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2 ex-DOTC execs face graft raps - Inquirer.net
NPA seizes 2 jail guards, rescues comrade in Surigao del Sur - Rappler
Labor drops talks with Malacañang - BusinessWorld Online Edition
PNP hastens release of gun permits - Manila Standard Today
Pinoy DNA expert stopped from probe as of Laude murder crime scene US NCIS ... - InterAksyon
Metro to sizzle by Friday - Tempo
Villar: Authorities should protect OFWs, hunt down illegal recruiters - Inquirer.net
New jail in Payatas to ease congestion - Inquirer.net
McCain urges Obama to boost allies' navies - Inquirer.net

2 ex-DOTC execs face graft raps - Inquirer.net

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 02:20 PM PDT

2 ex-DOTC execs face graft raps
Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines–Two former senior officials of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) are facing graft charges in connection with alleged irregularities in the P24.8-million expansion project of the Iloilo Toll Center nearly a decade ...
Officials to face graft over allegedly illegal purchase of tollway parts in IloiloBusinessWorld Online Edition
DOTC execs in graft rapsManila Standard Today
Ombudsman charges former DOTC officials with graftGMA News
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NPA seizes 2 jail guards, rescues comrade in Surigao del Sur - Rappler

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 07:04 PM PDT

Rappler

NPA seizes 2 jail guards, rescues comrade in Surigao del Sur
Rappler
RESCUE MISSION. Members of the New People's Army rescue their comrades set for trial in Lianga, Surigao del Sur. Filep hoto by Karlos Manlupig/Rappler. DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Communist rebels captured two personnel of the Bureau of Jail ...
Rebels rescue comrade, seize jail guardsABS CBN News
Two jail guards killed, two NPA rebels rescued in Surigao Del Sur ambushGMA News
Rebels snatch prisoner, 2 jail guardsSun.Star
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Labor drops talks with Malacañang - BusinessWorld Online Edition

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 08:31 AM PDT

Philippine Star

Labor drops talks with Malacañang
BusinessWorld Online Edition
A COALITION of labor groups will drop its annual luncheon meetings with Pres. Benigno S.C. Aquino III, sector leaders announced Monday, saying workers' concerns have fallen on deaf ears in Malacañang these past five years. "There will not be any ...
Workers gear up for Labor Day protestPhilippine Star
Labor ends annual gab with PNoyManila Standard Today
Palace debunks TUCP's claim on workers' plightSun.Star

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PNP hastens release of gun permits - Manila Standard Today

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 09:22 AM PDT

Rappler

PNP hastens release of gun permits
Manila Standard Today
ACTING Philippine National Police director general Leonardo Espina ordered police officials to hasten the issuance of firearms licenses which slowed down after the controversy over the delivery service even as he announced a minor re-shuffle of senior ...
PNP spokesman gets back old post as director for intelligenceGMA News
Cerbo no longer PNP spokesmanABS CBN News
Cerbo now PNP intel chiefInquirer.net
Rappler
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Pinoy DNA expert stopped from probe as of Laude murder crime scene US NCIS ... - InterAksyon

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 06:18 PM PDT

InterAksyon

Pinoy DNA expert stopped from probe as of Laude murder crime scene US NCIS ...
InterAksyon
OLONGAPO CITY - The Filipino DNA testing expert was kept from completing his investigation of the crime scene where Jeffrey "Jennifer" Laude was found dead because the United States' Naval Criminal Investigative Services (NCIS) took over, he told the ...
Media coverage of Laude murder case soughtBusinessWorld Online Edition
SC urged: Allow media to cover Pemberton trialABS CBN News
Laudes ask SC to allow media coverage of Pemberton trialGMA News
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Metro to sizzle by Friday - Tempo

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 11:31 AM PDT

Philippine Star

Metro to sizzle by Friday
Tempo
The heat index may make temperatures feel like 39.9 degrees Celsius in Metro Manila by Friday. Based on the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration forecast for heat index this week, Metro Manila's heat index will ...
Heat index to rise to 39.9ºC on FridayPhilippine Star

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Villar: Authorities should protect OFWs, hunt down illegal recruiters - Inquirer.net

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 09:09 PM PDT

Inquirer.net

Villar: Authorities should protect OFWs, hunt down illegal recruiters
Inquirer.net
"Illegal recruiters who continue to prey on our kababayan should be hunted down and penalized forcefully," Senator Cynthia Villar said on Tuesday. She said information campaign about the modus operandi of human and drug traffickers should be intensified ...
LAWMAKERS WANT TO KNOW | Why do OFWs become drug mules and how is ...InterAksyon

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New jail in Payatas to ease congestion - Inquirer.net

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 10:19 AM PDT

Coconuts Manila

New jail in Payatas to ease congestion
Inquirer.net
A LONGSTANDING plan to transfer the Quezon City jail is now turning into a reality after the city government acquired last week a 3.4-hectare property in Barangay Payatas as the proposed new jail site. On April 22, Mayor Herbert Bautista signed the deed of ...
QC eyes Payatas property for new city jailCNN
QC gov't acquires 3.4-hectare property for new jailCoconuts Manila
QC jail to rise in PayatasManila Standard Today

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McCain urges Obama to boost allies' navies - Inquirer.net

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 10:17 AM PDT