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MANILA, Philippines – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will lodge a complaint against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) for allowing its fighters to join Abu Sayyaf extremists in the gun battle with government troops in Basilan last Wednesday.
Military information chief Lt. Col. Romeo Brawner said the AFP will file the complaint against the MILF’s 114th Base Command in Basilan before the joi
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MANILA, Philippines – The proposal to grant amnesty to the Abu Sayyaf drew flak from various sectors yesterday as Malacañang said the move is “more unlikely than likely” to be considered.
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita had said Malacañang would carefully study the proposal of Sen. Richard Gordon, who claimed to have information that some Abu Sayyaf commanders wanted amnesty and livelihood assistan
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MANILA – After nearly six months in the hands of Abu Sayyaf bandits, freed International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) worker Eugenio Vagni left for Italy Wednesday morning.
Reports received by ABS-CBN News said Vagni took the KLM flight 804 at 10:45 am at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) bound for Amsterdam.
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“Apo, you are free,“ 62-year-old Italian Red Cross worker Eugenio Vagni was told by his guards. It was 4 in the afternoon Saturday, July 11, just four days shy of the half-year mark since he was abducted by the Abu Sayyaf, along with two other Red Cross volunteers in Jolo, Sulu, a few meters from the provincial capitol.
“Apo,” or grandfather in Tausug, was what Vagni would be called by his captors. B
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MANILA, Philippines – Senator Richard Gordon on Monday slammed the giving of "goodwill money" to Abu Sayyaf bandits who freed Red Cross worker Eugenio Vagni after nearly six months of captivity in southern Philippines.
"…Had I known [that money would be given], I would not have allowed it. Not one penny," said Gordon, chairman of the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC), in an intervie
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A bomb purportedly targeting the Sulu governor injured a town mayor and five security escorts in Jolo town in Sulu province Wednesday past noon.
The convoy of Sulu Gov. Abdusakur Tan was hit by bomb explosion a few meters from the Provincial Capitol in the capital town of Jolo early Wednesday afternoon. The bomb reportedly was planted inside a motorcycle parked on the side of a street and was purportedly remotely
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Eugenio Vagni, the remaining International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) worker still being held in captivity by Abu Sayyaf bandits in Sulu, was able to call his wife Thursday evening, a Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) official said.
PNRC Secretary General Gwen Pang said that Vagni was able to speak to his wife over the phone at around 8:30 p.m. Thursday. She then confirmed with the PNRC that it was indeed
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A rubber farm worker kidnapped early this month in Lamitan City, Basilan province has been released by the Abu Sayyaf, police announced Tuesday.
Senior Superintendent Salik Macapantar, Basilan provincial police director, said farmer Bernard Chavez was released by the bandits in Barangay Magcawa, Al-Barka town.
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Sen. Richard Gordon said yesterday the International Committee of the Red Cross would reject any demand for ransom for the release of its three volunteers kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf.
Gordon, chairman of the Philippine National Red Cross, stressed he was not aware of any ransom demand and that the Abu Sayyaf leaders, including Albader Parad, never mentioned anything about ransom during their talks.
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Al-Qaeda-linked militants holding captive two Red Cross workers had requested to talk with the chiefs of the Interior and Defense departments but were turned down, Sulu Governor Abdusakur Tan said Monday.
In a radio interview, Tan said Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro both rejected the request by stressing that the local committee could very well handle the kidnapping crisis.
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Ryan Agoncillo:
Christopher Ryan Lou Agoncillo, popularly known as Ryan Agoncillo, is a Filipino Film and Television actor, model, singer, photographer, and TV host.
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Corazon C. Aquino: In a press conference in Quezon City, Senator Benigno Aquino III and Kris Aquino said tests confirmed that their mother, Former President Corazon Aquino, is suf...
