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DAVAO CITY — Former Iraq hostage Roberto Tarongoy has recovered well more than a year after his harrowing eight-month ordeal in the hands of Iraqi militants.


"So far, I have not suffered any nightmares or trauma. I have kept my faith in God that He would help me get back to a normal life after the abduction," he told The STAR.


He and his wife, Ivy Grace, have ventured into a small business of selling motorcycle parts in the northern part of the city.


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                    [Summary] => We rejoice with the Tarongoy family. After eight tortured months, the life of Bobby was saved.


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His survival was a feat of human endurance. His recovery was a feat of incredible patience on the part of the high-level team organized by government to secure his safety.


Let’s not count the cost of public funds expended to recover this man. The life of a Filipino is priceless.


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                    [Title] => OFW deployment posts modest growth in 1Q
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A total of 270,356 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were hired in over 100 countries as of April 5, according to Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). This is 1,085 higher than a year ago.


Labor Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas attributed the modest growth to the number of newly hired workers.


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                    [Title] => Two Pinoys wounded in Baghdad shooting
                    [Summary] => Two Filipino workers were wounded in Iraq when armed insurgents fired on the mini bus in which they were traveling between Baghdad center and the city’s airport, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.


DFA spokesman Gilberto Asuque said Chargé d’ Affaires Ricardo Endaya of the Philippine Embassy in Baghdad confirmed that two Filipinos were among the wounded in the attack by insurgents early yesterday.


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                    [Title] => Tarongoy’s parents ask GMA to heed Iraqi militants’ demands
                    [Summary] => DAVAO CITY — As the deadline for his execution expired, the parents of abducted Filipino accountant Roberto Tarongoy appealed to President Arroyo yesterday to accede to his kidnappers’ demands.


"We are strongly asking you to heed the captors’ demand, by making a political statement… withdrawing our Philippine cooperation with the (United States) in Iraq," Tarongoy’s parents, Tomas and Isabelita, said in a letter reportedly faxed to Malacañang before noon yesterday. It was also faxed to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).


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                    [Title] => Palace: We have not forgotten Tarongoy
                    [Summary] => The government has "not forgotten" Filipino accountant Roberto Tarongoy and is doing everything it can to secure his release from his Iraqi kidnappers, Malacañang officials said yesterday.


Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said negotiations for Tarongoy’s release, led by Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Rafael Seguis and his employer Saudi Arabian Trading and Contracting Co., have kept him alive since he was abducted last Nov. 1.


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                    [Title] => Pamilyang Tarongoy humingi ng dasal
                    [Summary] => Dumulog kahapon sa Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) ang pamilya ni Roberto Tarongoy upang humingi ng panalangin para sa agarang pagpapalaya sa Pinoy OFW’s na hanggang ngayon ay bihag sa Iraq.


Sa isang liham sa CBCP, hiniling ng pamilya Tarongoy na ilakip sa panalangin sa lahat ng Simbahang Katoliko ang kaligtasan ng bihag na OFW sa Iraq.


Nakalakip din sa liham kay CBCP president Fernando Capalla ang buong panalangin ng Episcopal Commission on Liturgy para sa mabilis na paglaya ni Tarongoy mula sa kanyang mga abductors sa Iraq.


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                    [Title] => 700 OFWs pa-Iraq pinahaharang
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"So far, I have not suffered any nightmares or trauma. I have kept my faith in God that He would help me get back to a normal life after the abduction," he told The STAR.


He and his wife, Ivy Grace, have ventured into a small business of selling motorcycle parts in the northern part of the city.


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His survival was a feat of human endurance. His recovery was a feat of incredible patience on the part of the high-level team organized by government to secure his safety.


Let’s not count the cost of public funds expended to recover this man. The life of a Filipino is priceless.


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Labor Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas attributed the modest growth to the number of newly hired workers.


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DFA spokesman Gilberto Asuque said Chargé d’ Affaires Ricardo Endaya of the Philippine Embassy in Baghdad confirmed that two Filipinos were among the wounded in the attack by insurgents early yesterday.


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"We are strongly asking you to heed the captors’ demand, by making a political statement… withdrawing our Philippine cooperation with the (United States) in Iraq," Tarongoy’s parents, Tomas and Isabelita, said in a letter reportedly faxed to Malacañang before noon yesterday. It was also faxed to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).


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Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said negotiations for Tarongoy’s release, led by Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Rafael Seguis and his employer Saudi Arabian Trading and Contracting Co., have kept him alive since he was abducted last Nov. 1.


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Sa isang liham sa CBCP, hiniling ng pamilya Tarongoy na ilakip sa panalangin sa lahat ng Simbahang Katoliko ang kaligtasan ng bihag na OFW sa Iraq.


Nakalakip din sa liham kay CBCP president Fernando Capalla ang buong panalangin ng Episcopal Commission on Liturgy para sa mabilis na paglaya ni Tarongoy mula sa kanyang mga abductors sa Iraq.


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