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Seven suspected kidnappers killed in shootouts in PhilippinesManila - Seven suspected kidnappers were killed in the Philippines in two separate shootouts with government security forces who rescued an abducted Filipino-Chinese businesswoman, a police official s...
Philippines News Tuesday, August 11, 2009Noynoy Aquino not inclined to run, but...This week there were columns by David Pilling in the Financial Times, an obituary in the BBC, in even as Time Magazine devoted its Asian edition cover to Cory Aquino, E ...More
Philippines News Tuesday, August 11, 2009'Nat'l Artist insertions worst under Arroyo'I t was only during the Aquino administration that the National Artist awards was free of controversies, several artists said on Monday. "Kay President Cory lang walang dagdag-bawas (paddi...
Philippines News Tuesday, August 11, 2009Philippine police free kidnapped businesswomanManila: Philippine police have rescued a kidnapped factory owner and fatally shot all seven suspects in the capital. Isagani Nerez, head of the police anti-crime unit, said on Tuesday that 30-year-old...
Philippines News Tuesday, August 11, 2009Philippines frees two rebels to revive peace talksThe Philippine government has agreed to free at least two communist guerrillas and pledged not to arrest two others in an effort to revive long-stalled peace talks aimed at ending a bloody 40-year rebellion, an official said yesterday.
Topix.net Tuesday, August 11, 2009Arroyo son Mikey mum on ma's net worth increasePresidential son and Pampanga Rep. Juan Miguel "Mikey" Macapagal Arroyo on Tuesday kept mum about the sharp rise in his mother's net worth during her eight-year stay in office, saying the family l...
philippinetimes.com Tuesday, August 11, 2009''Conflict of interest'' seen in Arroyo stocks investmentBecause of her stature, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo should have divested herself of her business interests, particularly her investments in the stock market, an economist said Tuesday. Econom...
philippinetimes.com Tuesday, August 11, 2009Philippine activists protest Suu Kyi's guilty verdictManila - Dozens of Filipino democracy activists Tuesday picketed the Myanmar embassy in the Philippines to denounce a new house-arrest sentence for opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The protestors, ...
philippinetimes.com Tuesday, August 11, 2009Iran power for fifth win by beating Philippines 88-78TIANJIN, China, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Mohammad Nikkhah had 25 points and center Hamed Ehadadi added 21 points and 16 rebounds to power the defending champions Iran to an 88-78 win over the Philippines o...
philippinetimes.com Tuesday, August 11, 2009Police rescue kidnapped Chinese-Filipino trader after brief gun-battlePeople’s Daily : World : A Chinese-Filipino garment factory owner was rescued after police shot dead two of her kidnappers in a raid to the suspects' hide-out in northern Philippines, the police authority reported Tuesday. Philippine National Police Director General Jesus ...
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