By MBJ on September 1, 2010
A member of the influential Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Tuesday warned against any attempt at “whitewash” as he urged officials to hasten the investigation of the recent Manila hostage-taking drama that claimed the lives of eight Hong Kong tourists.
Posted in Headlines | Tagged Buddhist monks, cbcp, Hong kong tourists, hostage taking, malacanang, manila, whitewash |
By MBJ on August 30, 2010
The death toll in the Manila hostage crisis rose to 10 on Tuesday, police reported even as President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino declared Wednesday as a “” for the victims of what is now called as the “Luneta bloodbath.”
Posted in Headlines | Tagged Department of Tourism, Hong Kong, hostage taking, Luneta bloodbath, malacanang, philippines, President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino |
By MBJ on August 29, 2010
For the second time, the Philippine Supreme Court (SC) reversed itself and declared as unconstitutional the creation by Congress of 16 new cities. In a close 7-6 vote, the SC ruled in favor of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) which protested that the “wholesale conversion” of the 16 towns into cities violated the 1987 Constitution.
Posted in Headlines | Tagged 1987 Constitution, cities, congress, League of Cities of the Philippines, supreme court, towns |
By MBJ on August 28, 2010
China on Friday condemned the draping of the Philippine flag on the coffin of a dismissed Manila police captain whom it described as a “cold-blooded hostage-taker.”
Posted in Headlines, Teachers Board Exam | Tagged Aquino, china, coffin, flag-draped, hostage-taker, Luneta Park, philippines |
By MBJ on August 27, 2010
A member of the Aquino Cabinet will ask the lower court to declare the Abu Sayyaf extremist group as a “terrorist” organization which has been blamed for a series of kidnap-for-ransom cases and the execution of hostages in Mindanao.
Posted in Headlines | Tagged abu sayyaf, Aquino, DoJ, Human Rights Commission, terrorist |
By MBJ on August 27, 2010
The chief of the Manila Police District (MPD), who has been relieved from his post, testified on Thursday that Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim had ordered the arrest of the brother of a dismissed MPD captain who killed eight Hong Kong tourists in a botched rescue attempt.
Posted in Headlines | Tagged brother, Hong Kong, Luneta, manila, Manila Police District, mayor alfredo lim, Senate |
By MBJ on August 26, 2010
The chief of the Manila Police District (MPD) on Wednesday took full responsibility and offered to go on leave for the “fiasco” that attended the Monday hostage-taking bloodbath that resulted in the killing of eight Hong Kong residents and the wounding of several others.
Posted in Headlines | Tagged Hong Kong, hostage taking, malacanang, Manila Police District, ofws |
By MBJ on August 23, 2010
A Metro Manila lower court has allowed child visitation rights to the estranged husband of the youngest sister of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino, who is an actress and also known as the “queen of talk shows.” In an agreement forged between the two contending parties, the Regional Trial Court of suburban Makati City, Metro Manila granted the petition of athlete James Yap for a three-day a week right to visit his son with Kris, James Junior, 5.
Posted in Headlines | Tagged Baby James, Family Code, james yap, kris aquino, Pres. Noynoy Aquino, Regional Trial Court of Makati City |
By MBJ on August 21, 2010
Share tweetmeme_style = ‘compact’; ARTICLEURL The Philippines observes on Saturday the 27th anniversary of the martyrdom of the late opposition senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Junior but his son and namesake who is now the country’s president, has requested that he be allowed to have “private moments” to mark the occasion, a Malacanang official said on [...]
Posted in Headlines, Nation | Tagged Aquino, dictatorship, malacanang, marcos, martial law, martyrdom, Ninoy
By newsmaster on August 20, 2010
The Philippines and the US signed on Thursday an agreement for a three-year project to combat the alarming increase in the number of human trafficking cases whose victims are mostly Filipino women and children. The agreement was signed by Secretary Leila de Lima of the Department of Justice and Harry Thomas Junior, the US ambassador to the Philippines
Posted in Headlines, World | Tagged ambassador, human trafficking, Secretary Leila de Lima, US, US State department |
By newsmaster on August 20, 2010
President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino on Thursday opposed a bill filed by two women lawmakers to legalize divorce but said he favors couples who are legally separated to remarry.
Posted in Headlines, Nation |
By newsmaster on August 19, 2010
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) remitted a total of $9.082 billion in the first six months of 2010, which represented a 5.9 percent jump over the $8.4 billion recorded for the same period last year, the head of the Central Bank of the Philippines reported.
Posted in Headlines, Nation, OFW News | Tagged asia, canada, central bank, employment, Europe, Italy, Japanese, Middle East, North America, ofw, poea, professional, remittance, Singapore, skilled, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, US |
By newsmaster on August 19, 2010
MANILA – Former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has been listed as a “hostile witness” in the massacre of 57 people in Maguindanao province on November 23, 2009, which was blamed on members of a powerful clan identified as her close political allies, according to a private prosecutor.
Posted in Headlines, Nation |
By MBJ on August 18, 2010
MANILA – Allies of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo are vehemently protesting the ban imposed by the Aquino administration on the use of photos and names of politicians and officials on billboards and tarpaulins in government projects.
Posted in Headlines, Nation | Tagged Aquino, arroyo, house of representatives, malacanang, New People’s Army, noynoy, Washington DC |
By MBJ on August 16, 2010
A radio report from GMA News said the order was issued by the Regional Trial Court of suburban Quezon City, Metro Manila for the arrest of Gerry Salapuddin, the former deputy House speaker for Mindanao.
Posted in Headlines, Region | Tagged Gerry Salapuddin, pinoy headlines, pinoy news, Wahib Akbar, zamboanga bombing |
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