Manila Newspaper

Archive for November, 2009

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police said on Monday it is still verifying the existence of the audio recording that purportedly documented the gruesome killings in Maguindanao province. Chief Superintendent Felicisimo Khu, head…

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SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao, Philippines – Three witnesses claimed they saw Datu Unsay town mayor Andal Ampatuan, Jr. leading the armed men who flagged down a convoy of vehicles carrying the 57 victims of what is now known as the Maguindanao massacre on November 23. A witness stated in his affidavit …

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MANILA, Philippines–One of the three supposed operators of the backhoe found at the crime scene in Maguindanao province is now under police custody, a police official said on Monday. But Chief Superintendent Felicisimo Khu, Task Force Alpha commander, declined to name…

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MANILA, Philippines–This year’s Bonifacio Day turned into a ‘political festival’ complete with bands, thousands of cheering crowds and three of the top presidential bets for next year’s elections – former president Joseph Estrada, Senator Manny Villar and evangelist Bro. Eddie Villanueva. Commission on Elections (Comelec) legal chief Ferdinand Rafanan described …

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11/30/2009 The National Press Club of the Philippines (NPC) will join today, Nov. 30, a multi-sectoral peace rally at the historic Mendiola Bridge over the rising incidence of political violence in the country and urge the authorities to hasten their probe into last Monday’s “Ampatuan Massacre” in Maguindanao. NPC president …

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11/30/2009 Allied Victor-PCOME mainstays Gelita Castilo and Malvinne Alcala breezed past their rivals in emphatic fashions to coast to the semifinal round in their respective divisions in the Ming Ramos Youth Cup Victor Age Group…

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Puerto Princesa bets flood Abap finalCastilo, Alcala cruise to semis …

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MANILA, Philippines—(UPDATE 2) Former president Joseph ‘Erap’ Estrada made official his presidential comeback bid as he filed his candidacy for president with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Bonifacio Day. Estrada, who drove a jeep from Liwasang Bonifacio on his way to Comelec to file his certificate of candidacy, said …

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MANILA – Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero was counting on Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) founder billionaire Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco Jr. to fund his
presidential bid in 2010, but the latter disappointed him.
“There may be a simple reason there. He [Escudero] has no funds. The party committed to bankroll only a fraction of …

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By Bing C. Branigin
WASHINGTON D.C. – I was present at the first annual public policy conference of NoLimits.org at the Ronald Reagan building on Friday, Nov. 6 when Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton announced that she would visit the Philippines November 13 to 14.

I attended the meeting hosted by …

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MANILA – Despite the claim that the Philippines is the third largest country in the world with the most number of people who can speak English, it is only second to Malaysia in the whole of Asia when it comes to proficiency in listening, speaking, writing and conversing in English.

Andrew …

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