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                    [Title] => Gunmen stop count in Davao town - By Edith Regalado
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DAVAO CITY – The canvassing of election returns in Sta. Maria town in Davao del Sur had to be temporarily suspended Tuesday night after unidentified men fired indiscriminately near the municipal building and police station.

[DatePublished] => 2007-05-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 394250 [Title] => Acres of banana plants shielded fleeing NPA raiders [Summary] => DAVAO CITY – The thick banana plantations in the area had helped the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels escape the pursuing government forces after holding hostage scores of villagers in Panabo, Davao del Norte on Wednesday.

An Army official who was among those pursuing the rebels claimed the thick banana plantations made it difficult for them to continue the pursuit operations.
[DatePublished] => 2007-04-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 394045 [Title] => NPAs grab 500 hostages [Summary] => DAVAO CITY — Some 500 villagers were taken hostage yesterday by New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Panabo, Davao del Norte and used as human shields against pursuing government forces.

Officials said the villagers from Sitio Casilac and Barangay Manay in Panabo were herded by the NPA rebels into a gymnasium before being released unharmed.

"The rebels used the residents as human shields because they were cornered, but they later let the hostages go," Southern Mindanao police director Chief Superintendent Andres Caro said.
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