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Senator Loren Legarda condemned yesterday the killing of innocent civilians caught in the middle of the conflict between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front(MILF) and the military. Read More...
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Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson called on the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines Tuesday to take a proactive approach in preventing a repeat of the Bloody Monday attack by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. Read More...
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Mga minamahal kong kababayan: Mariing kinukundena ko ang hindi makatarungang pag-atake at paghahasik ng karahasan ng MILF kaninang madaling araw sa ilang bayan ng Lanao del Norte. Read More...
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