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Posted: 21 Nov 2013 09:32 PM PST

US sends new envoy to Manila
GMA News
Washington's new ambassador to Manila, Philip Goldberg, has been confirmed by the United States Senate and will hit the ground running in the Philippines, where he will help oversee a massive American rescue and relief mission in the typhoon devastated ...
New US envoy to Philippines sworn inManila Bulletin
US Appoints Philip Goldberg As New Ambassador To The PhilippinesHuffington Post

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Posted: 20 Nov 2013 08:24 AM PST

'Enrile unseen hand in pork scam'
Inquirer.net
An investigative team of the Office of the Ombudsman has named Senate Minority Leader Juan Ponce Enrile as the mastermind of the alleged P10-billion pork barrel scam—not businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles, according to official documents obtained by ...
JPE, others have 10 days to answer'pork' rapsPhilippine Star
No such memo: OmbudsmanBusinessWorld Online Edition
Jinggoy: Ombudsman 'railroading' pork scam caseABS CBN News
GMA News -Manila Standard Today -Solar News Philippines
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Posted: 21 Nov 2013 09:26 PM PST

Groups remember Ampatuan Massacre's 4th year
Sun.Star
set a four-day series of activities which began on November 19 and was set to end on November 23 as a vivid reminder of the 58 slain individuals in Maguindanao in 2009. Fifty-eight persons, including members of the media, were killed in the morning of ...
Justice for massacre kin elusive under PNoyABS CBN News
Relatives want transparency on status of detained Ampatuan massacre suspectsMinda News
Maguindanao massacre victims' kin feel betrayed by PNoyPhilippine Star
Inquirer.net -GMA News -Gulf Today
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Posted: 21 Nov 2013 08:40 PM PST

LPA continues to bring rains over Palawan - Pagasa
InterAksyon
MANILA, Philippines -- The low-pressure area (LPA) earlier spotted off Zamboanga City is now over the Sulu Sea and continues to affect Palawan, the state weather forecasting agency said Friday morning. In an update, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical ...
Potential tropical cyclone spotted off MindanaoPhilippine Star
LPA spotted off Zamboanga CityABS CBN News
Pagasa spots possible cyclone; rain over PHLSun.Star
Solar News Philippines -Rappler
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Posted: 21 Nov 2013 05:48 PM PST

Palace mobilizes bureaucracy for relief efforts
Tempo
Manila, Philippines – Malacanang has issued Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 57 directing all government agencies to mobilize their officials and employees in the relief and rehabilitation efforts for the victims of typhoon "Yolanda." Presidential ...
Gov't turns focus on massive rehabInquirer.net
NEDA board to tackle rehab plan for Yolanda-hit areasABS CBN News
Govt sets in motion full-swing aid driveManila Standard Today
Business Mirror -Rappler -Sun.Star
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Posted: 21 Nov 2013 06:48 PM PST

'Overflow of love:' A Villamor volunteer explains her motives
GMA News
For the better part of our three-hour shift, I was making meatballs. We were to make almondigas for the survivors and volunteers at the Villamor Air Base; and I was happy to be doing what I usually do at home, only this time I was making something nourishing ...
Turf war at Villamor?Philippine Star
'Turf war' mars aidBusinessWorld Online Edition
Storm evacuees moved to AguinaldoInquirer.net
ABS CBN News -InterAksyon -Rappler
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Posted: 21 Nov 2013 07:14 AM PST

New deputy NBI chief appointed
BusinessWorld Online Edition
JUSTICE SECRETARY Leila M. de Lima has appointed a new deputy director at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), a move which starts the revamp in the investigating agency. On Wednesday Ms. de Lima issued Department Order No. 881 naming ...
Villarta designated NBI deputy directorManila Standard Today
Villarta named NBI deputy directorInquirer.net
De Lima installs new NBI division chief as deputy director retiresGMA News
InterAksyon
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Posted: 21 Nov 2013 05:03 PM PST

Yolanda death toll rises to 4015 - NDRRMC
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - The death toll from super typhoon Yolanda that lashed eastern Visayas is now at 4,015 as more bodies have been retrieved from the rubble, the state disaster response agency said on Friday. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and ...
Partial, official Yolanda death toll now at 4015; number of displaced over 10 ...InterAksyon
NDRRMC: Yolanda death toll up to 4015; more than 1M houses damagedGMA News

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Posted: 21 Nov 2013 07:14 AM PST

Backpacks banned in Zamboanga barangay elections
BusinessWorld Online Edition
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has applied an additional security measure for the special barangay elections scheduled here on Monday, Nov. 25. In order to facilitate security checks, voters are advised against bringing ...
Bohol, Zamboanga City bets told: Last day to campaignSun.Star
WALANG PASOK | For special village polls, Nov. 25 declared as non-working ...InterAksyon

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Posted: 21 Nov 2013 09:03 AM PST

SC justice wants Malampaya funds scrapped
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - The Malampaya Fund is a form of presidential pork barrel that should be "struck down" for being "out of step" with the Constitution, according to Supreme Court Associate Justice Arturo Brion. Brion dissented from the majority opinion of ...
SC justice declared Malampaya funds 'pork'Manila Standard Today
Lawmaker proposes financing for pork scholars, indigent patientsSun.Star

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