Thursday, Jul. 29, 2010
Abu Sayyaf abduct Malaysians from Sabah-military intel
MANILA, Philippines – Two Malaysian businessmen were confirmed by military intelligence to have been kidnapped from an island off Sabah by Sulu-based members of the Abu Sayyaf early this month. According to an intelligence source from the Armed Forces of the...
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MANILA, Philippines – Administration standard bearer Gilberto Teodoro Jr. may have failed to pack Antipolo City’s Ynares Gym where he kicked off his presidential campaign with a rally Tuesday. But an executive of the Lakas-Kampi-Christian Muslim Democrat (CMD) party brushed the...
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A medical association filed on Monday a writ of habeas court petition before the Supreme Court to compel government authorities to release some 43 health workers arrested over the weekend by a joint military and police team. The joint contingent of...
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Noynoy, Mar kick off campaign in Aquino country
CONCEPCION, Tarlac – A wildly cheering hometown crowd turned out on Tuesday for the campaign kickoff of Liberal Party (LP) standard bearer Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and his running mate, Senator Manuel Roxas II, in this town. Aquino and Roxas,...
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MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) is seeking to disqualify the jail warden of Masbate province from running as mayor. Chief Supt. Perfecto Palad, director for Integrated Police Operations-Southern Luzon, reported that jail warden Ricardo Yanson Bulanon was arrested,...
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Japan signs P13.6M forest project in Nueva Vizcaya
MANILA, Philippines – Faced with the harsh effects of the El Niño phenomenon, a critical watershed area in Nueva Vizcaya province received some P13.6 million (US$291,262) in forest management grant assistance from the Japanese government. Makoto Katsura, Japanese ambassador to Manila,...
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MANILA, Philippines – Government security forces are checking reports that two foreigners abducted from Sabah, Malayasia by “militant gunmen” were brought to southern Philippines. Chief Supt. Bienvenido Latag, Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) police director, said authorities already dispatched police...
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MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) advised politicians running for public office to refrain from placing election posters in areas not designated by the poll body. It also asked candidates to stop sponsoring social events. Comelec officials clarified that...
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MANILA, Philippines – Administration standard bearer Gilberto Teodoro Jr. vowed to leave the traditional mudslinging and stick to a “positive campaign” as he kicked off on Tuesday his three-month campaign for the highest position in the land. In a green and...
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BACOLOD CITY, Philippines – A Liberal party senatorial candidate is pushing for the trial of former First Lady Imelda Marcos and her son, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for corruption. Martin Bautista, son-in-law of the late Negros Graftwatch chairman Dr. Patricio Tan,...
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