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Italian Red Cross worker Eugenio Vagni, freed last Sunday by his Abu Sayyaf kidnappers after six months in captivity in Sulu, left for Italy yesterday morning.

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MANILA, Philippines -- A day after International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) volunteer Eugenio Vagni was freed by his Abu Sayyaf captors in Sulu, Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales urged the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace panels to return to the negotiating table.

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MANILA, Philippines - Sulu Vice Gov. Lady Ann Sahidula today admitted she gave P50,000 to the terrorist Abu Sayyaf group holding hostage Italian Eugenio Vagni in the endmost part of the province before he was released to the local official.

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MANILA, Philippines - Italian Eugenio Vagni, the last International Committee of the Red Cross aid worker freed by terrorist group Abu Sayyaf, was flown to Manila today, a radio report said.

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MANILA, Philippines - Italian Eugenio Vagni, the remaining International Committee of the Red Cross aid worker held hostage by the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf, was released early this morning to local officials in Sulu, a radio report said.

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Philippine troops clashed today with al-Qaida-linked militants who have held a Italian Red Cross worker Eugenio Vagni hostage for nearly five months, but there was no immediate word on casualties, the military said.

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MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) is offering a total of P1.5 million in rewards for information leading to the solution of three recent bombing attacks in Mindanao.

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MANILA, Philippines - The remaining International Commitee of the Red Cross hostage is now being kept in a safehouse by the Abu Sayyaf group, a military official said today.

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MANILA, Philippines - Newly installed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff Lt. Gen. Victor Ibrado said yesterday the military would remain apolitical and not allow itself to be used in the 2010 elections.

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Italian Red Cross worker Eugenio Vagni, freed last Sunday by his Abu Sayyaf kidnappers after six months in captivity in Sulu, left for Italy yesterday morning.

[DatePublished] => 2009-07-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1725462 [AuthorName] => Rudy Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 486079 [Title] => Rosales to govt, MILF: Resume peace talks [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines -- A day after International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) volunteer Eugenio Vagni was freed by his Abu Sayyaf captors in Sulu, Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales urged the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace panels to return to the negotiating table.

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MANILA, Philippines - Sulu Vice Gov. Lady Ann Sahidula today admitted she gave P50,000 to the terrorist Abu Sayyaf group holding hostage Italian Eugenio Vagni in the endmost part of the province before he was released to the local official.

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MANILA, Philippines - Italian Eugenio Vagni, the last International Committee of the Red Cross aid worker freed by terrorist group Abu Sayyaf, was flown to Manila today, a radio report said.

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MANILA, Philippines - Italian Eugenio Vagni, the remaining International Committee of the Red Cross aid worker held hostage by the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf, was released early this morning to local officials in Sulu, a radio report said.

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Philippine troops clashed today with al-Qaida-linked militants who have held a Italian Red Cross worker Eugenio Vagni hostage for nearly five months, but there was no immediate word on casualties, the military said.

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MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) is offering a total of P1.5 million in rewards for information leading to the solution of three recent bombing attacks in Mindanao.

[DatePublished] => 2009-05-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1165072 [AuthorName] => Bebot Sison Jr. [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 465889 [Title] => Vagni kept by Abus in safehouse - military [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines - The remaining International Commitee of the Red Cross hostage is now being kept in a safehouse by the Abu Sayyaf group, a military official said today.

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MANILA, Philippines - Newly installed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff Lt. Gen. Victor Ibrado said yesterday the military would remain apolitical and not allow itself to be used in the 2010 elections.

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