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Cebu City mayor returns to work after 60-day suspension
CEBU CITY, Philippines – After a 60-day preventive suspension, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama returned to work on Monday, February 8, but still facing other administrative complaints before the local...
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Ballot printing delayed for the 3rd time
MANILA, Philippines – Citing system problems, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the 3rd time moved the start of ballot printing for the May 9 national and local elections. The Comelec decided...
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OVP media chief resigns to campaign ‘full-time’ for Binay
MANILA, Philippines – Joey Salgado, head of the media affairs group of the Office of Vice President (OVP) has resigned to focus on VP Jejomar Binay’s presidential bid.“Yes, [I have resigned] to work...
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Duterte, Cayetano woo voters in Aquino's hometown
The tandem of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Alan Peter Cayetano listens to the problems and concerns of farmers in Tarlac, hotbed of agrarian reform issues and hometown of President...
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UN probe accuses Damascus of 'extermination' of detainees
GENEVA, Switzerland – UN investigators on Monday, February 8, accused Damascus of "extermination" in its jails and detention centers, saying prisoners were executed, tortured to death or held in such...
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40,000 starving to death as S.Sudan teeters on famine: UN
JUBA, South Sudan – At least 40,000 people are being starved to death in South Sudan war zones on the brink of famine, the United Nations said Monday, February 8, in a plea to rival forces to let aid...
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Grace Poe maintains lead in January Laylo survey
MANILA, Philippines – Presidential aspirant Senator Grace Poe maintained her lead over other presidential bets in the recent Laylo survey, which was conducted for The Standard and published on Tuesday,...
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FULL TEXT: Grace Poe: Ipaglalaban ko ang mga may hugot
MANILA, Philippines – Independent presidential candidate Grace Poe opened the official campaign period with a rally Tuesday afternoon, February 9, in Plaza Miranda, Manila.It was the same venue in...
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Visibly weak Miriam Santiago shows up with pick up lines
BATAC, Philippines – She’s back with her pick up lines that have made her a social media star. But presidential aspirant Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago looked and sounded weak in the short time that...
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Kabataan kicks off campaign with selfies, hashtag
MANILA, Philippines – Members of the youth party-list group Kabataan turned to social media to launch their campaign on Tuesday, February 9.Kabataan members posted 'selfies' (self-portrait photographs)...
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SC justice: Comelec may have deprived Grace Poe of due process
MANILA, Philippines – Supreme Court (SC) Justice Francis Jardeleza expressed concern that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) “may have crossed a line” and deprived presidential candidate Grace Poe...
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FULL TEXT: Jejomar Binay: 'Bukas, ginhawa sa bawat pamilyang Pilipino'
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Jejomar Binay officially launched his campaign for the presidency on Tuesday, February 9, in Welfareville, Mandaluyong City, with a promise of "meaningful changes"...
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Clash of hashtags at Binay, Duterte, Poe launch in Manila
MANILA, Philippines – At the campaign season's kickoff on Tuesday, February 9, the streets were not the only places where supporters made noise. Netizens who could not be present at the rallies of...
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Roxas, Robredo unveil platform: Freedom from hunger, fear
ILOILO CITY, Philippines – Fired up before a hometown crowd, administration standard-bearer Manuel “Mar” Roxas II greeted supporters here in Ilonggo, cracking jokes and cheering with them on the...
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Duterte takes oath as PDP-Laban chairman
MANILA, Philippines – Presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte took his oath as the new chairman of political party Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) on...
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Obama to unveil election-tinged budget
WASHINGTON DC, USA – Barack Obama unveils the last budget of his presidency Tuesday, February 9, a multitrillion-dollar plan that is dead-on-arrival in Congress but could shape the 2016 White House...
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FULL TEXT: Miriam Santiago: I'll jail all pork barrel thieves
MANILA, Philippines – Presidential candidate Miriam Defensor Santiago launched her campaign on Tuesday, February 9, in Batac, Ilocos Norte, the home town and bailiwick of her running mate Senator...
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Man sets himself on fire near William and Kate palace
LONDON, United Kingdom – A man set himself on fire in the early hours of Tuesday, February 9, outside Kensington Palace, the central London home of Prince William and his wife Kate, and later died of...
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FULL TEXT: Mar Roxas: 'Tagumpay ng bawat pamilyang Pilipino'
MANILA, Philippines – Former Interior and Local Government Manuel "Mar" Roxas II launched his bid as standard-bearer of the ruling Liberal Party in his home city of Roxas in Capiz on Tuesday, Friday...
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Grace Poe: Yes, my life is 'full of drama' like most Filipinos
MANILA, Philippines – In an apparent swipe at critics, presidential aspirant Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday, February 9, said her "dramatic" life echoes the plight of other Filipinos.As she launched her...
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