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Living with fakes

Fakes. We have a fake here and fake there. We live with and are surrounded by so many fakes. There's hardly a day that passes that we don't read in the newspapers and hear over the radios and televisions about fakes…

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NPA raids farm in Nueva Ecija

BONGABON, Nueva Ecija — Fifteen gunmen believed to be members of the New People's Army raided a farm in this eastern Nueva Ecija town, killing six hogs and four cows, police said. Senior Insp. Romeo Velasco, the town's…

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BSU teachers eye raps against Pimentel

MALOLOS CITY — Protesting teachers of the Bulacan State University (BSU) here on Friday disclosed that Dr. Rosario Pimentel, BSU president, may be liable for administrative charges for alleged oppression and harassment…

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Program to prevent hearing loss pushed

Baguio City — About 10 percent to 25 percent of the city's population suffer different degrees of hearing loss, according to a specialist of the Notre Dame de Chartres Diagnostic Center here. Dr. Edwin Cosalan, an ear…

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Apayao police arrest CPLA commander

TUGUEGARAO CITY — A ranking official of the Cordillera People's Liberation Army has been arrested for arson by members of the Philippine National Police in Pudtol, Apayao, a report reaching here said on Saturday. In a…

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Doc reaches out to poor patients in Pangasinan

By Bong E. Otadoy, Northern Luzon Bureau DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan—Not all physicians in the Philippines are concerned with just making money. One of them, a senior official of a regional hospital based here, is heading…

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Yaranon orders Jadewell to stop collecting parking fees

BAGUIO CITY — Mayor Braulio Yaranon of Baguio ordered Jadewell Parking Systems Corp. to stop collecting parking fees and halt its towing operations within the city. Yaranon, through Executive Order 005-2004, said the…

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All-girl Benguet triplets 'over the hump,' say doctors

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — Doctors at the Benguet General Hospital (BGH) here declared Lovely, Princess and Precious Bitog, the all-girl triplets born on the night of October 7, "over the hump" and out of danger. The…

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SBMA police brutality slammed

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — A former employee of a jewelry firm here slammed the alleged brutality of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) security personnel after they ganged up on him and caused his blood pressure to…

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PNP: Gun ban applies to men of Abra gov

BANGUED, Abra — No private security group, including those under the employ of Gov. Vicente Valera, are allowed to carry high-powered firearms, Supt. Rodolfo Ebardo, Abra chief of police, said on Friday. Ebardo…

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Militants dismiss CPLA threats vs. govt as tantrums

BAGUIO CITY — An influential Baguio-based militant group on Thursday described "childish tantrums" the threat of a faction of the Cordillera Peoples Liberation Army (CPLA) to resume hostilities against the government…

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