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Miriam Santiago: I will not release my medical records
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Miriam Santiago on Tuesday, October 20, said she would not release her medical records supposedly clearing her from cancer.Santiago refused to heed the request of Dr...
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Poe faces 3rd disqualification plea over COC
MANILA, Philippines – A university professor on Tuesday, October 20, filed the 3rd disqualification plea against presidential survey front runner Senator Grace Poe based on her certificate of...
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45 killed in Russian air strikes in Syria's Latakia – monitor
BEIRUT, Lebanon – At least 45 people have been killed in a wave of Russian air strikes in the north of the regime stronghold of Latakia province, a monitoring group said on Tuesday, October 20."At...
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Colmenares: PH should not seek US help in South China Sea
MANILA, Philippines – Bayan Muna Representative Neri Colmenares said that the Philippines must fight for the disputed waters of the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) independent of nations with...
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Binay: No conditions on UNA 'guest candidates'
MANILA, Philippines – So-called guest candidates in the opposition's senatorial slate will be free to choose who they want to campaign with: Vice President Jejomar Binay, administration standard-bearer...
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Roxas, Binay visit Lando-hit Nueva Ecija
NUEVA ECIJA, Philippines – One typhoon-hit town, two leading presidential candidates. Both Vice President Jejomar Binay and Manuel Roxas II were in Nueva Ecija on Tuesday, October 20, days after...
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SC upholds decision vs PEA board on overpriced Macapagal Blvd
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday, October 20, upheld a 2003 decision by the Ombudsman against several officers of the Public Estates Authority (PEA) and other respondents over...
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Aurora: Lando knocks down towns still recovering from 2013 typhoon
MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Lando (international codename Koppu) left much damage to infrastructure in the towns of Casiguran – where Lando made landfall – and Dinalungan in Aurora province. Both...
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Longer voters’ registration eyed in Lando-hit areas
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, October 20, said it is considering to extend the voters’ registration in areas hit by Typhoon Lando (Koppu).In a news conference,...
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Recto to gov't: Speed up fund release for Typhoon Lando victims
MANILA, Philippines – To help the thousands of victims in areas devastated by Typhoon Lando (Koppu), the government should immediately tap into its unspent funds and speed up requests for fund...
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Shock, hugs and tears as war-divided Koreans reunite
SEOUL, South Korea – Nearly 400 mostly elderly and frail South Koreans held a tearful, emotionally fraught reunion Tuesday, October 20, with family members in North Korea, more than 60 years after they...
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Thai junta plans new military unit to curb online dissent
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand's junta Tuesday, October 20, said it planned to create a new military unit to fight online dissent, as Internet freedom campaigners said they were training hundreds of...
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Pistorius spends first day out of jail
PRETORIA, South Africa – Disgraced Paralympian Oscar Pistorius spent his first day out of jail on Tuesday, October 20, at his uncle's home in Pretoria where he will serve the rest of his sentence under...
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Canada PM to resign as Tory leader after election loss
OTTAWA, Canada – Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper will resign as Conservative leader after losing legislative elections to the Liberals led by Justin Trudeau, it was announced Monday, October...
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Arroyo gets check-up at St Luke's Medical Center
MANILA, Philippines – Former president and current Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal Arroyo arrived at St Luke's Hospital at about 9 am, Wednesday, October 21, to get a check-up for what she...
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Alan Cayetano: I'm not giving up on Duterte
MANILA, Philippines – Vice presidential aspirant Senator Alan Peter Cayetano said he is not giving up on Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, even as the mayor already said he is not running for president in...
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Tens of thousands flee new Syria offensives
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Tens of thousands have fled new regime offensives in Syria, the UN said Tuesday, October 20, as Russian air strikes were reported to have killed 370 people so far, around one third of...
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Typhoon Lando: 35 killed, nearly a million affected
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – At least 35 people have been killed and nearly a million people affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Lando (Koppu) over the weekend, the National Disaster Risk Reduction...
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Pemberton faces deportation
MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has ordered the deportation of US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton, the primary suspect in the murder of Filipino transgender woman Jennifer Laude last...
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Binay finally completes UNA Senate slate
MANILA, Philippines – After months of negotiations, Vice President Jejomar Binay finally completed his senatorial slate, with migrant workers' rights advocate Susan “Toots” Ople taking the last slot as...
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