The Mindanao Daily Mirror

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NPA frees Cammayo

BY EDITHA Z. CADUAYA AND JESSIE L. CASALDA

The New People’s Army (NPA) yesterday released Lieutenant Vicente Cammayo in a banana plantation in Roleto, Agusan del Sur.

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» OPINION «

Out of touch

EDITORIAL

While the NPA’s capture of Army First Lieutenant Vicente Cammayo and Police Officer (PO)3 Eduardo Tumol certainly raised tension between the New People’s Army and the government, their release some weeks later should be taken as a signal to renew negotiations for a peace agreement.

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» LOCAL «

Ex-kagawad shot dead

A 48-year-old former barangay councilor was shot dead by two motorcycle-riding gunmen in barangay Kinuban, Maco, Compostela Valley Province last Sunday.

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» BUSINESS «

DA 11 probes death of 20
hogs in Davao del Sur

BY JUDY QUIROS

Representatives from the Department of Agriculture 11 regional office rushed to Sta. Maria, Davao del Sur yesterday to investigate the death of about 20 pigs in the area.

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» NATIONAL «

GMA allots P5-billion
for pro-poor program

ILIGAN CITY (PNA) – In a further move to protect the people and the domestic economy from the effects of the global economic slowdown, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is allocating an additional Php5 billion for her pro-poor Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), it was learned on Tuesday.

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» ENTERTAINMENT «

TIME MAGAZINE:
Vogue editor biggest
fashion flop of 2008

NEW YORK (AFP) – She may be the world's top fashion guru, but Vogue magazine's US editor Anna Wintour still managed to make last year's biggest fashion blunder, Time magazine says.

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FREE AT LAST. Mayor Rodrigo Duterte gives reporters the details of the release of Army First Lieutenant Vicente Cammayo (right) at the Eastern Mindanao Command headquarters yesterday. Cammayo, who was visibly weak, was released by the New People’s Army yesterday in Agusan del Sur after two months in captivity. BING GONZALES

» WEEKDAYS «

Jiu-jitsu class finally
starts at Metro

Get on the Fast Track to Fitness! Fitness Jiu-Jitsu is one of MetroLifestyle’s latest fitness system developed for those who are serious about training at any level, or improving themselves combining fitness and martial arts.

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» SPORTS «

2nd Fury Fighting C’ships
on January 17 at MTS

After its postponement late last year, the 2nd Fury Fighting Cham-pionships “The Uprising” Mixed Martial Arts and Muay Thai extravaganza will finally unfold into action on January 17, 7 p.m. at the Tent of the Matina Town Square backed by Beefit Gym and Aerobics and presented by Kamaong Bato Productions.

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»PEOPLE, EVENTS & PRODUCTS«

49,900 children benefit
from food for school

Forty-nine thousand nine hundred day care children in at least 39 municipalities in Region 11 have benefited from the Food for School Program, implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

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