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Does the MILF need money? Philippine kidnapping inflation: the cost of "proof of life" photos has escalated from P100,000 to P 500 000. ($10,000)
"It has become a backyard industry once again." says a gov't spokesman.

And last week's bus explosion was to get extortion money, so no one was killed. But the group claiming responsibility calls itself "Al Khobar" , a reference to this bombing, and police also report finding two live rocket propelled grenades (RPGs) on a highway near General Santos City.

And the big question is: will they hit the ASEAN Summit?
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