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Article: Pray for De la Cruz - GMA; Gov't trying to negotiate with captors of Filipino driver.(Main News)
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- Manila Bulletin
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- July 10, 2004
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Byline: GENALYN D. KABILING
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday urged the Filipino people to pray for the release of Angelo de la Cruz, the contract worker threatened with beheading by his Iraqi captors last Wednesday.
At the same time, she justified the imposition of a news blackout on the negotiations for the freedom of De la Cruz as special envoy to the Middle East Roy Cimatu works out a deal with the workers captors.
The Iraqi militants holding De la Cruz have demanded that Arroyo pull out a military humanitarian mission stationed near Baghdad within 72 hours from the announcement of the workers captivity last Wednesday.
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