Word: bacolod
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...unassuming young man who bought a ticket for Berth 51 on the 1,747-passenger SuperFerry 14 sailing from Manila to Bacolod and Davao on Feb. 26 called himself Arnulfo Alvarado. If security officials in the Philippines checked ferry-passenger lists?they don't?the name would have set off deafening alarm bells. Arnulfo Alvarado, say Philippine officials, was the name of a member, now dead, of the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group. Two other Abu Sayyaf operators have used Alvarado's name to carry out previous attacks, according to Philippine intelligence officers. This Alvarado, whose real name was Redondo Cain...
...even haunted by terrorists. Nonetheless, I am grateful that we are able to choose directly our government leaders, regardless of whether they are smart or stupid. I know of a number of other countries that can only dream of the democracy that the Filipino people enjoy. Gelan Sanchez Talledo Bacolod City, the Philippines...