Philippine marines kill 7 suspected militants The Siasat Daily | Manila, March 08: Philippine marines killed at least seven al Qaeda-linked militants on Sunday in a raid on a coastal hide-out, but failed to capture a Malaysian terror suspect long wanted by Washington, officials said. | Government forces, backed by intelligence from captured militants and US mil...
No stink in Century Park deal The Daily Tribune | BLURBAL THRUSTS | 03/07/2010 | At first glance, the graft charges filed recently before the Office of the Ombudsman against Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim, Vice Mayor Isko Moreno as well as several other City Hall officials for the alleged questionable sale of the Century Park Hotel for a cool P1 billio...
Six Filipinos convicted Papua New Guinea Post | SIX Filipinos were convicted and fined by the Lae District Court last week for illegally entering PNG. | The six men were employed by Frabelle Fishing Ltd in Lae. They were fined K5000 each. | Northern border response director Francis Nipuru said t...
Philippine marines kill 7 suspected militants The Siasat Daily | Manila, March 08: Philippine marines killed at least seven al Qaeda-linked militants on Sunday in a raid on a coastal hide-out, but failed to capture a Malaysian terror suspect long wanted by Washington, officials said. | Government forces, backed ...
No stink in Century Park deal The Daily Tribune | BLURBAL THRUSTS | 03/07/2010 | At first glance, the graft charges filed recently before the Office of the Ombudsman against Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim, Vice Mayor Isko Moreno as well as several other City Hall officials for the alleged questionable s...
How they stand on population Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—Talk of the Town is running the stand of presidential candidates on a number of issues, starting with the country's fast-growing population, now estimated at more than 92 million. | We asked the candidates the following question...
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BI thwarts human smuggle try at NAIA The Daily Tribune | By Conrado Ching | 03/04/2010 | Immigration officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have foiled an attempt by an international human trafficking syndicate to sm...
Mendoza is now both DOTC and executive secretary Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—Same faces, no surprises. | Heeding the Supreme Court, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Wednesday replaced Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita and at least fi...
Coming soon: CCTVs on NLEx, SLEx Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines--Criminals hoping to make their getaway through the North Luzon and South Luzon Expressways should think twice. | Director Roberto Rosales, head of the Nation...
Installation of more CCTV cameras on expressways pushed Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines -- The National Capital Region Police Office on Tuesday said it was pushing for the installation of modern closed circuit television cameras capable of taking pictures of plate numbers even at high-speed movement of the vehicle ...
Bomb threat to Manila judge's office a dud Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines – A bomb threat sowed panic on Tuesday among the staff of Judge Jimmy Santiago in Manila. | Operatives of the MPD Explosives and Ordnance Division (EOD) were immediately dispatched to the Manila Metropolitan Trial Court (MTC) Br...
Probe of kidnapping, illegal detention raps vs Lacson begins The Daily Tribune | 02/26/2010 | The Department of Justice (DoJ) yesterday began its preliminary investigation into the charges of kidnapping and serious illegal detention filed against Sen. Panfilo Lacson. | The government has tagged Lacson as a fugitive from justice...
Summer heat no picnic for your car Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines--You may be celebrating this dry season as being perfect for your car. And why wouldn't you? The last rainy season only brought a flood of despair to thousands of cars all over the country, leading its hapless owners to believe that water is the enemy. | But as motorists pack up and head for cooler climes and watery destinatio...
Nearly 200 people indicted in Philippines massacre The News & Observer | MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine prosecutors filed charges Tuesday against the head of a powerful clan and 195 others in the biggest and deadliest murder case since the country's World War II war crimes trials. | The indictment said Andal Ampatuan Sr. and the others were part of a conspiracy to ambush and kill members of the rival Mangudadatu fa...
