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Arroyo off to Bicol after Hong Kong vacation

Straight from her short-vacation in Hong Kong, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will fly to Bicol to oversee the region threatened by eruption of Mayon Volcano, her spokesman said Wednesday.

Oil up in Asian trade

SINGAPORE-- Oil prices rose in Asian trade Wednesday as a weaker greenback made US dollar-priced crude more attractive to traders, analysts said. New York's main futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery in February, rose 24 cents to 74.64 dollars a barrel.

Militants in skull masks protest outside NBI to remember massacre

Militant groups on Wednesday paraded 57 face masks shaped like skulls to remember the 57 people, including some 30 journalists, who were massacred in Maguindanao exactly a month ago.

Palace vows release of state workers’ bonus before Christmas

Government employees will receive their P7, 000 cash bonus Wednesday or at the latest, on Christmas Day, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said.

Palace declares unilateral Christmas truce with communists

Malacanang has declared a unilateral suspension of offensive military operations (SOMO) with the New People’s Army (NPA) for the Christmas season.