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Philippine shares close 2.07 percent higherMANILA, Philippines - Philippine share prices closed 2.07 percent higher on Wednesday in a technical rebound and optimism over economic prospects, dealers said. The composite index gained 57.73 points...
philippinetimes.com Wednesday, September 23, 2009Philippines 'captures top rebel'The Philippines army says it has captured a top Muslim rebel, Camarudin Hadji Ali, a claim denied by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).The military claim came after days of fighting between the...
Philippines News Wednesday, September 23, 2009Security forces rescue three kidnapped teachers in PhilippinesZamboanga City, Philippines - Philippine police Wednesday rescued three public school teachers abducted six months ago by Islamic militants, a provincial police chief said. The three victims were reco...
philippinetimes.com Wednesday, September 23, 2009Supreme Court grants transfer of trial venue of frustrated murder of a broadcasterT he Philippine Supreme Court approved last August 10 the change of venue of the trial of the suspects in the frustrated murder of a Cagayan de Oro City-based broadcaster to Makati City. Cagayan de Or...
philippinetimes.com Wednesday, September 23, 2009Philippine shares rise 2 per centManila - Philippine shares rose 2.07 per cent on Wednesday on optimism that the country's economy is on its way to recovery. The Philippine Stock Exchange's 30-share composite index gained 57.73 point...
philippinetimes.com Wednesday, September 23, 2009Philippines on alert against rebel revenge attacks in JoloZAMBOANGA, Philippines: Security forces on the Philippine island of Jolo are on alert for retaliatory attacks by Islamist militants after the capture of one of their main camps, officials said yesterday.
Topix.net Wednesday, September 23, 2009Admin solons defend RomuloMANILA, Philippines -- Leave him alone, and respect his decision. Messages of support came in for Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo Wednesday from members of the administration party amid calls...
Philippines News Wednesday, September 23, 2009ILO holds marathon hearings at RCBC MakatiMANILA, Philippines -- The International Labor Organization has been conducting a 12-hour marathon hearing on reports of extrajudicial killings of trade unionists and labor rights advocates in the cou...
Philippines News Wednesday, September 23, 2009Philippine militants free three kidnapped teachersManila: Suspected Al Qaida-linked militants on Wednesday freed three teachers whom they recently threatened to behead amid military offensives in the southern Philippines, an official said. The public...
Philippines News Wednesday, September 23, 2009Aquino tops ‘confidential’ Cebu surveyCEBU CITY, Philippines - Former Cebu Gov. Emilio "Lito" Osmena has confirmed that Senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III emerged as top contender in a survey on presidentiables he conducted recently in t...
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