The Standard - 2015 December 21 - Monday

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VOL. XXIX NO. 312 3 Sections 32 Pages P18 MONday : dECEMBER 21, 2015 www.thestandard.com.ph editorial@thestandard.com.ph

Comelec nearing final list of bets

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POE STILL AHEAD IN TIGHTER RACE By Joyce Pangco Pañares

DESPITE two decisions disqualifying her from the 2016 presidential polls, Senator Grace Poe posted a slim lead over other candidates as the race for the highest post in the land became tighter, the latest The Standard Poll showed.

POLL

The survey, conducted by resident pollster Junie Laylo from Dec. 4 to 12, had 1,500 respondents—all of whom are registered voters with biometrics and who said they are sure to vote in next year’s elections—from 76 provinces across the country and the 17 cities in the National Capital Region. Next page

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BINAY

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Military kills Malaysian jihadist, 26 Abu fighters A MALAYSIAN terrorist is believed to have been killed along with at least 26 other militants in a week-long offensive against the Abu Sayyaf Group in Basilan, the military announced Sunday. Three soldiers were killed and 26 were wounded in the weeklong operation. A spokesman for the Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Mindanao Command,

Maj. Filemon Tan, said they were verifying reports that one of the slain militants was Malaysian jihadist Mohammad Hussein, alias Abu Anas. Hussein is believed to be one of 10 foreigners—including four other Malaysians, two Indonesians and three Syrians—who are developing the extremist group Ansar Khilafa Philippines.

Last month, military forces killed Indonesian terrorist Sucipto Ibrahim Ali in Sultan Kudarat province. Tan said that 16 militants were also believed injured in the clashes between the ASG and military personnel in Albarka town. “Subject for confirmation, Malaysian jihadist alias Abu Anas was killed in the operation,” Next page the military spokesperson said.

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