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Migrants' rights group: 'Sanction recruiter of abused OFW'
MANILA, Philippines – Migrante-Middle East, a Filipino migrants' rights group, is calling for sanctions against the recruiter of a domestic worker who is in coma, and was working in Saudi Arabia.A...
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Petilla: Popularity not sole criterion in LP Senate slate
MANILA, Philippines – Although he has yet to be nominated and accepted as part of the ruling Liberal Party (LP)’s Senate slate in 2016, former Energy secretary and Leyte governor Jericho Petilla said...
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Abad, DBM usec face Ombudsman probe over DAP
MANILA, Philippines – Budget Secretary Florencio Abad and Budget Undersecretary Mario Relampagos are facing preliminary investigation for technical malversation and administrative charges over the...
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Erap endorses leftist leader Neri Colmenares for senator
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Former President now Manila Mayor Joseph "Erap" Estrada on Wednesday, September 30, endorsed leftist congressman Neri Colmenares for Philippine senator in the 2016...
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Rodrigo Duterte: 'I am in a quandary'
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – "I am really in a quandary. Kung sa akin lang, ayaw ko talaga, ayaw ko (If it was just me, I really don't want it.)"Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said this in a corner of...
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'Decency requires Poe should fix citizenship issue first'
MANILA, Philippines – Lawyer Rizalito David on Wednesday, September 30, called on Senator Grace Poe to fix her citizenship issue first before running for president in the 2016 elections."Decency...
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IN PHOTOS: Inside Rodrigo Duterte's home
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – We got in Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte's black pick-up truck before sunrise on Wednesday, September 30.Classical music was playing on the sound system. His driver of 11...
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Yolanda 'misunderstanding will be straightened out' – Petilla
MANILA, Philippines – A Liberal Party (LP) member who is set to run for senator in 2016 said he would help “straighten out” and clarify what he described as misinformation in the aftermath of Super...
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BI hunts down Korean who escaped from immigration jail
MANILA, Philippines – How did a South Korean ward escape from the Bureau of Immigration's (BI) detention center?Immigration Commissioner Siegfred Mison has ordered an investigation into how Cho...
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Neri Colmenares to run for senator under Poe-Escudero
MANILA, Philippines – Bayan Muna partylist Representative Neri Colmenares on Wednesday, September 30, declared his senatorial bid for the 2016 elections.In his speech, Colmenares hit President Benigno...
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#SaveOFWRina: Blood donations needed for abused Filipina in Saudi
MANILA, Philippines – Rina (not her real name), the Filipina worker in Saudi Arabia who has been in a coma after allegedly being physically abused and raped by her employer, is in need of blood...
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Why Grace Poe renounced her Filipino citizenship
MANILA, Philippines – Amid unrelenting criticisms on her citizenship, both as a foundling and as a former American citizen, Senator Grace Poe explained on Wednesday, September 30, her choice to...
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Aquino to Liberal Party: Mar before self
MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III had a specific request of his party mates on Wednesday, September 30: put Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Manuel Roxas II’s candidacy before your...
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At least 7 killed by multiple China letter bombs – state media
BEIJING, China (UPDATED) – Seven people were killed on Wednesday, September 30 when 15 letter bombs exploded in southern China, state media said, with blasts reported in multiple locations including...
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Russia carries out first air strikes in Syria
MOSCOW, Russia (2nd UPDATE) – MOSCOW, Russia – Russia launched air strikes in war-torn Syria on Wednesday, September 30 its first military engagement outside the former Soviet Union since the...
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WHO urges preventative ARVs for those at high risk for HIV
GENEVA, Switzerland – People who regularly face a "substantial" risk of HIV infection should take preventative anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment, the World Health Organization said in new guidelines...
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Joaquin upgraded to hurricane as it nears Bahamas – US
MIAMI, USA – Joaquin strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane Wednesday, September 30 as it moved toward the Bahamas, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.It was packing maximum sustained winds of...
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CIA pulled officers from China after gov't hack – report
WASHINGTON DC, USA – The United States withdrew several CIA officers from its embassy in Beijing to protect them from being uncovered through a hack of US federal employee records, The Washington Post...
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Boko Haram kills 2 Niger soldiers
NIAMEY, Niger – An alleged Boko Haram attack on a village in southeastern Niger killed two of the country's soldiers, the Nigerien army said Friday, October 2, the latest deadly raid by the Islamist...
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MERS-CoV claims first death in PH
MANILA, Philippines (2nd UPDATE) – The Department of Health on Saturday, October 3, announced the death of a Saudi national apparently due to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Corona Virus...
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