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Binay: Ombudsman out to disqualify opposition bets
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Jejomar Binay criticized the Ombudsman's approval of graft and other criminal charges against him as a tool to disqualify opposition candidates. The opposition's...
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Marina: DMCI boats for Yolanda victims 'not seaworthy'
TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines – Seven months after their construction, about 500 wooden boats donated by DMCI property company to the government were deemed "not seaworthy" by the Maritime Industry...
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Alfredo Lim runs for Manila mayor again
MANILA, Philippines – Former Manila mayor Alfredo Lim made official his bid for the post he held for 12 years, filing on Tuesday, October 13, his certificate of candidacy for the mayoralty race in the...
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VLOG: Santiago declares she's running for president
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago will run for president in 2016. Her vice president? One of the declared vice presidential candidates without a presidential candidate.Camille Elemia files this VLOG. -...
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Kids with iPhones got jobs meant for poor students in Pampanga LGU
MANILA, Philippines – The San Fernando city government in Pampanga reportedly hired mostly well-off kids for a state employment program meant to help poor students, state auditors said in a report. The...
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Aquino appoints chief legal counsel as new DOJ chief
MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III has appointed Chief Presidential Counsel Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa as ad interim justice secretary, Malacañang announced on Tuesday, October 13.Quoting...
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Kidnapped foreigners in the Philippines appear in video
MANILA, Philippines – Three foreign men and a Filipina kidnapped in September in the southern Philippines have appeared in a video posted online, making demands for the Islamic militants who abducted...
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Day 2: 15 more presidential wannabes file COCs
MANILA, Philippines – A total of 28 aspirants filed Certificates of Candidacies (COCs) at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on the 2nd day of the weeklong filing on Tuesday, October 13.Among them...
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Dipolog journalists oppose news blackout on kidnapped Italian
DIPOLOG CITY – The Dipolog city government appealed for a news blackout on the kidnapping of Italian national Rolando del Torchio, a former missionary priest-turned-restaurant owner in the southern...
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'Kill Russians' urges Syrian Qaeda as Putin slams US
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate called for jihadists to attack Russia over its air strikes in Syria, as rockets hit Moscow's Damascus embassy Tuesday, October 13, where demonstrators had...
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EU lawmakers reject GM crop compromise
BRUSSELS, Belgium – EU lawmakers rejected Tuesday, October 13, a hard-won compromise which allows member states to decide for themselves whether or not to import Genetically Modified Organisms for use...
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Myanmar drops proposed election delay
YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar election authorities Tuesday, October 13, confirmed that landmark polls would go ahead on November 8 in a national broadcast, after Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition rejected...
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Chinese middle class now the world's largest
ZURICH, Switzerland – China's middle class has overtaken the United States to become the world's largest, Credit Suisse said Tuesday, October 13, in its latest report on global wealth.Asia will be the...
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Over 710,000 migrants crossed into EU this year – Frontex
WARSAW, Poland – EU border agency Frontex said on Tuesday, October 13, that 710,000 migrants entered the European Union in the first nine months of this year, compared to 282,000 in all of 2014, but...
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'No bullshit' Walden Bello runs for senator
MANILA, Philippines – The intellectual who gave up his seat in Congress to protest President Benigno Aquino III's “fraternity-like” leadership is running for senator in 2016. Former Akbayan...
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US and Australia warn China on sea access
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – The United States and its Pacific ally Australia warned China on Tuesday, October 13, that they remain committed to freedom of navigation in the waters of the South China...
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Deadly explosions rock Maiduguri, NE Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Three blasts hit the city of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, October 13, killing a number of people, locals and the Red Cross said. The "huge explosions" happened in the...
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Ex-senator Zubiri runs as Poe’s guest candidate
MANILA, Philippines – Former senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Wednesday, October 11, filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator as an independent candidate.Zubiri told reporters he is...
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Miriam Santiago: Bongbong Marcos is my running mate
MANILA, Philippines (2nd UPDATE) – Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago confirmed that Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr is her running mate.After a speech in Pasay City, Santiago was asked if the son...
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Myanmar signs limited truce with rebels, but fighting persists
YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar on Thursday, October 15, signed a limited ceasefire with 8 ethnic minority armies, in a step towards ending decades of civil war but it was diminished by the refusal of...
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