By MBJ on September 6, 2010
The chief of the Manila Police District (MPD) “ignored” an order for the deployment of an elite force in the botched rescue attempt that led to the killing of eight Hong Kong tourists, according to a witness in his testimony before a government panel.
Posted in Headlines, Nation | Tagged chief, Hong Kong, MPD, pnp, tourists |
By MBJ on September 5, 2010
A member of the Aquino Cabinet reported that a $400-million approved by the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided a big boost to the government’s poverty reduction programme.
Posted in Headlines | Tagged $400-million, ADB, Aquino cabinet, dswd, loan, poverty reduction programme |
By newsmaster on September 5, 2010
The embattled chief of the 125,000-strong Philippine National Police (PNP) is stepping down on September 14, or four months before he reaches his mandatory retirement age of 56 in December, the PNP spokesman has confirmed.
Posted in Headlines | Tagged jesus verzosa, pnp, retiring, stepping down, top cop |
By MBJ on September 5, 2010
President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino is not resigning although he has taken full responsibility for the botched police rescue attempt that resulted in the killing of eight Hong Kong tourists in Manila, a Malacanang official stressed on Saturday.
Posted in Headlines | Tagged Aquino, DoJ, Hong Kong, malacanang, police rescue |
By MBJ on September 4, 2010
Filipino and world boxing icon Manny “Pacman” is on leave as a member of the House of Representatives and is now in the US for a promotional tour of his upcoming fight with a Mexican brawler, the House speaker has confirmed.
Posted in Headlines | Tagged Antonio Margarito, brawler, house of representatives, lawmaker, Mexican, pacquiao, World Boxing Organization |
By MBJ on September 4, 2010
President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino on Friday took full responsibility for the bungled police rescue attempt that resulted in the killing of eight Hong Kong tourists who were held hostage by a dismissed Manila police captain on August 23.
Posted in Headlines | Tagged china, dilg, fiasco, Hong Kong, hostage taking, noynoy aquino, pnp, Puno |
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, Nation | 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 This On: Facebook Twitter Stumble Digg Yahoo Buzz Reddit Gmail MySpace Email Print More Options 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 [...]
Posted in Headlines, Nation | Tagged Aquino, dictatorship, malacanang, marcos, martial law, martyrdom, Ninoy
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