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August 28, 2000:
JOLO: ANOTHER FOREIGN HOSTAGE RELEASED

GOVT NEGOTIATORS OPTIMISTIC OF HOSTAGES' FREEDOM SOON

ERAP TO MEET WORLD LEADERS IN UN MILLENNIUM SUMMIT IN NY

RESOLUTION OF MARCOS WEALTH UP TO CONGRESS -- ERAP

August 27, 2000:
ANOTHER TYPHOON HEADS FOR NORTH LUZON

SAYYAF BLAMED FOR PESO PLUNGE

5 FOREIGN HOSTAGES RELEASED IN JOLO

ZAMBALES TOWN BRACES FOR PINATUBO CRATER LAKE OVERFLOW

August 26, 2000:
PAL DISPROVES CHARGES BY EX-TOURISM BOSS

SEIZED: 550,000 KILOS OF EXPLOSIVES FOR MILF

2 SAYYAF REBELS CAUGHT W/RANSOM RELEASED

August 25, 2000:
SAYYAF MEN ARRESTED W/RANSOM MONEY

IRAN READY TO HELP FREE JOLO HOSTAGES

SNUB OF U.S. ASSISTANCE IN JOLO EXPLAINED

August 24, 2000:
ABU SAYYAF: GOVT SAYS NO ASYLUM, NO MILITARY ATTACK

DRAG QUEENS BANNED IN MAKATI

P10-B RISE IN INVESTMENTS DESPITE MINDANAO CONFLICT

August 23, 2000:
HEALTH OFFICIALS SEND INSPECTION TEAMS VS. FAKE, EXPIRED DRUGS

GOVT EYES REGULATION OF DOCTORS' FEES

NO MILITARY ACTION, ERAP MAINTAINS PREMIUM ON HOSTAGES' SAFETY

FOREIGN ASYLUM FOR SAYYAF LEADERS SEEN

August 22, 2000:
LOVE BUG AUTHOR SCOT FREE

GOVT FREEZES $30-M MARCOS ASSETS IN NEW YORK

PALACE ATTACKS MILF PEACE TALKS BOYCOTT

RP AWAITS LIBYAN OK OF NEW HOSTAGE FORMULA

August 21, 2000:
SPECIAL NEWS RELEASE: TUBERCULOSIS AND PRESIDENT QUEZON

ERAP LEAVES WEDNESDAY FOR ANOTHER MINDANAO VISIT

US$30-M SWISS MARCOS ASSETS UNCOVERED

PARACALE TOWN SINKING, GOLD MINERS BLAMED

August 20, 2000:
NPA WARNS NEGROS VILLAGERS VS. HELPING ARMY

SUIT VS. FVR FOR MILF BUILDUP

SAYYAF DEMAND FOR LIBYA ASYLUM HALTS HOSTAGE RELEASE

CONGRESS SEEKS PRE-ELECTION SURVEY BAN

August 19, 2000:
MACAPAGAL-ARROYO TO STAY WITH LAKAS UNTIL 2004

SANDIGAN DENIES IMELDA'S BID TO TRAVEL TO U.S.

HOUSING LOANS FOR INFORMAL GROUPS AVAILABLE

MANILA MAYOR SUED FOR ILLEGALLY DETAINING COP

August 18, 2000:
TOXIC WASTE ‘VICTIMS’ FILE $102-B SUIT VS. U.S. GOVT

SAYYAF, GOVT DISAGREE ON FRENCH JOURNALISTS’ RELEASE

SAYYAF LEADERS WANT TO FLY TO LIBYA

TRAVEL AGENTS PUSH FOR INTRAMUROS REHAB

August 17, 2000:
ABU SAYYAF INCLUDED IN U.S. TERRORIST ORGS LIST (FTOs)

JOLO: PINAY HOSTAGE FREED

TV CAMERAMAN BACKS COPS IN CULT CLASH

BAD WEATHER DELAYS JOLO HOSTAGE RELEASE

August 16, 2000:
ERAP WILL ABIDE BY CONGRESS, SENATE ON NUR'S FATE AS GOVERNOR

JOLO HOSTAGE RELEASE DELAYED

CAVITE GOVERNOR RESISTS LANDFILL REOPENING

MT. PINATUBO ECO-TOURISM PROJECT GETS WTO NOD

August 15, 2000:
MARCOS WILL REVEALED BY FM DOC

JOLO HOSTAGES FLY TO LIBYA TOMORROW

MILF PULLS OUT OF PEACE TALKS

NO RANSOM MONEY FROM LIBYA -- MALACANANG

August 14, 2000:
JOLLIBEE SHARES NOW OPEN TO FOREIGNERS

LIBYAN ENVOY PUSHES FOR HOSTAGES’ RELEASE

GOVT WILL CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS FOR HOSTAGES' RELEASE

MILF CHAIR SALAMAT RENEWED CALL FOR A JIHAD

August 13, 2000:
TV NEWS ANCHOR READY FOR THE SENATE RACE

CHURCH CAN’T STOP GAMBLING -- BISHOPS

20 DEAD IN POLICE CLASH WITH CULTISTS

RP BIGGEST PRODUCER OF FAKE TREASURY BILLS - US OFFICIAL

August 12, 2000:
CULT HEADED BY ROBIN’S BROD IN FAKE GOLD, CURRENCIES

2001 BUDGET TO PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT

GOVT ENSURES SAFE RELEASE OF 2 NPA CAPTIVES

DENGUE CASES MOUNT

August 11, 2000:
FIRST LADY TO SET UP REHAB CENTER FOR STREET KIDS

PEACE PROCESS TO PUSH THROUGH DESPITE BOUNTY FOR MILF LEADERS

NO NEED FOR NUR TO RESIGN; TERM ENDS IN SEPTEMBER

4 POEA GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS NAMED, 2-YEAR TERM

August 10, 2000:
BRAINS IN FAKE BILLION-DOLLAR T-BILLS CAUGHT

P9-M BOUNTY FOR MILF HEADS

GOVT READIES SOLID EVIDENCE VS. MILF CODDLERS

August 9, 2000:
MARCOS DOC SPILLS BEANS ON FM GOLD

MACAPAGAL-ARROYO CO-CHAIR OF MINDANAO COORDINATING COUNCIL (MCC)

PRIVATE SECTOR REPS TO MINDANAO COORDINATING COUNCIL (MCC) NAMED

PNP TURF WAR SEEN IN ERAP MEMO

August 8, 2000:
HARMFUL DETERGENTS BAN GETS CONGRESS NOD

GOV'T REMAINS CONFIDENT HOSTAGE STANDOFF ENDS IN '1-2 WEEKS'

TRANSPORT STRIKE FAILS, DAY 2 CALLED OFF

August 7, 2000:
CHRISTIAN VIGILANTES ARMED VS. MILF

RP ICE SKATERS BAG 21 GOLDS IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

PROBE OF REPORTS LINKING GOVT OFFICIALS TO MILF

CLEAN AIR ACT ADDS P2/KW TO POWER COST

August 6, 2000:
LIBYA OFFERS $25-M FOR 29 HOSTAGES

JOLO: 7 HOSTAGES PROMISED FREEDOM TODAY

COTABATO: 16 MASSACRED BY SUSPECTED MILF GROUP

August 5, 2000:
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

CAMP ABUBAKAR TO BECOME SPEICAL ECONOMIC ZONE

August 4, 2000:
FIL-AM ARTS EXPO "PISTAHAN 2000" IN SAN FRANCISCO AUG. 12-13

UNKNOWN GROUP CLAIMS JAKARTA BOMBING

MARCOS CRONY RECLAIMING PNCC

August 3, 2000:
U.S. JOINS JAKARTA BOMB PROBE

PHNO NEWSCOOP!  SUSPECT IN ILLINOIS SEXUAL ASSAULTS SURRENDERS

TEXTING VIA CELL PHONES BANNED IN GOVT OFFICES

JAKARTA BLAST OWNED BY MILF FACTION

August 2, 2000:
WANTED U.S. SERIAL RAPIST SENDS SURRENDER FEELERS

DUMPSITE VICTIMS SUE FOR P1-BILLION

MONEY, GUNS FOR SAYYAF HOSTAGES

MILF DISOWNS RP EMBASSY BOMBING

August 1, 2000:
ABU SAYYAF WILLING TO RELEASE HOSTAGES IN ONE BATCH

RP ENVOY’S CAR BOMBED IN JAKARTA

PCGG REPS TO HK TRIAL OF MARCOS WEALTH HUNTERS

July 31, 2000:
SUNDAY TIMES EXPOSES $2-B IMELDA HK DEAL

MAYON QUAKES WARN OF NEW ERUPTION

16 MILF REBELS KILLED IN BATTLE NEAR CAMP ABUBAKAR

July 30, 2000:
JOLO BANDITS FREE ABS-CBN COUPLE

KIDNAP THREATS DRIVE NEWSMEN FROM JOLO

OIL T ANKER RESCUES 300 ZAMBOANGA FERRY PASSENGERS

July 29, 2000:
U.S. PLEDGES $100-M MILITARY HARDWARE

TAIWANESE NABBED WITH 151 KILOS OF SHABU

M.I.L.F. DEMANDS TO HOLD PEACE TALKS OVERSEAS

JOURNALISTS TOLD TO LEAVE JOLO

TO MILF: SECESSION AN IMPOSSIBLE DREAM -- ERAP

July 28, 2000:
LRT WORKERS SACKED, DRIVEN FROM BARRICADES

CONGRESS WANTS NO NEW TAXES

NUR MISSUARI URGED TO COME HOME, EXPLAIN YOUR SIDE

INDONESIA LIKELY TO HEAD O.I.C. FACT-FINDING MISSION ON PEACE IN MINDANAO

July 27, 2000:
JOLO BANDITS RELEASE GERMAN JOURNALIST

NEW SAYYAF DEMANDS DELAY HOSTAGE RELEASE

JOLO GRENADE INJURES 18

5% PAY HIKE FOR CIVIL SERVANTS SUPPORTED

July 26, 2000:
GOVT CONTINUES NEGOTIATIONS FOR HOSTAGES' RELEASE

LAWMEN STRENGTHEN DEFENSES VS. MILF GUERILLA TACTICS

ERAP SPEAKS TO U.S. BUSINESS EXECS IN CALIFORNIA

July 25, 2000:
NOTHING TO HIDE IN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

ERAP'S PRONOUNCEMENTS ON MINDANAO A DECLARATION OF PEACE

VIOLENCE AT BATASAN DURING 'SONA' WELCOMES PROBE BY PCHR

July 24, 2000:
PRESIDENT ESTRADA DEPARTS FOR WASHINGTON TONIGHT

ERAP ASKS CONGRESS FOR SPECIAL POWERS FOR MINDANAO

GOVT READY TO OFFER AMNESTY TO M.I.L.F. REBELS

DUMPSITE SEARCH VOLUNTEERS PULL OUT

July 23, 2000:
3 ZAMBALES COPS KILLED IN NPA RAID

2 COTABATO VILLAGERS KILLED IN MILF RAID

JOLO: 3 MALAYSIANS, 3 WOMEN FREED SOON

July 22, 2000:
CORY, SIN LAUNCH MINDANAO PEACE DRIVE

PINAY TEACHERS FREED; SAYYAF FIGHT OVER RANSOM

JAPAYUKI WANNABES LAND IN LAGUNA CLUBS

July 21, 2000:
JOLO: 4 MALAYSIAN HOSTAGES FREED

8 DEAD, 5 WOUNDED IN MILF ATTACK

PAYATAS PERMANENTLY CLOSED

July 20, 2000:
GOVT READY FOR MILF REPORTED PLAN OF GUERRILLA WARFARE

GOVT AGENCIES EXTEND FULL ASSISTANCE TO PAYATAS VICTIMS

S.O.S. TO U.S. BISHOPS ON CLARK, SUBIC TOXIC WASTE

LUCIO TAN TO GAIN CONTROL OF PNB

July 19, 2000:
ERAP AWARDS FORT BONIFACIO TO AYALA LAND

LIMITED POWER FOR ERAP TO DEVELOP MINDANAO

FREE RIDES TO MARK COMPLETION OF MRT-3 PROJECT

ERAP VOWS TO CRUSH MILF

DANNY CRISOLOGO, 70

July 18, 2000:
GERMAN COUPLE KILLED IN PAYATAS COLLAPSE

SAYYAF FREES SICK GERMAN WOMAN

P20-M LOST IN FIRE IN CARTIMAR

M.I.L.F. REBELS MASSACRE 21 CHRISTIANS

PHILIPPINE FORCES ON ALERT AFTER 7 DIE IN AMBUSH

July 17, 2000:
6.4 QUAKE SHAKES BATANES; 6 INJURED

SAYYAF WANTS ORANGE TRADE IN EXCHANGE FOR HOSTAGES

DUMPSITE DISASTER: 196 DEAD, 700 MISSING

July 16, 2000:
MORE JOLO HOSTAGES RELEASED SOON -- GOVT

HEINOUS CRIMES DOWN BY 36% -- LACSON

July 15, 2000:
JOLO HOSTAGING: 2ND MALAYSIAN FREED

JOLO: TV PREACHER SICK, THREATENED WITH BEHEADING

July 14, 2000:
SAFE CONDUCT PASSES FOR MILF PEACE TALKS REPS

DUMPSITE DEATH TOLL COULD REACH 300

SAYYAF REBELS FREE SECOND MALAYSIAN

July 13, 2000:
NEW STORM CLOSES MANILA, CENTRAL LUZON SCHOOLS

POPE CONDOLES WITH DUMPSITE VICTIMS

SAYYAF ASKING P100-M FOR FRENCH JOURNALISTS

July 12, 2000:
DUMPSITE DEATH TOLL FEARED TO EXCEED 200

JOLO HOSTAGES: SAYYAF READY TO DEAL

July 11, 2000:
FOREIGN JOURNALISTS PULL OUT FROM JOLO

DUMPSITE DEATH TOLL ALMOST 100

3 FRENCH JOURNALISTS, TV PREACHER’S GROUP NOW HOSTAGES

July 10, 2000:
36 DEAD, HUNDREDS MISSING IN QC GARBAGE DUMP COLLAPSE

GOVT CAPTURES CAMP ABUBAKAR !

July 9, 2000:
TYPHOONS EDENG-DITANG TOLL: 42 DEAD, MILLIONS EVACUATED

STORM DELAYS INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS TO MANILA

ERAP EYES COMPUTERIZED BUREAUCRACY BEFORE TERM ENDS

July 8, 2000:
‘EDENG’ HOVERS OVER N. LUZON, DEATH TOLL NOW 26

PREACHERS’ RELEASE NOT TOP PRIORITY

SAYYAF SQUABBLES SEND JOLO RESIDENTS FLEEING

July 7, 2000:
RP NEEDS BIOTECHNOLOGY -- ANGARA

PESO ALMOST 44 TO THE DOLLAR

TV PREACHER BEHEADED BY SAYYAF?

CAMP ABUBAKAR IN GOVT HANDS S0ON -- ERAP

July 6, 2000:
DEFENSE CHIEF URGES ABUBAKAR ATTACK

TYPHOONS’ DEATH TOLL NOW 15

LUZON FLOODWATERS CONTINUE RISING

IMELDA RUNNING FOR MANILA MAYOR, SAYS BONGBONG

SAYYAF ASKS P7-M ‘EXIT FEE’ FOR TV PREACHER

July 5, 2000:
AFP REMAINS READY FOR ANY M.I.L.F. ATTACKS

ERAP OPENS P780-M EDSA-AYALA INTERCHANGE

TYPHOONS KILL 6, PARALYZE METRO MANILA

PBA, MBA IMPORTS IN MAUL CASE

July 4, 2000:
GOVT TO PURSUE PEACE AGREEMENT WITH OR W/O MISUARI

MILITARY ACT VS. MILF ARE DEFENSIVE, PREEMPTIVE, RETALIATORY --PALACE

NEGOTIATIONS FOR HOSTAGES' RELEASE AT DELICATE STAGE

TWO STORMS THREATEN RP

July 3, 2000:
ERAP REITERATES 2 CONDITIONS FOR CEASEFIRE WITH M.I.L.F.

FULL SEARCH & RESCUE FOR YESTERDAY'S PALAWAN PLANE CRASH

8 FIRMS BUSTED FOR STEALING P100-M IN OVERSEAS CALLS

PLDT, SMART, GLOBE TELECOM CITED FOR FINANCIAL STRENGTH

July 2, 2000:
LAW ENFORCERS ORDERED TO INTENSIFY EFFORTS VS ILLEGAL RECRUITERS

M.I.L.F.’S CAMP ABUBAKAR SHELLED BY GOVT TROOPS

July 1st, 2000:
ERAP PURSUES "BLUEPRINT FOR PROGRESS 2004" AS HE STARTS 3RD YEAR REIGN

GOVT MAINTAINS NON-INTERVENTION POLICY IN CURRENCY MARKET

FOREIGN HOSTAGE HAS MISCARRIAGE

June 30, 2000:
RELEASE ALL HOSTAGES, O.I.C. TELLS SAYYAF

JOMA SISON BOASTS, PRAISES NPA FOR ISABELA AMBUSH

OIC SETS PROBE OF MINDANAO CONDITIONS

M.I.L.F. PEACE TALKS DEADLINE EXTENSION POSSIBLE

June 29, 2000:
LOVE BUG SUSPECT FINALLY CHARGED

M.I.L.F. SECESSION BID NIXED BY O.I.C.

ISABELA NPA AMBUSH: ARMY COLONEL, 13 OTHERS DEAD

June 28, 2000:
O.I.C. MEET INDICATES FAVORABLE PROSPECT FOR RP GOVT

SPANISH PRESIDENT ON 3-DAY STATE VISIT, ARRIVES TOMORROW

M.I.L.F. BOMBS SOLDIERS REBUILDING MAGUINDANAO MOSQUE

June 27, 2000:
SAYYAF WANTS HOSTAGE SWAP W/MALAYSIA

M.I.L.F. SNUBS PEACE TALKS

RP LAUNDERING HAVEN REPORT DENIED

CARCINOGENIC PANDESAL ADDITIVE COULD CLOSE 200 BAKERIES

June 26, 2000:
NO MILITARY OPTION IN FREEING SULU HOSTAGES - GOVT

COMMUNICATION LINES REMAIN OPEN WITH HOSTAGE-TAKERS

MALAYSIAN'S RELEASE BOUYS SPIRITS OF HOSTAGES

June 25, 2000:
ABU SAYYAF RELEASES ONE MALAYSIAN HOSTAGE

AMMO FOR MUSLIM REBELS SEIZED AT MANILA PIER

U.S. CONGRESS OKAYS EQUITY BILL FOR RP WWII VETS

June 24, 2000:
REFUGEES’ RELIEF GOODS IN MILF CAMP

MILF WAR OVER IN A FEW DAYS -- AGUIRRE

June 23, 2000:
GOVT KEEPING LINES OPEN WITH HOSTAGE TAKERS

GOVT SETS ASIDE P600-M FOR HIGH SCHOOL COMPUTER EDUCATION

OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS SAFE IN SOLOMON ISLANDS

June 22, 2000:
EUROPEAN GOVTS AGREE: NO RANSOM FOR JOLO HOSTAGES

2 MORE MILF CAMPS CAPTURED, 9 TO GO

June 21, 2000:
NORTH KOREA SELLING ARMS TO MILF

MINDANAO FOLK AGAINST FEDERALISM -- GLORIA

June 20, 2000:
EDSA CLOSED BY OIL SPILL

FOREIGN GOVTS WARNED VS. RANSOM PAYMENT

$3-M FROM BIN LADEN FOR MILF

June 19, 2000:
JOLO: UNOFFICIAL NEGOTIATORS WARNED TO KEEP HANDS OFF

MALACANANG CONFIRMS $21-M RANSOM DEMAND

June 18, 2000:
HEALTH AUTHORITIES DRAW UP SUBSIDY HEALTH PLAN

GOVT TO DEVELOP AGRARIAN COMMUNITIES IN CAMP ABUBAKAR

June 17, 2000:
BASILAN: 5 KIDS FREED BY ABU SAYYAF

U.N. PROJECTS ONGOING IN MINDANAO

SAYYAF BACKTRACKS, OKAYS AVENTAJADO

June 16, 2000:
VATICAN JOINS GOVT IIN PAYING TRIBUTE TO OFWs

ILONGGOS HELP VICTIMS OF MINDANAO CONFLICT

NO MILF RECOGNITION BY OIC

June 15, 2000:
GOVT BOMBS MAGUINDANAO M.I.L.F. CAMP

FEDERALISM GAINS SENATE SUPPORT

June 14, 2000:
MINDANAO CONFLICT HAS MINIMAL EFFECT ON ECONOMY - OMBUDSMAN

JAPAN COMMITS P610-M FOR RP FOOD BASKET

PALACE: JUST GALLSTONES; DOH: IT'S OLD AGE

June 13, 2000:
4,000 RP-US TROOPS IN JOINT NAVAL EXERCISE

OVERSEAS PINOYS TO DECIDE NEXT PREZ

June 12, 2000:
SARAH JANE, PWA, DEAD AT 25

A 'HAND OF PEACE' EXTENDED TO REBELS

AVENTAJADO WILLING TO QUIT TO SAVE HOSTAGES

SARAH JANE A HERO IN WAR VS. AIDS -- GOVT

June 11, 2000:
ERAP REJECTS ABU DEMAND TO REPLACE AVENTAJADO

WAR SUSPENDS MAGUINDANAO GAS DRILLING

SECESSION DEMAND DEADLOCKS JOLO HOSTAGE TALKS

RAMOS BLAMED FOR MILF GROWTH

June 10, 2000:
JOLO HOSTAGE SETBACK: REBELS REJECT AVENTAJADO

CEBU CITY RANKS 3RD CRIME-WISE

FORT SANTIAGO, LUNETA AND JOSE RIZAL

June 9, 2000:
MEDIUM-TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR MINDANAO

RP SAYS ‘NO’ TO CEASEFIRE PRESSURE

GOVT CAPTURES ANOTHER M.I.L.F. CAMP

June 8, 2000:
GOVT WILL PAY TRIBUTE TO THE COUNTRY'S OFWs

GOVT CONFIDENT O.I.C. WON'T GRANT OBSERVER STATUS TO M.I.L.F.

BACLARAN LRT BOMB FOUND, DETONATED SAFELY

June 7, 2000:
ECOZONE INVESTMENTS DOUBLE

4 JOLO HOSTAGES NEED HOSPITALIZATION

MILF WANTS WAR IN MANILA -- LACSON

June 6, 2000:
RESCUE OF HOSTAGES REMAINS AN OPTION

NEWSMEN IN JOLO RESTRICTED

June 5, 2000:
ABU SAYYAF CHIEF FACES KIDNAP, MURDER CASES

IRENE MARCOS FOR LAOAG CITY MAYOR?

June 4, 2000:
1898 BATTLE OF DAGUPAN RECALLED

MEDIA COMPLICATING JOLO HOSTAGE CRISIS

BOMB OUTSIDE MANILA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

June 3, 2000:
JOLO: SAYYAF HOLD GERMAN NEWSMEN FOR RANSOM

JOLO REBELS DEMAND $1-M PER HOSTAGE

BATTLE OF MANILA BAY REMEMBERED

June 2, 2000:
FOREIGN HOSTAGES FEAR PROLONGED CAPTIVITY

BASILAN HOSTAGE RELEASE DELAYED

June 1, 2000:
ERAP SAYS "NO" TO MILF CEASEFIRE

RP PAVILION AT HANOVER EXPO 2000

PHILIPPINE FLAG TO BE DISPLAYED THROUGHOUT MANILA



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