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Posted: 26 Jan 2015 07:30 PM PST

Makati Mayor Junjun Binay says he's ready to be arrested
Coconuts Manila
"Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay said he is willing to be arrested and detained following the decision of the Senate Blue Ribbon subcommittee to cite him in contempt for refusing to attend its hearings," reports Mike Frialde in The Philippine Star. Binay said ...
Senate orders Junjun's detention for contemptTempo
Binay son arrest ordered; mayor defiant but readyInquirer.net
Junjun ready to be arrestedYahoo Philippines News
Gulf Today -ABS CBN News -Philippine Star
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Posted: 26 Jan 2015 06:24 PM PST

Jinggoy's appeal denied
Tempo
It is still premature for Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada to ask how much he should pay for his bail. Stressing that the proceedings on his bail petition have not ended yet, the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division has denied the lawmaker's urgent motion to fix bail.
Anti-Money Laundering Council details Jinggoy's alleged transactions with ...Coconuts Manila
Jinggoy opposes presentation of AMLC report as evidenceInterAksyon
AMLC report on Estrada blockedBusinessWorld Online Edition
Manila Standard Today -GMA News -Inquirer.net
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Posted: 26 Jan 2015 05:46 PM PST

NBI nabs suspect in Vhong Navarro mauling
GMA News
(Updated 9:48 a.m.) One of the suspects in last year's mauling of celebrity Vhong Navarro has been arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation, a television report said. A report on GMA News' Unang Hirit on Monday said elements of the NBI's anti-illegal ...
Another suspect in Vhong Navarros's mauling fallsInquirer.net
FULL VIDEO: Ferdinand Guerrero's message to VhongABS CBN News
Suspect in Navarro's mauling fallsTempo
Philippine Star -Rappler
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Posted: 26 Jan 2015 08:17 PM PST

Erap torn between supporting Binay, Grace Poe
Philippine Star
Manila Mayor Joseph "Erap" Estrada values his friendship with the late father of Senator Grace Poe. AP file/Kin Cheung. MANILA, Philippines — Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada vowed not to run for president if it means going against Vice President Jejomar ...
Erap to Lim supporters: ResignABS CBN News
Erap tells Lim supporters at city hall that he's ready to accept their resignationCoconuts Manila

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Posted: 26 Jan 2015 07:47 PM PST

8 prisoners including one Abu Sayyaf member escape from Basilan Provincial Jail
GMA News
Eight prisoners including a member of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) escaped from the Basilan Provincial Jail located in Isabela City early morning on Tuesday. According to a flash report of GMA News TV Live, the prisoners escaped at around 3 a.m. by ...
Abu Sayyaf member, 7 inmates bolt Basilan jailPhilippine Star
Basilan jailbreak: Abu Sayyaf member, 7 others escapeRappler

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Posted: 26 Jan 2015 08:00 PM PST

PNP-SAF chief relieved after Mamasapano 'misencounter'
GMA News
PHL flag at half-mast for slain SAF men. The Philippine flag at Camp Crame is raised at half-mast on Monday, January 26, to mourn the 44 PNP Special Action Forces men killed during a clash with Moro Islamic Liberation Front fighters in Mamasapano, ...
PNP-SAF commander relieved over 'misencounter'Rappler
ARMM governor appeals for sobriety after MILF-SAF clashInterAksyon
Of cops and childrenPhilippine Center for Investigative Journalism (blog)
AsiaOne -The Star Online -Yahoo Philippines News
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Posted: 26 Jan 2015 08:11 AM PST

Solons transform Biñan into lone legislative district
Manila Standard Today
The Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading House Bill No. 3917 separating Biñan City from the first legislative district of the province of Laguna to form the lone legislative district of Biñan. Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., chair of the ...
Senate approves creation of Biñan congressional districtRappler
Senate OKs creation of Biñan districtSun.Star

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Posted: 26 Jan 2015 08:11 AM PST

Antique governor told to quit post
Manila Standard Today
A Liberal Party member Antique Governor Exequiel Javier was ordered by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to vacate his post within five days. In a four-page writ of execution, the Comelec en-banc ordered Javier to "cease and desist from performing ...
Comelec orders Antique governor to vacate postRappler
Comelec issues writ of execution; orders Antique Gov. Javier to vacate postInterAksyon
DILG, local poll bodies told: Remove Antique govInquirer.net

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Posted: 26 Jan 2015 11:35 AM PST

DOJ: Visitors still banned from New Bilibid Prison
Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines–Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said on Monday that the temporary ban on visitors at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City would remain until inmates cooperate with investigators looking into the Jan. 8 grenade attack that left ...
DoJ: Still no visitation rights for prisonersBusinessWorld Online Edition
Bilibid visits remain bannedManila Standard Today
De Lima not backing down from decision to suspend Bilibid inmates' visiting rightsInterAksyon

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Posted: 26 Jan 2015 07:42 PM PST