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Posted: 17 Nov 2014 09:26 PM PST

Mercado bares more properties, dummies allegedly linked to Binay
Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines—Former Makati City Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado bared six more properties in Makati City that were allegedly linked to Vice President Jejomar Binay and his family. Testifying before the Senate blue ribbon subcommittee, former Makati ...
Ex-Makati Vice Mayor Mercado donates part of alleged Binay property to govtGMA News
'Binay owns 6 condo units in Makati'Rappler

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Posted: 17 Nov 2014 06:07 PM PST

Zero dark fifth year
Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (blog)
This, in a nutshell, is the Ampatuan Massacre case as journalists and press freedom advocates prepare to mark the fifth year of the deadliest single attack on reporters and media workers across the globe. Almost half a decade after 58 people were slain – 32 ...
Int'l group to look into media killingsInquirer.net
Live report on Ampatuan trial pressedManila Standard Today
'Patay na ang balita 'pag patay na ang nagbabalita' | 5th anniversary of ...InterAksyon
Rappler -Minda News
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Posted: 17 Nov 2014 04:41 AM PST

NPAs take two cops captive in Surigao Del Norte
GMA News
Two members of the Philippine National Police were reportedly abducted in Surigao del Norte over the weekend. The police officers were identified as PO3 Democrito Polvoroso and PO1 Marichel Contemplo. They were on their way to Barangay San Pedro in ...
Two Alegria cops abducted in Surigao del NorteInterAksyon
Philippine rebels seize 2 cops at checkpointMindanao Examiner
Third in November: 2 more cops seized by armed men in Surigao townMinda News

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Posted: 17 Nov 2014 09:41 PM PST

North Cotabato, Kabacan offer P200,000 reward for info behind Sunday explosion
InterAksyon
COTABATO CITY - The North Cotabato provincial government and the Kabacan municipal government are offering P200,000 in reward money for information on the Sunday evening explosion of a homemade bomb that killed a 19-year-old Muslim female ...
3000 families flee BIFF harassment in MaguindanaoManila Bulletin
Bounty for North Cotabato bombers raised to P200KPhilippine Star
5 dead, 18 wounded in Mindanao unrestTempo
Gulf Today -Sun.Star -Manila Standard Today
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Posted: 17 Nov 2014 02:45 PM PST

Accelerate funding for Yolanda areas
Tempo
The Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court because it disposed of public funds by itself, in violation of the constitutional provision that only Congress is authorized to do this. The idea of accelerating the ...
Mayor wants Lacson out as rehab czarManila Standard Today
Romualdez to Lacson: Say you are not running in 2016Business Mirror
Tacloban mayor says Lacson tirades slowed down Yolanda rehab effortsGMA News
Rappler -Philippine Headline News
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Posted: 17 Nov 2014 01:45 PM PST

Complete, incomplete projects on DND anniversary
BusinessWorld Online Edition
LEADING THE CELEBRATION of the Department of National Defense's (DND) 75th anniversary on Monday, President Benigno S. C. Aquino III in his speech cited the government's recent efforts to modernize the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
AFP upgrade on track, soldiers keeping the peace boost economic growth - PNoyInterAksyon
Gazmin: AFP to acquire P23B worth of new ships, equipmentGMA News

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Posted: 17 Nov 2014 07:51 AM PST

SC to publish SALNs on Web site -- Sereno
BusinessWorld Online Edition
THE COUNTRY'S top magistrates are considering options to publish their Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALNs) on the Supreme Court's (SC) Web site in a bid to push for transparency in the Judiciary. Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes P. Sereno ...
CJ Sereno: Justices discussing how to post SALN info on the WebGMA News
Sereno eyes publishing of justices' SALN on SC websiteInquirer.net
SC eyes publishing justices' SALNs onlineInterAksyon

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Posted: 17 Nov 2014 06:01 AM PST

Bombing attempt foiled
Sun.Star
THE authorities have foiled an attempt to bomb a public school in the nearby province of Basilan, the police reported Monday. The improvised explosive device (IED) was found around 7:50 a.m. Monday at the back of one of the classrooms of the Colonia ...
Bomb found in Lamitan schoolMinda News
Possible elementary school bombing in Basilan foiledPhilippine Star
Three farm workers killed in BasilanZamboanga Today Online
Tempo -Mindanao Examiner -GMA News
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Posted: 17 Nov 2014 08:04 PM PST