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[Title] => Forsaken Amerasians increasing; also Japinos, Kopinos, Chipinos
[Summary] => “We are now into our fourth chronological repeat of child abandonment by powerhouse states,” says this study.
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[AuthorName] => Jarius Bondoc
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[Title] => Fate of 3 hostages in Tawi-Tawi uncertain
[Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY — Marines and Navy commandos have not yet sighted the three foreign hostages being held captive by the Abu Sayyaf Islamist group as they continued to comb the islands of Tawi-Tawi near the border with Malaysia.
Troops discovered the jungle hideout of an Abu Sayyaf band that fled from Basilan after they stormed a stronghold in Omapuy island, which had been camouflaged to look like a peaceful barangay.
[DatePublished] => 2004-06-22 00:00:00
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[Title] => Hunt on for killers of Sabah kidnap victims
[Summary] => President Arroyo has ordered a manhunt for the murderers of five of six hostages seized from a resort in neighboring Malaysia early this month.
The lone survivor, identified by Filipino police as an Indonesian teenager, was rescued in the Tawi-Tawi island group near the Malaysian state of Sabah on Monday.
"I condemn this outrageous and senseless killing as I condole with the families of the victims," Mrs. Arroyo said in a statement.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-30 00:00:00
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[Title] => Sayyaf executes 5 of 6 Sabah hostages; Robot back?
[Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY — Five of six people snatched Oct. 5 in Sabah by an Abu Sayyaf faction believed led by Ghalib Andang, alias Commander Robot, were killed Monday night in an island in Tawi-Tawi after their relatives failed to pay ransom.
The sixth captive, Indonesian Nonoy Alkusil ran for his life while the kidnappers were shooting down the other hostages, which included his parents. "All of us were to be killed because our relatives could not pay them ransom," Alkusil told dxGD in halting English.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-29 00:00:00
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[Title] => Despite terror threat, GIs going to Sulu
[Summary] => US troops will still be deployed in Mindanao despite possible new terrorist attacks by Islamic extremists linked to al-Qaeda, the government said yesterday.
Defense Secretary Angelo Reyes said the planned joint Philippine-US military exercises in the south, dubbed "Balikatan" (Shoulder-to-shoulder) will proceed after a State Department report of possible new terror attacks.
"The Balikatan will go through and we are ready for those kinds of threats," Reyes said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-17 00:00:00
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[Title] => Palace cites gains in drive vs Abu Sayyaf
[Summary] => Best efforts.
Malacañang expressed satisfaction yesterday on the efforts of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to meet the 90-day deadline imposed by President Arroyo to finish off the Abu Sayyaf Islamist group.
Presidential Spokesman Ignacio Bunye said Mrs. Arroyo understood the situation of the AFP in its campaign to crush the bandit group.
"What we have seen is the AFP has been doing its best to run after these Abu Sayyaf, especially their leaders," he said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-14 00:00:00
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[Title] => DND eyes terror tag on MILF
[Summary] => The Department of National Defense (DND) pushed yesterday for the inclusion of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in the United States terror list following the attacks in Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte and in Korona-dal City, South Cotabato last Saturday.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-12 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Christina Mendez
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[Title] => Sayyaf leader slain while eluding arrest
[Summary] => Army rangers killed an alleged senior commander of the Abu Sayyaf Islamist group on an islet off Basilan island when he resisted arrest and tried to shoot it out, the military reported yesterday.
Salip Asman Halipa was killed late Tuesday on the islet of Malamawi, not far from Isabela town, Basilan’s capital, Lt. Col. Renato Padua, commander of the First Scout Ranger Battalion, said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-03-27 00:00:00
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[Title] => MILF warns GIs: Keep off our areas
[Summary] => Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) separatist rebels warned yesterday that deploying US combat forces near their strongholds in Mindanao could draw the visiting forces into clashes, resulting in American casualties.
President Arroyo said on Friday she has made a "pretty final" decision to change the venue of planned war games involving US and Philippine troops from Sulu because of public opposition there.
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[Title] => A moment of silence for Columbia’s crew
[Summary] => They will not forget fallen comrades.
About 200 American troops in Zamboanga City paused for a moment of silence yesterday to honor the seven crewmembers of the space shuttle Columbia who — like them — were on a mission.
US military spokesman Capt. Steve Wollman said they were simply stunned and shocked as news of the tragedy spilled over international television news channels.
"The moment we heard that and learned about the fate of the seven great people, we paused for silence. It was unfortunate," he said.
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October 30, 2003 - 12:00am
