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Grace Poe reveals negative results of DNA tests
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Presidential aspirant Senator Grace Poe revealed on Wednesday, November 4, that the DNA tests she took – to bolster her defense in the case questioning her citizenship –...
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Poe’s husband to renounce US citizenship
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Amid questions over her and her family’s citizenship, Senator Grace Poe said her husband would renounce his American citizenship to show “support” for her...
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Alleged communist guerillas raid Lumad village in Bukidnon
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines (UPDATED) – At least 100 alleged New People's Army (NPA) fighters, led by a certain Joseph, stormed an indigenous community in Bukidnon province and abducted 3 residents on...
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Ex-INC minister Menorca faces illegal detention complaint
MANILA, Philippines – Former Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) minister Lowell Menorca is facing a serious illegal detention complaint after being accused of holding captive his family's house help, Abegail...
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At least 36 dead in S. Sudan air crash – Red Cross
JUBA, South Sudan (2nd UPDATE) – At least 36 people were killed on Wednesday when a plane crashed shortly after taking off from South Sudan's capital Juba, rescue workers said.Police and rescue workers...
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Roxas on laglag-bala: Bullet carrier has to take responsibility
SANTIAGO CITY, Philippines – Former interior secretary and now Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer for 2016 Manuel Roxas II defended the Aquino administration over the laglag-bala (bullet-planting)...
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Should Jun Abaya choose between DOTC and LP?
MANILA, Philippines – He has both the entire portfolio of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and the ruling party to worry about, but Joseph Emilio “Jun” Abaya doesn’t think he...
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Maldives declares state of emergency
MALE, Maldives (UPDATED) – Maldives President Abdulla Yameen invoked draconian emergency laws Wednesday, November 4, heightening political tensions amid a purge of his lieutenants and sweeping...
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Michelle Obama wants 'honest conversation' on girls' education
DOHA, Qatar (UPDATED) – Michelle Obama called for an end to "outdated laws and traditions" preventing millions of girls around the world from completing their education, in an impassioned speech...
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VLOG: Philippines highlights modernity in London travel event
The Philippines buys its biggest space yet – 366 square meters – at the World Travel Market in London, one of the largest travel events in the world. While its pavilion remains dwarfed by countries...
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VLOG: Abaya says alleged 'laglag-bala' incidents are isolated cases
With only a few days left before the APEC summit in Manila, government transportation services are again under scrutiny.This time it's over a supposed scheme to plant bullets in the bags of...
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Researcher quits after sex claims against ex-UN climate chief
NEW DELHI, India – A researcher who accused former United Nations (UN) climate panel chief Rajendra Pachauri of sexual harassment has quit her job at the think-tank he formerly headed, alleging it...
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ISIS claims deadly Sinai bombing as experts probe Russian crash
CAIRO, Egpyt – A bombing claimed by the Islamic State (ISIS) group Wednesday, November 4, killed at least 4 policemen in Egypt's Sinai, as investigators pursued their probe of a mysterious Russian...
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France to lift ban on gay men giving blood
PARIS, France – France said Wednesday, November 4, that it will lift a ban on gay men giving blood, but only if they abstain from sex in the months beforehand – an exclusion denounced as discriminatory...
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#TheLeaderIWant: Lorna Kapunan on women's rights & high-profile cases
MANILA, Philippines – In October, lawyer Lorna Kapunan filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator. Kapunan is part of the senatorial slate of presidential candidate Grace Poe and her running...
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Makabayan formally endorses Grace Poe, Chiz Escudero
MANILA, Philippines – The Makabayan coalition on Thursday, November 5, formally endorsed the candidacies of presidential aspirant Senator Grace Poe and her running mate, Senator Francis Escudero.While...
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Bongbong Marcos: Tandem with Miriam ‘not a surprise’ to me
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr begged to differ on the opinion that his tandem with Senator Miriam Santiago for the 2016 elections was a strange development. “It did not...
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US defense chief visits aircraft carrier in South China Sea
ABOARD THE USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (UPDATED) – US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter visited an aircraft carrier in the South China Sea on Thursday, November 5, amid rising tensions over Chinese...
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Grace Poe eyes one more DNA test
MANILA, Philippines – There’s no giving up for presidential aspirant Senator Grace Poe, as she revealed that she will pursue another DNA test to determine her real family.Poe, after announcing that her...
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Roxas on laglag-bala scheme: 'Syndicates must pay'
MANILA, Philippines – "Regardless of the statistics, one person wrongfully accused is one case too many.”Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Manuel Roxas II on Thursday, November 5, made the statement...
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