September 10, 2008, Philippine Star, Rebel leaders downplay capability of bounty hunters to hunt down MILF commanders,

September 10, 2008, Philippine Star, 11:17 AM, Rebel leaders downplay capability of bounty hunters to hunt down MILF commanders, by Roel Pareno,

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Leaders of the mainstream Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and the breakaway fronts of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) laughed at the capability of bounty hunters to track down commanders Ameril Umbra Kato, Abdulrahman Macapaar, alias Commander Bravo, and Aleem Sulayman Pangalian. 
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September 16, 2008, Philippine Star, 11:49 AM, 3 of 5 NGO workers abducted in Basilan rescued, by Roel Pareno,

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Three of the five workers of a non-government organization (NGO) in Basilan were rescued late Monday ... 
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September 18, 2008, Philippine Star, 10:54 AM, Erap on peace negotiations: "Don't wait another 30 years", by Roel Pareno,

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Former President Joseph Estrada said the government should take a position of strength and must ... 
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October 16, 2008, Philippine Star, 3:22 PM, 300 illegal Filipino immigrants deported from Malaysia back in RP, by Roel Pareno,

ZAMBOANGA CITY - - Another batched of 300 illegal Filipino migrants were deported from Sabah, Malaysia that arrived in ...

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October 20, 2008, Philippine Star, 12:57 PM, Basilan bishop supports full police visibility in the province, by Roel Pareno,

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The archbishop of Basilan strongly supported the full visibility campaign of the police and marine ...

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October 21, 2008, The Philippine Star, 2:15 PM, RP-Malaysia bilateral search and rescue exercise starts, by Roel Pareno,

ZAMBOANGA CITY - - The air force of Malaysia and Philippines started bilateral search and rescue exercises today at ...
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October 21, 2008, Philippine Star, 2:15 PM, RP-Malaysia bilateral search and rescue exercise starts, by Roel Pareno,

ZAMBOANGA CITY - - The air force of Malaysia and Philippines started bilateral search and rescue exercises today at ...
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October 22, 2008, The Philippine Star, 3:00 PM, Abu Sayyaf militants threaten to harm two female hostages, by Roel Pareno,

ZAMBOANGA CITY ...
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October 30, 2008, The Philippine Star, 4:19 PM, Troops overrun MILF camp; 4 rebels killed, by Roel Pareno,

At least four rebels were killed when government troops overrun a camp of the rogue forces of the Moro Islamic Liberation ...
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October 30, 2008, The Philippine Star, 3:04 PM, 18 hurt in road accident in Zamboanga, by Roel Pareno,

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A government vehicle lost control and slammed in a grotto in haunted road stretch in an east coast village ... 
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November 4, 2008, The Philippine Star, 4:31 PM, MILF initiates contact with captors of aid worker, by Roel Pareno,

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A government negotiator expressed optimism that the remaining aid worker held captive by suspected Abu ..
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November 5, 2008, The Philippine Star, 11:25 AM, Tawi-Tawi governor, wife survive speedboat explosion, by Roel Pareno,

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Tawi-Tawi Gov. Sadikul Sahali and nine of his companions, including his wife, survived an explosion ..
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November 8, 2008, The Philippine Star, 12:15 PM, Kidnappers free nurse in Basilan, by Roel Pareno,

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Abu Sayyaf gunmen released their hostage female nurse last night in the mountains of Basilan, ... By by Roel Pareno - 
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November 13, 2008, The Philippine Star, 11:46 AM, MILF stops negotiating for release of kidnapped aid worker in Basilan,

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- An official of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) confirmed today that it has stopped negotiating ... By by Roel Pareno - 
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November 18, 2008, The Philippine Star, 1:32 PM, Troops defuse bomb in Jolo airstrip,

ZAMBOANGA CITY - The military defused an improvised bomb planted at the airstrip of Jolo airport in Sulu by suspected al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf, according to an official. By by Roel Pareno - 
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October 15, 2012, The Philippine Star, 11:34 AM, Gov't won't defer MILF peace pact signing, by Roel Pareño,

The government peace panel said there is no reason to defer the signing of the framework agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) despite protests against and opposition on the peace pact.
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September 17, 2012, The Philippine Star, 3:54 PM, No threat vs American troops in Mindanao over anti-Islam film, by Roel Pareño,

There is no threat against American troops providing anti-terrorism training and assistance to their Filipino counterparts in Mindanao amid calls from al-Qaeda terrorists to attack US targets over an anti-Islam film, a military official said yesterday. 
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