NO MORE BAIL HEARINGS IM AMPATUAN Jr CASE
27 Feb 2010
AJ GLOBAL PROSECUTION LATEST
23 Feb 2010
Estafa Case Cancelled till April, Warrants issued for the Ubando's
The shop at 284 Orpington High Street, supposedly with new proprietors, but still owned by the Ubando's
London & Manila
The case against the Ubando's, Lalaine and...
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TOP ACCUSED IN AMPATUAN MASSACRE ESCAPES CUSTODY
18 Feb 2010
A ranking police official implicated in the massacre of 57 people in the province in November last year escaped from detention at the Sultan Kudarat provincial jail late Tuesday.
Officials yesterday failed to explain how former Maguindanao provincial police director...
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MINDANAO JOURNALIST THREATENED AFTER PROGRAM ABOUT MOTORBIKE THEFTS IS AIRED
12 Feb 2010
CMFR/ PHILIPPINES – A Kidapawan-based print and radio journalist last week received threats after criticizing the increase of motorcycle theft incidents in North Cotabato. Kidapawan City is the capital city of North Cotabato, a province approximately 956 kilometers from Manila....
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cotabato, maguindanao, malu_cadelina_manar, motorcycle, thefts, threats
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ESTRADA COMPLAINS HE HAS NOT GOT THE DONATIONS FOR HIS CAMPAIGN
12 Feb 2010
DEPOSED President Joseph Estrada expressed dismay Thursday that contributions to his campaign were still coming in trickles even after the Commission on Elections had ruled that he was qualified to run for president in the May 10 elections.
So far,...
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donations, estrada, low, political_contributions
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PFIZER's PATENT ROW OVER ANTI-CHOLESTEROL DRUG DEALT A BLOW IN THE COURTS
12 Feb 2010
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, Inc. has suffered a setback in its bid to stop generic drug maker United Laboratories, Inc. (Unilab) from selling an anti-cholesterol drug while the main patent infringement case is on-going.
Branch 66 of the Makati Regional Trial...
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anti_cholesterol_drug, business, injunction_denied, makati_regional_trial_court, patent_row, pfizer, philippines
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NEPHEW OF GOV AMPATUAN SHOT DEAD IN MURDER ATTEMPT ON MANGUDADATU
11 Feb 2010
INTERPOL IN HUNT FOR LACSON
11 Feb 2010
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has formally requested the International Police (Interpol) in France, through the Philippine Center on Transnational Crime (PCTC), to place Senator Panfilo Lacson in Red Notice after a warrant of arrest was issued against him....
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THE GAY IRISH PRIEST & THE FILIPINO CHEF: MARRIAGE OFF FOR THE MOMENT
11 Feb 2010
Dublin
Irish bishop Pat Buckley’s gay marriage ceremony with his Pinoy boyfriend, chef Eduardo Yango, which was due to go ahead in Larne, Northern Ireland has been deferred for the time being
Mr Yango has seemingly been disturbed because of...
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catholic_bishop, civil_partnership, controversial_irish_priest, eduardo_yango, gay, ireland, marriage, max_clifford, pat_buckley, publicity, sinead_oconnor, unfrocked_priest
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ILLEGAL RECRUITER ARRESTED IN QUEZON
11 Feb 2010
Lucena police operatives arrested a suspected illegal recruiter accused of duping desperate job seekers from different Quezon towns, police said Thursday.
Supt. Pascual Muñoz, Lucena police chief, identified the suspect as one Victoria Telan, a resident of San Francisco, Quezon....
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ILLEGAL RECRUITER ARRESTED IN QUEZON
11 Feb 2010
Lucena police operatives arrested a suspected illegal recruiter accused of duping desperate job seekers from different Quezon towns, police said Thursday.
Supt. Pascual Muñoz, Lucena police chief, identified the suspect as one Victoria Telan, a resident of San Francisco, Quezon....
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POLL VOLUNTEERS CALL FOR CLEAN & TRUTHFUL ELECTIONS
11 Feb 2010
By Malu Cadelina Manar
DAVAO CITY
AT least 75 poll volunteers, including police and military officers in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), signed a manifesto calling for a clean, credible, peaceful, and truthful automated elections in May.
The...
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PAMPANGA's GOVERNOR TOLD TO LEAVE OFFICE
11 Feb 2010
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) ruled Thursday that Lilia Pineda won over incumbent Pampanga Governor Ed Panlilio after a recount of the votes in the 2007 local elections.
The Comelec issued its decision after recounting votes from 4,683 ballot boxes between...
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VAT EXEMPTION FOR THE ELDERLY UNDER THREAT
11 Feb 2010
The Department of Finance (DOF) wants President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to veto a proposed law expanding the tax incentives given to senior citizens.
Finance Undersecretary Gil Beltran said on Thursday the measure would lead to P1.68 billion in foregone revenues, adding...
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INHERITANCE TAX COLLECTIONS TO BE STEPPED UP
11 Feb 2010
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Tuesday said it has intensified its inheritance tax collection due to losses from non-payment of revenues from the heirs and beneficiaries of dead people.
BIR Commissioner Joel Tan-Torres said in a statement that...
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CUSTOMS MOVE TO SEIZE SHELL's OIL IMPORTS
11 Feb 2010
NO FOOD FOR WEDDING PARTY LEADS TO ESTAFA CASE
11 Feb 2010
A Filipino-Chinese businessman was sued for estafa after he failed to cater the food for a newly-wed couple at the compound of the Davao Prisons and Penal Farm (formerly Davao Penal Colony) in Sto. Tomas, Davao del Norte, last year....
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MANILA & THE NORTH: TRAVEL REVIEW FROM THE LONDON TIMES
11 Feb 2010
I’m Going Back to the Philippines was a hit song for Menudo in the 1980s and this poor but beautiful country of more than 7,000 islands is a great place to keep going back to, especially over Christmas, when the...
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SHELL UP IN ARMS OVER 7 BILLION PESO TAX BILL
11 Feb 2010
Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp., (PSPC) called the decision of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to confiscate the incoming shipment of their raw materials an “oppressive act.”
Roberto Kanapi, Shell’s vice president for Communications asserted that “Shell cannot pay back taxes...
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HOW "MY WAY" COULD END IN DEATH
10 Feb 2010
BRIDE HID HAIRY SECRET UNDER VEIL TILL WEDDING DAY DIVORCE COURT TOLD
10 Feb 2010
Dubai: An Arab ambassador said he decided to call off his wedding immediately after he discovered that his wife-to-be, who wears a niqab, was bearded and cross-eyed.
The ambassador claimed that the bride's mother deceived his mother, when she went...
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beard, bride, divorce, veil
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UAE ISSUES BOOKLET ON WORKERS RIGHTS IN TAGALOG
10 Feb 2010
A multilingual booklet The Worker: Rights and Duties has been released by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Shaikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Lieutenant Colonel Salah Al Gul, Director of Office of Culture of...
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"NOYNOY" LIED OVER HACIENDA LUISITA/SCTEX SAYS BCDA
10 Feb 2010
Liberal Party (LP) presidential bet Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino, who is anchoring his candidacy supposedly on transparency and truth, was accused of making a bare-faced lie to shore up his flagging numbers in the presidential surveys
The government agency Bases Conversion...
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KIDAPAWAN JOURNALIST THREATENED AFTER PROGRAM REVEALS ORGANIZED BIKE THEFT RING
9 Feb 2010
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has joined the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) in demanding the Philippine authorities respond immediately to protect Malu Cadelina Manar, the chairwoman of the NUJP’s Kidapawan City chapter in Mindanao.
Manar...
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IT'S OFFICIAL: BIGGEST MASS MURDER TRIAL IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY TO GO AHEAD
9 Feb 2010
Nearly three months after the gruesome incident, the government prosecution has finally ruled on the case finding probable cause for the filing of 57 counts of murder against the patriarch of a powerful political clan in the South along with...
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MURDERS, PROMISES TO CUT CORRUPTION & PHOTO CALLS - IT'S ELECTION TIME AGAIN
9 Feb 2010
Campaign posters went up and jingles blared at election rallies Tuesday as the Philippines' richest politician and the son of its democracy icon began a tight race to succeed scandal-tainted President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Senators Manny Villar and Benigno "Noynoy"...
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BALI BOMBING MASTERMIND ALIVE IN SULU
9 Feb 2010
Philippine military authorities said they believe Indonesian national Dulmatin, leader of the regional militant group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), was not killed in a clash two years ago and he is still hiding in the country's southern jungles.
Dulmatin is tagged...
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2002, bali, bombing, dulmatin, jemaah_islamiyah, omar_patek
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DAVAO's MANGO GROWERS TO SELL DIRECT IN JAPAN
9 Feb 2010
After suffering stranglehold prices from wholesalers, growers to deal direct with Japanese buyers
Mango growers in the Davao region are set to meet with three big Japanese importers in Tokyo in a bid to export the fresh fruit directly to...
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AFTER BRITAIN, AUSTRALIA CLAMPS IMMIGRATION & STUDENT VISAS
9 Feb 2010
Immigration Minister Chris Evans on Monday announced an overhaul of Australia's skilled migration program that would streamline the list of jobs used to select migrants.
A new and more targeted list will be developed by independent body Skills Australia and...
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VATICAN ATTEMPTS TO HIDE SEXUAL ABUSE BY PRIESTS FURTHER EXPOSED
9 Feb 2010
This is what it looks like, the document of a conspiracy: 24 pages, with appendix, in Latin, published by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith at the Vatican. A "norma interna," or confidential set of guidelines for all...
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GREECE IS TAKEN OVER BY BRUSSELS AS DESPERATION SETS IN TO SAVE THE EURO
9 Feb 2010
"The Euro should really be called the Icarus"
Brussels
The problems facing Greece are just the beginning. The countries belonging to Europe's common currency zone are drifting further and further apart, and national bankruptcies are a distinct possibility....
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AJ GLOBAL TRIAL DATE SET
9 Feb 2010
Ubando's & Alayon's arrest ordered as trial date is set for 23 Feb at Makati Regional Trial Court
Manila
After recently released documents showed that the 3 main officers of AJ Global/Far East Express remittance were recommended to...
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TAX COURT DENIES SHELL AN INJUNCTION OVER P7-B LIABILITIES
9 Feb 2010
Confrontation over huge tax bill gets closer as seizure of imports OK'd
Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. failed to get an injunction from the Court of Tax Appeals, which on Monday effectively allowed the Customs bureau to seize the oil firm's...
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UK STUDENT VISAS: MOVING THE GOALPOSTS
9 Feb 2010
BROKERS COMPLAIN OF CUSTOMS EXTORTION
9 Feb 2010
A group of customs brokers has complained to Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr. (PDP-Laban) about the alleged extortion activities of certain unscrupulous officials in the Bureau of Customs.
The distraught customs brokers told Pimentel that they were being...
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NASAAN NA BA ANG DUWAG?
8 Feb 2010
They were invited to a debate
All turned up, except one
Being brave in action films is one thing; debating with other presidential hopefuls is something else
With photos and video clips
Presidential aspirants Benigno Aquino III, JC De Los...
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WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE, SORRY, PRESIDENT?
8 Feb 2010
An investigation by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism shows some interesting facts and figures surrounding presidential hopefuls, and money
A BILLIONAIRE and four other millionaires lead the pack of those who want to serve as the15th president of...
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campaigns, election, expenses, millionaire, money, philippines, president
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AUSTRALIAN's FAVOR PROTECTIONISM OVER BEEF IMPORTS
7 Feb 2010
AL JAZEERA's INVESTIGATION INTO THE AMPATUAN MASSACRE HITS HARD
7 Feb 2010
The Qatar based television station Al Jazeera has conducted an investigation into the fallout from the Maguindanao/Ampatuan killings which left 57 murdered, 30 of them Filipino reporters.
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al_jazeera, ampatuan, filipino_reporters, journalist_killings, listening_post, maguindanao, media_coverage_philippine_massacre, philippines, world_media_ignoring_ampatuan_massacre
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P6.8-M IN REWARDS GETS TERRORIST ARRESTS UP
7 Feb 2010
The government has released a total of P6.8 million cash reward to five people who provided information that led to the neutralization of Abu Sayyaf bandits and a New People's Army (NPA) insurgent here in Mindanao.
The cash reward was...
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RP's POWER RESERVES THINNING OUT
7 Feb 2010
Rotating brownouts continue to threaten the country as power reserves become thinner and thinner.
Power reserves in the Luzon grid are less than 300 megawatts (MWs) while in the Visayas and Mindanao grids are on the negative.
Based on the...
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brownouts, electricity_shortages, generation, philippines, power
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UK STUDENT VISAS TO BE SEVERELY RESTRICTED
7 Feb 2010
NEW RULES TO HIT UK STUDENT VISAS London, 7 Feb 2010
Crackdown on foreign student visas (with video interview of Home Secretary)...
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