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2 German Hostages Released by Abu Sayyaf
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The two German nationals held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf were released Friday evening, October 17. Stefan Okonek and Henrike Dielen were kidnapped in their yacht at sea last April by the Abu Sayyaf and were taken to Jolo. The Abu Sayyaf demanded P250 million ransom and the withdrawal of…
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Another UPLB Student Raped Near the Campus
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A 17-year-old student of the University of the Philippines in Los Baños (UPLB) was raped by a tricycle driver near the campus Wednesday night, authorities said. According to the police, the victim, whose name remains withheld as requested by her family, came from a school event and rode a tricycle…
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Murder Raps Filed Against US Marine Tagged in Slay
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Murder raps were filed Wednesday against Private First Class Joseph Scott Permberton, the US Marine tagged in the killing of transgender Jeffrey Laude in Olongapo City last October 11. The case was filed before the Olongapo City Prosecutor’s Office by Atty. Harry Roque, the Laude family’s legal counsel. Laude, who…
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2 NPA Rebels Slain, 2 Captured in Davao Occidental
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Two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed while two others were captured following a 45-minute clash with government troops in the province of Davao Occidental, a military official said Wednesday. “The soldiers who were on patrol were fired upon by the lawless group that prompted the security forces to…
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Abu Sayyaf, KIM Conduct Guerilla Training
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The notorious Abu Sayyaf Group and other Islamic separatist militants continue conducting guerrilla training in Central Mindanao, a source from the intelligence community told The Manila Times on Monday. According to the report, the source, codenamed Pokemon, said a Saudi Arabian named Abdurahman oversees the training of the Abu Sayyaf…
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Islamic State Forces 180,000 to Flee in Iraq
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by Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD – Fighting in Iraq’s western Anbar province has forced up to 180,000 people to flee since the city of Hit fell to Islamic State earlier this month, the United Nations said on Monday. Islamic State fighters extended that advance by overrunning a military base that the…
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Metro Manila Crime Rate Down–NCRPO
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Crime rate in Metro Manila has dropped to an average of 660 a week, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said Sunday. According to a report on the Philippine Star, NCRPO head Dir. Carmelo Valmoria said the numbers went down from more than 700 recorded incidents since his department…
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Fire Breaks Out at Katipunan Condo across Ateneo
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A fire broke out from Prince David condominium across Ateneo de Manila University in Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City Friday afternoon. Reports said the fire originated from the basement of the 25-storey building. The blaze reached second alarm at 12:58 p.m. but declared under control 1:57 p.m. Smoke engulfed the building’s…
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