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Arraignment of hostage-taker?s brother delayed A Manila court has postponed the arraignment of the brother of slain hostage-taker Rolando Mendoza on serious disobedience charges to give him time to file a motion to dismiss September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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Son of slain Aklan councilor assumes pa?s post A son of murdered Aklan activist and town councilor Fernando Baldomero has assumed his father?s post and has vowed to continue his advocacies. September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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PNP chief eyes retirement on Sept. 15 Philippine National Police Director General Jesus Verzosa has sought the permission of President Benigno Aquino III for an early retirement on September 15, a police spokesman September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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PNP chief admits crowd control by police ?not perfect? (UPDATE) Philippine National Police (PNP) Director-General Jesus Versoza admitted that they have not fully perfected crowd control in hostage crisis situations. September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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Cop linked to massacre nabbed in Sarangani Police authorities here confirmed on Friday the arrest of a fugitive police officer linked to the November 23 Maguindanao massacre. September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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Gov?t paid P1.28B for geothermal plant BacMan Geothermal, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of geothermal leader Energy Development Corp., paid the government P1.28 billion on Friday for the 150-megawatt Bacon-Manito September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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TV network told to answer former host?s suit (UPDATE) A broadcasting network giant has been asked by a local court to answer a civil suit filed by one of its hosts seeking the termination of his contract with the network September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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Meralco customers may expect reduced bills this month Consumers of power distributor Manila Electric Co. can expect their electricity bills to go down by 68.4 centavos per kilowatt-hour (kWh) this month, as the basic generation c September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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Order to reinstate hostage-taker into police force bared There was an order to reinstate Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza into the force but this was not relayed to him, Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Rico Puno told a September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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New CHR head assumes office Former Akbayan Representative Loretta Rosales formally took over as chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights on Friday. September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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RP stock market rallies; index up 1.86% Local stocks rallied further on Friday as upbeat global markets boosted investors' risk appetite, pushing the index to a new multi-year high. September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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US Embassy closed on Sept. 6 The US Embassy and its affiliated offices will be closed to the public on Monday, September 6, in observance of US Labor Day, according to an emailed statement from the embas September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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Police flaunt skills in crisis scenes Members of the elite units of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on Friday showed off their skills in handling crises, days after the bloody hostage crisis in Q September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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Sept. 10 a non-working holiday?Palace (UPDATE) President Benigno Aquino III has declared a non-working holiday the end of Eid?l Fitr or the Feast of Ramadan that would fall on September 10 this year. September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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SC justice questions 2 solons? inclusion in poll tribunal Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Eduardo Nachura questioned the inclusion of two lawmakers as members of the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET) despite September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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Aquino takes responsibility for hostage fiasco MANILA, Philippines ? The buck stops at the highest office of the land. September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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Cop shot dead in robbery inside bus in Davao City Six unidentified men shot and killed a police officer during a robbery inside a bus in Sitio (sub-village) Pagan, Barangay (village) Marilog, Davao City on Monday, according t September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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Hostage incident a ?local crisis??DILG exec Interior and Local Government undersecretary Rico Puno on Friday said that the government's crisis management committee treated the botched August 23 hostage incident as a loc September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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NASA launches iPad application WASHINGTON?NASA has landed on the iPad. September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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Road accident in Cavite; one hurt The helper of a 10-wheeler truck was in critical condition after the vehicle rammed a van, a car, and an electric post along General Aguinaldo Highway in Bacoor, Cavite, an ho September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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?Henry? enters RP area of responsibility; more rains seen MANILA, Philippines ? A tropical depression has entered the Philippine Area of responsibility and is expected to enhance the southwest monsoon, the state-run weather bureau sa September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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4th graders do Math better in Filipino, says UP prof MANILA, Philippines?In Valenzuela City early this year, fourth graders were given a Math quiz in Filipino while sixth graders took the same quiz in English. September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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Truck driver, helper rescued from swollen river MANILA, Philippines ? A driver and his helper were rescued early Friday after their 10-wheel truck was swept away by a swollen river in Rodriguez, Rizal, which they tried to c September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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Young US women learn, earn more than men?study After years of earning less than their male counterparts, some American women are catching up to and even overtaking men in terms of how much they earn, but only some of them, September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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Move on, science chief urges ex-PAGASA head MANILA, Philippines?Prisco Nilo, the weather bureau chief who was fired by President Benigno Aquino III last month, should ?move on,? said Science and Technology Secretary Mar September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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Basketball: China join Australia in last 16 IZMIR?China scraped into the second round of the World Basketball Championships on Thursday while Australia also made sure of their last 16 spot. September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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Fuel tanker runs aground in Canadian Arctic?coast guard OTTAWA?A fuel tanker has run aground in Canada's far north, carrying nine million liters (2.4 million gallons) of diesel fuel that risk spilling into the Arctic waters, the Ca September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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Promising new one-dose malaria drug discovered Researchers have discovered a promising new malaria drug with the potential to treat resistant strains of the deadly disease in a single dose, according to a study published T September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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WWF calls for 'roar of support' for wild tigers GENEVA?The conservation group WWF on Thursday urged people to send in a recorded "roar of support" for wild tigers, whose numbers have plunged over the past century from 100,0 September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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US rapper T.I. arrested for drugs possession Grammy award-winning US rapper T.I. and his wife were arrested for drugs possession overnight in Los Angeles, police said Thursday. September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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Chrome update marks Web browser's second birthday SAN FRANCISCO?Google released an improved version of Chrome on Thursday as the Internet titan's Web browser turned two years old. September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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Zeta-Jones 'furious' at late cancer diagnosis for Douglas LOS ANGELES?Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones is "furious" that doctors failed to diagnose her Hollywood veteran husband Michael Douglas's throat cancer earlier, she said in an int September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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Wall Street jumps after positive jobs, housing data NEW YORK?Wall Street stocks advanced Thursday as better-than-expected jobs and housing data helped sustain the previous day's boom ahead of a key monthly employment report. September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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AOL renews search deal with Google Google will power Internet search across AOL properties and AOL video will appear on YouTube under an agreement reached on Thursday between the Web companies. September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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Twitter launches iPad application WASHINGTON?Hot microblogging service Twitter launched an application for the Apple iPad on Thursday to rave reviews from technology blogs. September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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Sept. 10 is world suicide prevention day World Suicide Prevention Day will be marked on Sept. 10 with the theme ?Many Faces, Many Places: Suicide Prevention Across the World? to underscore the importance of an intern September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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In Venice, Jewish lens focuses on Palestinians' story US filmmaker Julian Schnabel, a New York Jew, tells it like it is from the Palestinian point of view in "Miral" screening as the Venice film festival got into full swing on Th September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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Burger King OKs buyout as it struggles against rival Burger King said Thursday it had accepted a $4-billion takeover bid by a little known investment firm, as the fast food chain tries to close the gap with leader McDonald's and September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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Russian fires start up again?ministry MOSCOW?Forest and brush fires have flared up again in southern Russia, killing two people and burning down nearly 500 houses and buildings, the emergencies ministry said Thurs September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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World oil prices soar on positive economic data NEW YORK?World oil prices climbed Thursday on mostly positive US economic data indicating continued demand for the key commodity in the world's largest economy. September 3rd, 2010 04:43 AM |
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