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                    [Title] => Testigo sa Yongco-murder gisusi kun apil sa Reynes-ambush
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Testigo sa kontrobersyal nga pagpatay sa abogadang si Arbet Sta. Ana-Yongco diha sa dalan Sikatuna sa barangay Zapatera ning dakbayan niadtong Oktubre 2004 maoy gisusi kun may kalambigitan sa pagbanhig kang kanhi Compostela mayor Joselito ‘Kokoy’ Reynes.

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Cabaquil was reacting to media reports that the PBMA is a cult that has led its 1.4 million followers to believe that amulets, rings and Latin prayers will render them invincible to bullets and other forms of physical harm and that they can be resurrected and made immortal.
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Biazon, a former military chief, said the PNP should explain how the cult led by murder suspect Ruben Ecleo Jr. was able to amass a massive arsenal that included automatic rifles, submachine guns, machine guns and grenade launchers.
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Tuesday night until yesterday, they were proven wrong. At least 17 of them lay dead following a shootout with the police and military.

The libretas and rings that were supposed to make the PBMA invincible were no match for bullets.
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[DatePublished] => 2002-05-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096525 [AuthorName] => Ben Serrano [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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Testigo sa kontrobersyal nga pagpatay sa abogadang si Arbet Sta. Ana-Yongco diha sa dalan Sikatuna sa barangay Zapatera ning dakbayan niadtong Oktubre 2004 maoy gisusi kun may kalambigitan sa pagbanhig kang kanhi Compostela mayor Joselito ‘Kokoy’ Reynes.

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[DatePublished] => 2002-06-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135432 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1115213 [AuthorName] => Alejandro R. Roces [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 165810 [Title] => Ecleo’s group not a cult, says follower [Summary] => ILOILO CITY — They are not a cult but an association seeking to help other people without expecting payment in return, Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association Inc. (PBMA) Pototan Chapter missionary Roberto Cabaquil said yesterday.

Cabaquil was reacting to media reports that the PBMA is a cult that has led its 1.4 million followers to believe that amulets, rings and Latin prayers will render them invincible to bullets and other forms of physical harm and that they can be resurrected and made immortal.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1459245 [AuthorName] => Leo Solinap [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 165541 [Title] => Malevolent missionaries [Summary] => A dictionary defines the word "benevolent" as "marked by a kindly disposition to promote the happiness and prosperity of others by generosity in and pleasure at doing good works." Now, a cult leader of a group called Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA) is very much in the news and if anything, it is the malevolence of the cult that is being projected. [DatePublished] => 2002-06-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135432 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1115213 [AuthorName] => Alejandro R. Roces [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 165548 [Title] => Biazon: Disarm Ecleo cultists [Summary] => The Philippine National Police (PNP) should disarm members of the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA) and charge them with illegal possession of firearms, Sen. Rodolfo Biazon said yesterday.

Biazon, a former military chief, said the PNP should explain how the cult led by murder suspect Ruben Ecleo Jr. was able to amass a massive arsenal that included automatic rifles, submachine guns, machine guns and grenade launchers.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1297981 [AuthorName] => Efren Danao [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 165600 [Title] => Sa mga kaso ni Ecleo: Justice should triumph over evil [Summary] => NAKAKAPANGILABOT at nakapagngingitngit ang nangyaring labanan sa pagitan ng pulisya at ng grupo ng Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA) noong nakaraang Martes sa San Jose, Dinagat, Surigao del Norte. Nang matapos ang putukan, 19 na miyembro ng PBMA at isang pulis ang nakitang patay na nakabulagta sa Ecleo mansion sa nasabing bayan.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134291 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1247482 [AuthorName] => Danny Macabuhay [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 165424 [Title] => GMA’s new focus [Summary] => Peace and order, according to President Arroyo, will be her next priority after putting her economic house in order. There are Filipinos who will dispute that their financial situation is now in order. There are people who are giving up home air-conditioning for the first time because of the crippling purchased power adjustment or PPA.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133252 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1807094 [AuthorName] => Ana Marie Pamintuan [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 165296 [Title] => Amulets didn’t stop bullets [Summary] => The followers of the pseudo-Christian cult called Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA) believed with all their heart that amulets such as libretas (booklets) and rings given to them by "Divine Master" Ruben Ecleo Jr. ensured that bullets would do them no harm.

Tuesday night until yesterday, they were proven wrong. At least 17 of them lay dead following a shootout with the police and military.

The libretas and rings that were supposed to make the PBMA invincible were no match for bullets.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805318 [AuthorName] => Jaime Laude [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 160908 [Title] => Where exactly is Ruben Ecleo Jr.? [Summary] => SURIGAO CITY — The police claimed they have no idea where the former San Jose,Dinagat Island Mayor Ruben Ecleo Jr.is, and admitted they asked military assistance to effect the alias warrant arrest order. His lawyers and relatives said he is in his hometown San Jose and is not hiding contrary to reports but local media here said, they have never seen the former Mayor in the island town who together with his bodyguard were accused of parricide and murder charges, respective.
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