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                    [Title] => Army man shoots garbage collector
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Claiming self-defense, a technical sergeant of the Philippine Army surrendered to authorities after he shot an 18-year-old garbage collector in the leg in Makati City last Sunday night.


The victim, identified as Romualdo Frias of Barangay West Rembo, is currently receiving treatment at the Ospital ng Makati.


Sgt. Juanito Nacario, 42, turned himself in and filed a complaint against the garbage collector, who allegedly attacked him with a 20-inch bolo.


                    [DatePublished] => 2006-10-24 00:00:00
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                    [Title] => Cops to take photos of motorcycle riders
                    [Summary] => People intending to travel by motorcycle on Makati’s roads should be ready to say "cheese" in front of a digital camera.


Police in the country’s financial capital are now implementing a new scheme that would involve taking photographs of men and women on motorcycles.


Though some may frown at having their photo taken for police records, some actually smile at the idea of a street photo shoot.


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                    [Title] => IT magazine publisher stabbed to death in office
                    [Summary] => The husband of a magazine publisher has been held for questioning after she was found stabbed to death in her Makati office, police said yesterday.


Delia Gutierrez, president and chief executive officer of Media G8way Corp. (MGC), which publishes the country’s leading IT magazines, was found lying in a pool of blood at the company’s offices at the Eurovilla II Condominium building located on Rufino street, Legazpi Village in Barangay San Lorenzo.


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                    [Title] => Binay to SPD: Give me a permanent police chief
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Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay is asking the Southern Police District (SPD) to install a permanent chief for the Makati City Police Department (MCPD).


According to him, businessmen in the country’s financial capital are concerned over the leadership vacuum created by last month’s "relief" of Senior Superintendent Marietto Valerio.


Binay said the absence of a permanent head at the MCPD might affect the morale of the members of the local police force.


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                    [Title] => Cops nab suspected swindler
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The Makati City Police Department (MCPD) announced yesterday the arrest of a suspected swindler operating in Metro Manila and the province of  Bicol.


By virtue of a warrant of arrest issued by Pasig Judge Eutropio Megrino, Leoncio del Rosario Fonacier, 67, was nabbed in an operation conducted by a team headed by Senior Inspector Alejandro Alisangco last Aug. 17 at the Ortigas Center.


Bing Abano, one of Fonacier’s alleged victims, said the suspect operates by inviting local and foreign investors into putting their money in mining ventures. 


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                    [Title] => American falls prey to chat room scam
                    [Summary] => 



If you’re lucky, online dating can help you find an ideal partner.


But if you’re not careful, you could lose your life savings and fall prey to extortionists and scam artists targeting those in search of affection.


Timothy Devaney, 44, a freelance journalist from San Francisco, California, became one such victim after a 20-year-old Filipina became his online "girlfriend."


He didn’t know he was being duped until he flew to Manila to meet his chatmate, a nursing student from Mandaue City, last month.


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                    [Title] => Police hunting down motorist in Makati shooting
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Police are now hunting down a motorist who shot and killed a teenager and wounded another in Makati City shortly after midnight last Tuesday.


The fatality, identified as Christopher Miranda, 17, and his companion, identified as John David Galvez, 20, both of Barangay Olympia, were shot by for their drunken antics along Kalayaan Avenue.


Miranda died while being rushed to a hospital while Galvez was treated for a bullet wound in the left foot.


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                    [Title] => Woman leaps to death from Makati condo
                    [Summary] => A 20-year-old woman jumped to her death from the 8th floor of a condo building in Makati City after a reported quarrel with her lover early yesterday .


Police identified the fatality as Angelique Manansala, a resident of the Ferrios Bel Air Tower Condominium along Polares street in Barangay Bel-Air.


She jumped from the window of the condo unit after an argument with Erica Tolentino at around 5:10 a.m.


Reports said the two had just arrived at their rented unit when they started quarreling.


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                    [Title] => Teargas downs 12 students in Makati
                    [Summary] => Twelve students and a teacher of the Makati High School Pio del Pilar Annex along Morong street, Barangay Poblacion, were rushed to the Ospital ng Makati yesterday after they were accidentally exposed to chemicals from a teargas canister.


The names of the second year students were withheld, but school authorities assured the public that no one was in serious condition.


The teacher, Leon Ty, said his students were playing with a teargas canister during class when one of them accidentally pulled the pin, causing the release of chemicals.


                    [DatePublished] => 2006-06-21 00:00:00
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                    [Title] => Binay orders probe of Bayan Muna leader’s abduction
                    [Summary] => Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay yesterday ordered the Makati City Police Department to look deeper into the reported abduction of a Bayan Muna activist in Barangay Olympia early this week.


According to Binay, residents are alarmed that abductions and summary killings are now being reported in the country’s financial capital.


"They are alarmed because these incidents, which  previously occur only in the provinces, are now happening in Makati," he said.


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The victim, identified as Romualdo Frias of Barangay West Rembo, is currently receiving treatment at the Ospital ng Makati.


Sgt. Juanito Nacario, 42, turned himself in and filed a complaint against the garbage collector, who allegedly attacked him with a 20-inch bolo.


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                    [Title] => Cops to take photos of motorcycle riders
                    [Summary] => People intending to travel by motorcycle on Makati’s roads should be ready to say "cheese" in front of a digital camera.


Police in the country’s financial capital are now implementing a new scheme that would involve taking photographs of men and women on motorcycles.


Though some may frown at having their photo taken for police records, some actually smile at the idea of a street photo shoot.


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                    [Title] => IT magazine publisher stabbed to death in office
                    [Summary] => The husband of a magazine publisher has been held for questioning after she was found stabbed to death in her Makati office, police said yesterday.


Delia Gutierrez, president and chief executive officer of Media G8way Corp. (MGC), which publishes the country’s leading IT magazines, was found lying in a pool of blood at the company’s offices at the Eurovilla II Condominium building located on Rufino street, Legazpi Village in Barangay San Lorenzo.


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                    [Title] => Binay to SPD: Give me a permanent police chief
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Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay is asking the Southern Police District (SPD) to install a permanent chief for the Makati City Police Department (MCPD).


According to him, businessmen in the country’s financial capital are concerned over the leadership vacuum created by last month’s "relief" of Senior Superintendent Marietto Valerio.


Binay said the absence of a permanent head at the MCPD might affect the morale of the members of the local police force.


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                    [Title] => Cops nab suspected swindler
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The Makati City Police Department (MCPD) announced yesterday the arrest of a suspected swindler operating in Metro Manila and the province of  Bicol.


By virtue of a warrant of arrest issued by Pasig Judge Eutropio Megrino, Leoncio del Rosario Fonacier, 67, was nabbed in an operation conducted by a team headed by Senior Inspector Alejandro Alisangco last Aug. 17 at the Ortigas Center.


Bing Abano, one of Fonacier’s alleged victims, said the suspect operates by inviting local and foreign investors into putting their money in mining ventures. 


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                    [Title] => American falls prey to chat room scam
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If you’re lucky, online dating can help you find an ideal partner.


But if you’re not careful, you could lose your life savings and fall prey to extortionists and scam artists targeting those in search of affection.


Timothy Devaney, 44, a freelance journalist from San Francisco, California, became one such victim after a 20-year-old Filipina became his online "girlfriend."


He didn’t know he was being duped until he flew to Manila to meet his chatmate, a nursing student from Mandaue City, last month.


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                    [Title] => Police hunting down motorist in Makati shooting
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Police are now hunting down a motorist who shot and killed a teenager and wounded another in Makati City shortly after midnight last Tuesday.


The fatality, identified as Christopher Miranda, 17, and his companion, identified as John David Galvez, 20, both of Barangay Olympia, were shot by for their drunken antics along Kalayaan Avenue.


Miranda died while being rushed to a hospital while Galvez was treated for a bullet wound in the left foot.


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                    [Title] => Woman leaps to death from Makati condo
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Police identified the fatality as Angelique Manansala, a resident of the Ferrios Bel Air Tower Condominium along Polares street in Barangay Bel-Air.


She jumped from the window of the condo unit after an argument with Erica Tolentino at around 5:10 a.m.


Reports said the two had just arrived at their rented unit when they started quarreling.


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                    [Title] => Teargas downs 12 students in Makati
                    [Summary] => Twelve students and a teacher of the Makati High School Pio del Pilar Annex along Morong street, Barangay Poblacion, were rushed to the Ospital ng Makati yesterday after they were accidentally exposed to chemicals from a teargas canister.


The names of the second year students were withheld, but school authorities assured the public that no one was in serious condition.


The teacher, Leon Ty, said his students were playing with a teargas canister during class when one of them accidentally pulled the pin, causing the release of chemicals.


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                    [Title] => Binay orders probe of Bayan Muna leader’s abduction
                    [Summary] => Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay yesterday ordered the Makati City Police Department to look deeper into the reported abduction of a Bayan Muna activist in Barangay Olympia early this week.


According to Binay, residents are alarmed that abductions and summary killings are now being reported in the country’s financial capital.


"They are alarmed because these incidents, which  previously occur only in the provinces, are now happening in Makati," he said.


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