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Posted: 09 Oct 2013 08:49 PM PDT

Out for humiliation
Inquirer.net
The aggressive questioning by some Hong Kong journalists of President Benigno Aquino III during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Indonesia could have gone a lot worse if not for the timely handling of information officers assigned to ...
HK eyes pressure through commerce, tourism over unresolved Luneta hotage ...InterAksyon
Bill seeking to ban Pinay helpers from working in HK slammedGMA News
Crossover: Philippines alleges HK reporters crossed line & behaved rudelyCCTV
South China Morning Post -Philippine Star -IFEX
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Posted: 09 Oct 2013 08:19 AM PDT

Gov't, MILF resume talks on power sharing
BusinessWorld Online Edition
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Peace negotiators of the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will try to reach an agreement on power sharing -- which is one of the remaining annexes that will complete the framework agreement on the Bangsamoro ...
Government-MILF peace talks may lead to constitutional amendmentgulfnews.com
MILF, govt may sign Bangsamoro power-sharing deal by FridayGMA News
MIND DA NEWS: Challenge to Accept or RejectMinda News
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Posted: 08 Oct 2013 03:42 AM PDT

Aquino inks laws protecting juveniles, animals
Sun.Star
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III has signed into law bills amending the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 and the Animal Welfare Act of 1998, Malacanang said Tuesday. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte, in a press briefing, said that the ...
Philippines: 3 girls crush wailing puppy to death viral videoFree District

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Posted: 09 Oct 2013 05:22 PM PDT

Bag thrown at bus snarls traffic on Edsa
Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines —Traffic on Edsa was at a standstill on Wednesday night after a backpack feared to contain explosives was thrown at a passenger bus while it was at the corner of FB Harrison and Edsa in Pasay City. Senior Superintendent Rodolfo ...
No bomb found in bag thrown on EDSA busABS CBN News
Man throws suspected bomb at bus' roof in PasayPhilippine Star
Bomb scare a dud, backpack thrown at a bus in Pasay only contains trashInterAksyon
Solar News -Rappler
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Posted: 09 Oct 2013 09:54 PM PDT

Science chief retracts statement, clears Lacson, Pia Cayetano
Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines—A day after being publicly contradicted by Sen. Pia Cayetano and former Sen. Panfilo Lacson, Science Secretary Mario Montejo retracted the statement he made at a Senate budget hearing on Monday that the two senators had ...
Montejo backtracks: No DAP from Lacson, CayetanoABS CBN News
DOST admits error on fund release, says sorry to Lacson, CayetanoMENAFN.COM
Montejo turns around on malnutrition fundsSolar News
InterAksyon -Rappler
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Posted: 09 Oct 2013 09:48 AM PDT

Palace vows to follow SC ruling on PDAF
Philippine Star
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Malacañang said yesterday it is ready to follow whatever ruling the Supreme Court (SC) issues on petitions contesting the legality of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork barrel. Presidential Communications ...
SC: Why pork is unconstitutionalInquirer.net
Senators poised to abolish pork barrelABS CBN News
Chiz, Recto counter SC Justice Carpio's stand on PDAF's constitutionalityGMA News
BusinessWorld Online Edition -Arab News -Rappler
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Posted: 09 Oct 2013 09:48 AM PDT

A Napoles in the judiciary?
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno has called on whistle-blowers to come forward to bolster allegations that the judiciary has its own version of Janet Lim-Napoles. In a recent speech before the Philippine Bar Association, Sereno had ...
Sereno orders probe of 'bribery' in JudiciaryBusiness Mirror
Sereno: Find judiciary's own 'Mrs. Napoles'ABS CBN News

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Posted: 09 Oct 2013 12:47 AM PDT

Chinese yields P2M worth of shabu in Binondo bust
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - Anti-narcotics agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency nabbed a Chinese believed to be a member of a drug ring during a buy bust operation in Manila, yielding P2-million worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu.
Chinese national nabbed for illegal drugsSun.Star
Chinese national nabbed in Manila drug bust operationInquirer.net
Chinese national busted with P2M shabuInterAksyon

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Posted: 09 Oct 2013 06:53 PM PDT

5 dead in Zambo floods
ABS CBN News
The Zamboanga City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said 22 barangays, including those affected by the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) standoff, suffered continuous rains in the past days. At least 3,000 families or 8,300 individuals ...
200 families flee rising flood waters in ZamboSolar News
2869 families displaced by floods; crops, livestock also destroyedBusinessWorld Online Edition

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Posted: 09 Oct 2013 09:02 PM PDT