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Posted: 05 Jun 2013 08:49 PM PDT

CBCP: Divorce, gay marriage will not come easy
ABS CBN News
MANILA, Philippines - The head of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) believes any proposal to legalize divorce and gay marriage in the Philippines will not come easy. In a CBCPNews report, CBCP President and Cebu Archbishop ...
CBCP chief sees rough sailing for bills on divorce, gay marriage in PHLGMA News
Bishop vows hard fight vs divorce bill in CongressCebu Daily News
Bishops say they don't need guns for self-defenceGulf Today
Business Mirror
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Posted: 05 Jun 2013 08:21 PM PDT

Comelec to reserve 2 seats for Senior Citizens
ABS CBN News
MANILA, Philippines - Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes says the National Board of Canvassers is studying whether or not it can proclaim winners for 3 more party-list seats. This comes as the Supreme Court has yet to rule on the merits of the disqualification ...
Supreme Court: Status quo on 2 party-listsSolar News
Senior Citizens, Abang Lingkod party-list groups get SC reliefPhilippine Star
SC stops disqualification of Senior Citizens, Abang Lingkod party-list groupsGMA News
Manila Channel -Malaya -Manila Standard Today
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Posted: 05 Jun 2013 05:17 PM PDT

Close to 2-M OFWs hired in 2012
ABS CBN News
Despite economic slump and nationalization policies in some countries, close to two million Filipino workers managed to find employment overseas last year. Data from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) showed that a total of 1.8 ...
More Filipinos find jobs in Saudi ArabiaGulf Times
Sign languageManila Standard Today
POEA goes online to fight illegal recruitmentRappler

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Posted: 05 Jun 2013 03:15 PM PDT

Manila's version of shooting incident: Taiwan replies
AsiaOne
A National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agent arranges weapons turned over by the Philippine Coastguard as part of investigations over the fatal shooting incident of a Taiwanese fisherman, before the start of a news conference at the NBI headquarters in ...
Filipino, Taiwanese probers to wrap up workBusinessWorld Online Edition
Taiwanese investigators likely to visit Manila again soonFocus Taiwan News Channel
Phl, Taiwan investigators to meet this weekPhilippine Star
GMA News -Malaya -China Post
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Posted: 05 Jun 2013 08:39 PM PDT

Heavy rain floods areas in Davao City
Sun.Star
DAVAO (Updated, 11:29 a.m.) – Several areas in Davao City were flooded following a heavy downpour on Wednesday night. Slight water level rise of Davao River was also noted. In an advisory of the Davao City Government's disaster risk reduction and ...
After plane mishap, floods hit Davao CityABS CBN News
Davao City residents evacuated as river overflows amid rainGMA News
Floods, power outage in Davao due to thunderstormRappler
Davao Today
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Posted: 05 Jun 2013 03:49 PM PDT

MILF: Misuari will not be able to derail peace process
The Star Online
KUALA LUMPUR: The former chairman of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), Nur Misuari, will not succeed in his attempt to derail the southern Philippine peace process which Malaysia is facilitating. Chairman of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front ...
Philippine govt urged to complete peace agreement on restive southGlobal Times
Peace advocates express concern on slow progress of negotiationsBusinessWorld Online Edition
MILF Warns Delay In Negotiations Will Pose Threat To Peace In MindanaoBernama
The Tribune
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Posted: 05 Jun 2013 08:55 PM PDT

Motorcycle rider dies in Laguna hit-and-run
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MANILA – A motorcycle rider died in a hit-and-run accident in Cabuyao, Laguna Wednesday evening. The victim, identified as Eleuterio Templado Jr., was run over by a delivery van after he fell off his motorcycle along the national highway in Barangay San ...
2 dead, 2 hurt in Laguna road accidentPhilippine Star

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Posted: 05 Jun 2013 08:55 PM PDT

Serendra unit owner: Renovation nothing to do with blast
ABS CBN News
MANILA - Marianne Cayton, owner of Unit 501 of Two Serendra which exploded last Friday, believes the unit's renovation had nothing to do with the blast. Atty. Raymond Fortun, lawyer of the California-based Cayton, said the renovation was not that extensive ...
Two Serendra probe focuses on LPG angle; Unit 501-B occupant's account may ...GMA News
'Person of interest' in Serendra blast still unavailable for investigationPhilippine Star

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Posted: 05 Jun 2013 05:38 PM PDT

'AFP has decimated Abu Sayyaf'
ABS CBN News
MANILA, Philippines - As far as the Malacañang is concerned, the Abu Sayyaf bandit group linked to the al-Qaeda global terror network has been "decimated" by the Armed Forces in its offensives in Mindanao. "The Abu Sayyaf is more or less a bandit group ...
Palace downplays US travel alert noticeGMA News
Philippines respects US move to keep leftist rebel group on terror listShanghai Daily (subscription)

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Posted: 05 Jun 2013 08:35 PM PDT

Military experts fight brutal poachers in 'Battleground: Rhino Wars'
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - Illegal hunting of rhinoceroses has risen to epidemic levels in recent years to meet surging demand – mainly in parts of Asia – for their horns which are highly prized for supposed medicinal qualities. Costing more than gold on the black ...
Poachers Kill Seven Rhinos in Kenya's Bloodiest WeekAllAfrica.com

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