Tuesday, Feb. 09, 2010
DOJ: File murder raps vs 15 Ampatuans, 182 others
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Justice (DOJ) has recommended the filing of 57 counts of murder against 15 members of the powerful Ampatuan clan, including patriarch Andal Sr., and 182 other persons after finding probable cause to charge them...
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MANILA, Philippines – Relatives and friends of the 43 health workers arrested in Morong, Rizal over the weekend have asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to issue a writ of habeas corpus even as they raised allegations the military has...
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Sagay marine reserve: A success despite poachers
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines – It takes guts and a lot of courage to protect a habitat that spans thousands of hectares of sea and mangrove forest. In 2007, a patrol lost a leg after desperate poachers attacked one of four watchtowers...
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JBC includes Lacson murder case judge in CA shortlist
The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has included in the shortlist of nominees for three vacancies in the Court of Appeals (CA) the trial court judge that issued an arrest warrant against Senator Panfilo Lacson in connection with the Dacer-Corbito...
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MANILA, Philippines – One of the 43 persons arrested in a raid over the weekend of an alleged New People’s Army (NPA) safe house in Morong, Rizal is a highly trained “assassin” tasked to kill high-ranking military officials, an army...
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MANILA, Philippines – A military tribunal junked two of the three court martial charges filed against a marine lieutenant that distributed CD copies of “Ang Mabuhay para sa Masa [To Live for the Masses]” a biopic of former President Joseph...
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MANILA, Philippines – Negotiations for a Partnership Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between the European Union and the Philippines reached a snag after the fourth round in Manila last week, over the issue of human rights, particularly the country’s ratification of the...
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Cotabato bet killed, 2 wounded in foiled kidnap try
MANILA, Philippines – Authorities reported Monday the killing of a local candidate in Cotabato City and the wounding of his two daughters in what appeared to be a kidnapping attempt on the eve of the election campaign period. An initial report...
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MANILA, Philippines – Senator Jamby Madrigal bills herself as pro-poor and even advises big business not to back her as a presidential candidate in the May 2010 polls. But at the Philippine Daily Inquirer 1st Edition The Presidential Debate,...
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MANILA, Philippines – The body of a Filipina was pulled out of the rubble of a supermarket that collapsed during the magnitude 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated Haiti on January 12. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesman Eduardo Malaya said the...
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