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(Photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)Cops mull demolition of Quiapo shanties
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(Photo: Edwin Paril - OPS-NIB)De Castro unveils good governance agenda
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is welcomed by Vice President Noli de Castro upon her arrival at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City from a successful four-day state visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Thursday (May 11). Looking on is First Gentleman ...Full Story

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Bomb kills five in Philippines
Soldiers wounded in a bomb blast outside a church lie in a hospital in Cotabato city July 5, 2009. A bomb exploded outside a church in the southern Philippines during Sunday morning mass, killing five people and wounding 35. Photo: ReutersRelated » | Raging Filipino str...Full Story
Bomb Kills at Least Three in Philippines
| Associated Press | MANILA, Philippines -- Suspected Muslim guerrillas detonated a bomb near a Roman Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines on Sunday, killing at least three people and wounding 48 others. Eight were in critical condition. | The bomb exploded ou...Full Story
Blast outside church in Philippine south, 5 dead
| ANILA (Reuters) - A bomb exploded outside a church in the southern Philippines during Sunday morning mass, killing five people and wounding 35, an army spokesman said. | Rogue Muslim rebels were suspected of placing the bomb near a food stall outside the church in Cot...Full Story
Caramoan lures more 'castaways' from Israel
| MANILA, Philippines—A piece of paradise in Bicolandia continues to draw an international cast of castaways. | Like the French and the Bulgarians before them, Israelis have shot their own version of the popular reality TV show 'Survivor' on the Caramoan peninsula in Ca...Full Story
'AFP broke the law when it jailed reporters'
| ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines—The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) violated the Law of Armed Conflict when its troops detained 52 journalists who were on their way to an evacuation center in central Mindanao on Tuesday, according to Human Rights Commissioner Jose M...Full Story
Cops mull demolition of Quiapo shanties
| MANILA, Philippines—Policemen are eyeing the demolition of a row of makeshift houses along a creek in Quiapo's 'Vietnam Village,' an area which gained notoriety for drug-related deals and crimes, following recent reports that bodies of summary execution victims were b...Full Story
Prayer power for Aquino goes global
| MANILA, Philippines— 'Payer Power' is in force for the cancer-stricken Corazon Aquino, and it has spread to the Internet with bloggers and members of social networks writing short but heartfelt prayers for her recovery. | The former President's official website, http:...Full Story
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'Dream' polls promised
Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—With the poll automation project back on track, Smartmatic International has pledged a dream scenario for the May 2010 national elections. | In an interview with the Inquirer on Friday night, Smartmatic spokesperson Cezar Flores...
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Traders Hotel, Manila: Where Memorable Milestones Happen
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The Daily Tribune | 07/05/2009 | A town councilor of Placer, Masbate was gunned down by two armed men right in front of the victim’s house Thursday evening, a Web site of GMA television reported quoting the Bicol Regional police as saying. | Bicol Regional Police Offi...
Cop charged with murder of Occ. Mindoro’s vice governor
The Daily Tribune | 07/05/2009 | The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has filed murder charges against a policeman for the murder of a radio commentator, lawyer Crispin Perez Jr., last June 9 in San Jose town in Occ. Mindoro. Perez Jr. also served as vice govern...
Visa encourages cardholders to go dining, shopping and traveling
The Daily Tribune | 07/05/2009 | Visa has launched its new and improved Visa Platinum program with privileges and benefits that Visa cardholders can enjoy at more than 40 participating merchants nationwide. | Visa Platinum cardholders can now experience privileges at ...
‘Recharged’ Arroyo preparing for Sona, says Malacañang
The Daily Tribune | 07/05/2009 | Malacañang has assured that President Arroyo has no serious illness that will affect her judgment and fitness to perform her regular duties as head of the nation. | Presidential deputy spokesman Lorelei Fajardo yesterday said the Palac...
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Blast outside church in Philippine south kills 5
Yahoo Daily News | ANILA (Reuters) – A bomb exploded outside a church in the southern Philippines during Sunday morning mass, killing five people and wounding 35, an army spokesman said. | Rogue Muslim rebels were suspected of placing the bomb near a food stall...
'Tears in the Darkness' takes a stark look at the Bataan Death March
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Pinoy Cult Films: The Cinema that Won't Die
Inquirer | GRITTY social realist urban dramas may get the respect and the awards at international film festivals, but it's that other Philippine cinema that wins the true fanboy (and fangirl) love: the one peopled by midget superspies, wooden Indians come to ...
De Castro unveils good governance agenda
Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines -- Vice President Noli de Castro may be playing coy about his presidential ambition but he already has a blueprint for nation-building should he finally decide to run for President in the 2010 elections. | De Castro unveiled his...
San Mig routs Ginebra 95-78 to level series
Arab News | Grace Castillo | Arab News | MANILA: There wasn't a time last night when San Miguel's mind looked like it wasn't in the game — and Barangay Ginebra felt it in a bad way. | Focused right from the start, the Beermen mangled the defending champion Gin...
'Not about money' but partners mum on details
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