prominent political family allegedly behind the massacre of 46 people. Comment?
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Philippine massacre probe focuses on Arroyo ally
... 18 journalists. No suspects have been formally named in the killings, which provoked outrage beyond the Philippines, with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and media and human rights watchdogs calling on President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to swiftly ... Comment?
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Philippines observes day of mourning
... survivors of Monday's massacre have entered a government witness protection program, according to the state-run Philippines News Agency. Arroyo has sent top level government officials to Maguindanao to "personally oversee military action against the ... Comment?
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Philippine Massacre Probe Suspects President's Ally
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The hand of one of dead victims lies across a police line at a hillside in Datu Ampatuan,... The hand of one of dead victims lies across a police line at a hillside in Datu Ampatuan, Maguindanao province, southern Philippines, on Tuesday, Nov. Comment?
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More bodies found from Philippines massacre
(11-25) 04:00 PST Ampatuan, Philippines -- A few miles off the main highway, on a remote hilltop covered with waist-high grass, bodies lay with twisted hands reaching in the air. They had been shot point-blank. Nearby, bodies were being laid out ... Comment?
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China condemns hostage killing in southern Philippines
China on Tuesday condemned the hostage killing in southern Philippines which left at least 37 people dead. Comment?
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Philippine massacre toll reaches 49
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The hope for finding survivors from one of the Philippines' worst killings is fading as rescuers on Wednesday discovered three more bodies from a shallow mass grave, pushing up the death toll of Monday's massacre to 49. Comment?
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Police say 6 more b ...
Police say 6 more bodies uncovered in Philippine massacre, pushing death toll to 52. Comment?
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Philippines imposes emergency; massacre toll reaches 46
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The Philippines placed two southern provinces and a city under emergency rule on Tuesday after gunmen killed 46 people in a brutal election-related massacre that has shocked the country. Comment?
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Condemning Violence: Philippines
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Protesters hold lighted candles while displaying placards during a rally Tuesday in Manila's Quezon City to condemn election violence in the southern Philippines. Comment?
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Emergency rule declared after Philippine political massacre claims 46 lives,
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... of a political clan that included several journalists in the outskirts of Ampatuan, Maguindanao in southern Philippines Nov. 24, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) As night fell in remote Maguindanao province, security forces wrapped up a day's digging ... Comment?
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North-South Mindanao Expressway Pushed
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... which would highlight port and infrastructure development thrust in the Brunei East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) sub-regional cooperation, Lagdamen said. "Luzon is ahead of us in planning its own integrated ... Comment?
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MOA signed to fast track Cotabato -ARMM Joint CIQS Task Force initiatives
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A joint customs, immigration, quarantine and security task force for Cotabato and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao was established here recently to help ensure safe and efficient flow of trading and facilitation of CIQS services at the ports. Comment?
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Philippines massacre a terrible test
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... the bodies, covered by banana leaves, for burial. Comments Aaron Favila, AP Troopers check a vehicle in southern Philippines. Two provinces are under state of emergency as police and troops try to impose rule of law. Comment?
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Philippine Residents Say Massacre of Civilians Was Expected
Source: Published: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 SHARIFF AGUAK, Philippines - The massacre of more than 45 unarmed civilians in the southern Philippines has drawn condemnation and expressions of shock, but local residents said the violence was to be expected. Comment?
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Six more bodies found at Philippine massacre site
... were thrown into a freshly-dug pit and covered with earth by an excavator. Clan feuds are common in the southern Philippines and the Mangudadatus have been at loggerheads with the Ampatuans, another local family, for months. Datu Andal Ampatuan, the ... Comment?
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'Bar massacre mastermind from holding elective post'
... of Peace 2009," he ended. 'Crime against Allah and humanity' On Tuesday, the National Ulama Conference of the Philippines (NUCP) described the massacre as "a crime against Allah and humanity". "The perpetrators, in deciding to curtail the lives of ... Comment?
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Abominable, savage': journalists on Maguindanao massacre
... victims of extra-judicial killings under the present administration." The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines said that "the incident does not only erase all doubts about the Philippines being the most dangerous country for journalists ... Comment?
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Comelec is - stupid,' says Boy Abunda
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... also applied for party-list accreditation in 2007, but was denied due to the lack of regional membership in the Philippines. In a previous phone interview with abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak, "Ang Ladlad," through its head Danton Remoto, said the group ... Comment?
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Napocor scraps award of 715,000 tons coal
... tely a tender for supply of 50,000 tons of steam coal meant for its Naga-Cebu thermal power plant in the central Philippines. Comments Comment?
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