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Balikatan 2014 starts today - Manila Bulletin
'Senate can compel DOJ to release Janet's list' - Philippine Star
Pass Bangsamoro law, peace alliance urges lawmakers - Inquirer.net
NCCP on Edca: 'Not friendship or partnership' - Inquirer.net
NBI raids Samar home for Deniece Cornejo - Philippine Star
1 killed, 40 hurt as bus hits barriers at SLEX - InterAksyon
PNP may adopt JBC system for promotions - ABS CBN News
PH seamen see lifeline from EU - Inquirer.net
Philippine authorities hot on the heels of suspects in 'sextortion' racket - gulfnews.com

Balikatan 2014 starts today - Manila Bulletin

Posted: 04 May 2014 07:45 PM PDT

Balikatan 2014 starts today
Manila Bulletin
The Philippines and the United States (US) have officially started their annual joint Balikatan military exercises today, May 5, to improve the two countries' military capabilities. Balikatan exercises. Filipino soldiers participate in the Balikatan exercises in this ...
US-Philippines Launch War Games After Obama PledgeJakarta Globe
Back to future with US-Philippines pactStraits Times
US, PHL to launch Balikatan war games after Obama pledgeGMA News

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'Senate can compel DOJ to release Janet's list' - Philippine Star

Posted: 04 May 2014 11:52 AM PDT

Philippine Star

'Senate can compel DOJ to release Janet's list'
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - The Senate Blue Ribbon committee may compel the justice department to provide senators a copy of the list of lawmakers implicated by alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles in the fund anomaly, Senate President ...
Sandra Cam: Drilon, LP out to silence meManila Standard Today
Senate to tackle pro-consumer, health billsSun.Star
What are Senate's top priorities when it resumes sessions this May 5? Drilon ...InterAksyon

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Pass Bangsamoro law, peace alliance urges lawmakers - Inquirer.net

Posted: 04 May 2014 11:16 AM PDT

Sun.Star

Pass Bangsamoro law, peace alliance urges lawmakers
Inquirer.net
COTABATO CITY, Philippines—A day before Congress resumes its regular session today, some 5,000 people from the predominantly Muslim provinces of Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur called on lawmakers to immediately pass the proposed Bangsamoro ...
Peace advocates to stage rally for passage of Bangsamoro lawPeninsula On-line
Muslims stage peace rallies across southern PhilippinesTurkish Press
Congress urged to approve Bangsamoro lawGulf Times
Sun.Star -GMA News
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NCCP on Edca: 'Not friendship or partnership' - Inquirer.net

Posted: 04 May 2014 10:10 AM PDT

InterAksyon

NCCP on Edca: 'Not friendship or partnership'
Inquirer.net
The National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) strongly opposes the new Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca). The agreement gives the United States the right to use Philippine military facilities for up to 10 years, subject to ...
Ex-US bases back to military use?Philippine Star
EDCA critics dared: Take it to SCManila Standard Today
NDF to make EDCA an issue if peace talks resumeInterAksyon
ABS CBN News -Business Mirror
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NBI raids Samar home for Deniece Cornejo - Philippine Star

Posted: 04 May 2014 07:53 PM PDT

Philippine Star

NBI raids Samar home for Deniece Cornejo
Philippine Star
In this March 2014 file photo, commercial model Deniece Cornejo appears at the Taguig Regional Trial Court. STAR. MANILA, Philippines — Agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) searched a house in Eastern Samar where serious illegal ...
Deniece Cornejo's Grandfather appeals for her surrenderOFW News On Web
Grandfather to Deniece Cornejo: Time to surrenderRappler
Vhong Navarro case: Rod Cornejo believes Deniece Cornejo is innocentExaminer.com
ABS CBN News -Inquirer.net -InterAksyon
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1 killed, 40 hurt as bus hits barriers at SLEX - InterAksyon

Posted: 04 May 2014 06:42 AM PDT

InterAksyon

1 killed, 40 hurt as bus hits barriers at SLEX
InterAksyon
MANILA – One person was killed and 40 others injured Sundayafternoon when a speeding bus tried to overtake another bus but crashed instead into the concrete barriers along the Southern Luzon Expressway in Batangas. The crash happened at around 1 ...
1 killed in Batangas bus accidentInquirer.net
Report: 1 killed, 41 hurt in collision of two buses in BatangasGMA News
1 dead, 40 hurt as bus overturns in STAR TollwayABS CBN News
Rappler
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PNP may adopt JBC system for promotions - ABS CBN News

Posted: 04 May 2014 05:42 PM PDT

Rappler

PNP may adopt JBC system for promotions
ABS CBN News
MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) may adopt a system similar to that of the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) to ensure fair and equal opportunities in the promotion and appointment of police officers, Department of the Interior and Local ...
Roxas takes up PMA-PNPA rivalryManila Standard Today
Roxas pushes for peer review of promotions, designation in PNPInquirer.net
General Purisima, what's going on in PNP?Rappler
Philippine Star
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PH seamen see lifeline from EU - Inquirer.net

Posted: 02 May 2014 01:19 PM PDT

Inquirer.net

PH seamen see lifeline from EU
Inquirer.net
A prospective applicant scans job opportunities at a recruiting booth at the seafarers park in Manila. Thousands of ranking Filipino seafarers abroad may yet secure a lifeline from the European Union as the EU maritime safety agency is set to conduct a ...

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Philippine authorities hot on the heels of suspects in 'sextortion' racket - gulfnews.com

Posted: 04 May 2014 02:46 AM PDT