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BENJIE VILLA
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[Title] => STAR correspondent in Tarlac writes ‘30’
[Summary] => Everyone in the media in Northern Luzon knew Benjie Villa, the mild-mannered and soft-spoken correspondent of The STAR in Tarlac.
When news came that he had died at dawn yesterday, almost everyone reacted the same: as if it were a bad joke.
"Was he killed?" was the million-dollar question.
No. He suffered a heart attack.
His young widow, Ruzzeell Fabian-Villa, said Benjie rose from his sleep at 3 a.m. yesterday, and only five minutes later suffered a seizure and stopped breathing.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-02 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Artemio Dumlao
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[Title] => ECOP: Many firms can’t pay wage hike
[Summary] => Many companies cannot afford the P25 increase in the basic pay of workers in Metro Manila and are likely to seek exemptions from implementing the new wage order, the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) said yesterday.
ECOP president Rene Soriano said small and medium enterprises would be hard-pressed to grant the wage hike, which would take effect on June 16.
"Some employers can afford it, but more of the companies, particularly small and medium enterprises, are likely to seek exemptions," he said.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-01 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1097338
[AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin
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[Title] => 6 illegal loggers timbog
[Summary] => Camp Aquino, Tarlac – Anim na pinaghihinalaang notoryus na illegal loggers ang naaresto ng mga elemento ng militar matapos maaktuhang namumutol ng punongkahoy sa kagubatan ng Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija, ayon sa ulat ng mga opisyal kahapon.
Kinilala ni Lt. Col. Preme Monta, Spokesman ng AFP-Northern Luzon Command ang mga nasakoteng suspek na sina Eduard Ortiz at Jomedes Garcia; kapwa ng Brgy. Bayabas, Pantabangan; Manuel Mantille, Ireneo Guevarra, Johnny Montuerto at Seodulo Molina; pawang ng Brgy. East Poblacion ng naturang munisipalidad.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-29 00:00:00
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[Title] => Communists dismiss AFP’s claim it can lick insurgency in 6-10 years
[Summary] => TARLAC — Communist rebels yesterday brushed off the declaration of Defense Secretary Avelino Cruz Jr. that the 36-year-old communist rebellion would be crushed within six to 10 years as "reactionary wishful thinking."
"The revolutionary armed movement will continue to advance," according to Gregorio "Ka Roger" Rosal, Communist Party of the Philippines spokesman, even if the government gets more US military support. Rosal gave this reaction to Cruz’s statement before the Manila Overseas Press Club on Wednesday night.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-21 00:00:00
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[Title] => Village chief nilikida
[Summary] => TARLAC CITY — Napatay sa asasinasyon ng mga rebeldeng New People’s Army (NPA) ang isang 62-anyos na village chief sa komunidad na itinuturing na dating kuta ng mga rebelde noong Martes ng gabi.
Anim na tama ng bala ng baril ang tumapos sa buhay ni Jesus Bueno ng Barangay Balite sa bayan ng Pura may 15 kilometro ang layo mula sa nabanggit na lungsod.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-19 00:00:00
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[Title] => Aktibistang pastor, itinumba
[Summary] => TACLOBAN CITY – Dalawa-katao kabilang na ang aktibistang pastor na pinaniniwalaang chairman ng Eastern Visayas chapter ng grupong Bayan Muna ang pinagbabaril hanggang mapatay ng mga hindi kilalang lalaki habang nakikipaglibing ang mga biktima noong Huwebes ng hapon sa Sitio Motor, Barangay Crossing sa bayan ng San Isidro, Leyte.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-14 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 276595
[Title] => P2-M reward up for witnesses in journalists’ killings
[Summary] => Will a government reward help bring justice to journalists killed in the line of duty?
The government is putting up a P2-million fund to help solve the killings of journalists by offering rewards to people who testify or provide information leading to the arrest of the perpetrators of these crimes, Malacañang announced yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-07 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1804901
[AuthorName] => Aurea Calica
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[Title] => Erap denies destabilization raps
[Summary] => Deposed President Joseph Estrada vehemently denied yesterday Malacañang’s allegation that he was providing the "logistics" to support continuing attempts to destabilize the government.
"I have nothing to do with it," he told The STAR Monday night at the Manila Hotel while celebrating the 100th birthday of his mother Mary Marcelo-Ejercito.
"Kanya-kanya silang spekulasyon (They engaged in speculations)," Estrada fumed.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-04 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
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[AuthorID] => 1804833
[AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva
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[Title] => Reds accuse gov’t of badfaith in peace talks
[Summary] => TARLAC CITY — Communist rebels have accused the government of "bad faith" in the on-and-off peace talks and of kowtowing to the US government.
Ruth de Leon, National Democratic Front (NDF) spokeswoman, said the Arroyo administration has been "collaborating" with the US government to "scuttle" the talks "under the pretext of anti-terrorism" in violation of a number of agreements with the rebels.
[DatePublished] => 2005-04-11 00:00:00
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[Title] => ‘Government inaction’ hit for journalists’ killings
[Summary] => A "culture of violence, encouraged by government inaction" is the main reason for the deaths of 66 journalists in the Philippines since democracy was restored in 1986, according to the findings of an international study released yesterday.
The report by the Brussels-based International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said that with three journalists killed already this year, 2005 was shaping up to be worse than last year when 13 journalists were murdered.
[DatePublished] => 2005-04-07 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Artemio Dumlao
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