Vietnam, Thailand may yet mount a rally
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President Arroyo yesterday took a break from heated political bickering in Manila and offered prayers for the nation at a Marian Congress in Mindanao.
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A delegation of Filipino Muslims headed by House Deputy Speaker Gerry Salapuddin and former senator Santanina Rasul, will attend a conference on international peace, democracy and security issues in Jakarta, Indonesia from Dec. 5 to 8 organized by the International Center for Islam and Pluralism (ICIP).
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BEIJING (AP) — The death toll from a coal mine explosion in northern China reached 169 yesterday, confirming it as one of the country’s worst mining disasters in decades, as the government reported yet another catastrophe — a flooded coal mine that left 42 miners trapped.
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An opposition representative yesterday proposed holding joint House and Senate hearings to question former Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Virgilio Garcillano on the "Hello Garci" wiretapping controversy.
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Commuters and workers welcomed yesterday the recommendation of Secretary Patricia A. Sto. Tomas of the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) to President Arroyo to give average earners non-wage benefits such as free transportation fare, free rice supply, and tax exemptions to help them cope with the increase in the prices of basic commodities, power, and services.
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The National Food Authority said yesterday it will continue to sell well-milled rice at P18 per kilogram, although it will be doing so at a loss.
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