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		<title>Philippines&#8217; Estrada Guilty of `Plunder,&#8217; Faces Life</title>
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		<title>Alleged Jemaah bomber falls in south Philippines</title>
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		<title>Nature Group Issues Alarm Over Turtle Poaching In Southern Philippines</title>
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		<title>Philippine police seize 7 men suspected of tourist island bomb plots</title>
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		<title>Philippines making progress on software piracy: watchdog group</title>
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		<title>Outsourcing War adds to rivalry between CatchFriday (Philippines) and GetFriday (India)</title>
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		<title>Terror suspect arrested in Philippines</title>
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		<title>Philippines end-Aug forex reserves hit 30.3 bln usd, surpassing yearend target</title>
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		<title>Economic optimism spreading in the Philippines</title>
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		<title>Japan&#8217;s NTT DoCoMo raises stake in Philippines&#8217; PLDT to 17.8 percent</title>
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