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Posted: 06 Aug 2015 08:32 PM PDT

Philippines to get $2b ODA from Japan for its 'biggest railway project'
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Japan is set to break new records as it has pledged the "largest single Official Development Assistance (ODA)" to a partner nation — at $2 billion — for the construction of the "biggest biggest railway project" in the Philippines. The Philippines ...
Japan to lend Philippines $2 bln for rail projectDispatch Times
Japan packed Billion Dollar loan to PhilippinesFreeDistrict
Japan promises Philippines US$2 billion loan to upgrade 36km stretch of ...South China Morning Post (subscription)
Press Examiner -Inquirer.net -Philippine Star
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Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:15 PM PDT

Marcos says his BBL version is more inclusive
Inquirer.net
The Senate committee's substitute Bangsamoro bill would be characterized by inclusiveness, according to Sen. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, who is set to file his report on Monday so that the bill could later on be discussed in the plenary. Marcos, who ...
Substitute BBL bill given 80% make-overPhilippine Star
Senate panel amends more than half of draft Bangsamoro law, Marcos saysBusinessWorld Online Edition
Marcos to finally submit BBL Committee ReportCNN
The Manila Times -ABS CBN News -Minda News
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Posted: 06 Aug 2015 09:11 AM PDT

Comelec warned: 'No-el' scenario must not happen
Manila Standard Today
House Independent Bloc leader and Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Thursday prodded the Commission on Elections to ensure that a "no-election" scenario in 2016 would not occur amid criticism raised by some sectors that the Comelec was not ...
Comelec likely to ditch old PCOS – PimentelThe Manila Times
Comelec preparations for automated pollsCNN
Why is the Comelec favoring Smartmatic? – election watchdogBulatlat (blog)
Rappler
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Posted: 06 Aug 2015 12:07 PM PDT

Ombudsman hits Lani for session hall closure
Inquirer.net
For closing the city council's session hall in August 2010, "an act of hostility" that saw local lawmakers holding their gathering on the stairway, Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano is facing criminal charges in the Sandiganbayan. The Office of the Ombudsman ...
Taguig mayor, exec rapped for lockdownManila Standard Today
Cayetano wife ready to face indictmentABS CBN News
Taguig mayor chargedThe Manila Times
BusinessWorld Online Edition -Philippine Star -CNN
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Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:16 PM PDT

Court clears way for trial of bar exams blast suspect
Inquirer.net
The Court of Appeals (CA) has paved the way for the prosecution of a fraternity member tagged in a grenade explosion on the final day of the 2010 bar exams that resulted in two law students losing their legs. In a 17-page decision, the appellate court ...
CA tells DOJ to prosecute 2010 Bar exams bomberBusiness Mirror
CA allows filing of charges vs frat member in 'Salubong' blastRappler
CA affirms indictment of 2010 Bar blast suspectABS CBN News
The Manila Times
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Posted: 06 Aug 2015 08:43 PM PDT

Typhoon Hanna: Storm Signal No 2 raised over Batanes
Rappler
What's the weather like in your area? Tweet us the situation: Use #weatheralert and tag @rapplerdotcom. Image courtesy of PAGASA. MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The province of Batanes remains under Public Storm Warning Signal No 2 as Typhoon ...
Hanna keeps moving towards Batanes-Taiwan areaCNN
Storm Signal No. 2 up in BatanesSun.Star
Batanes, northernmost islands still under Signal 2 and 1Inquirer.net
ABS CBN News -Philippine Star -InterAksyon
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Posted: 06 Aug 2015 04:15 PM PDT

SAF man acquitted of charges for 2011 Makati bus bombing
InterAksyon
MANILA, Philippines -- A member of the police Special Action Force accused of the January 25, 2011 bombing of a bus in Makati City that killed five persons and wounded 18 others has been acquitted. "With utmost care and conscientious effort in the ...
'Valid defense' gets bus blast suspect acquittedInquirer.net
SAF officer arrested for 2011 Makati bus explosion acquittedRappler
New law bans kids from riding motorcyclesCoconuts Manila

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Posted: 06 Aug 2015 11:00 AM PDT

What Mar wants in a running-mate
ABS CBN News
MANILA - Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas is not limiting his choice of vice-presidential running mate only to Sen. Grace Poe although he admits that a meeting is being arranged for both of them to meet and discuss certain issues.
Drilon backs Roxas-Poe tandem in 2016Inquirer.net
Mar options open; Binay eyes MiriamPhilippine Star
Roxas meets with governorsCNN
Manila Standard Today
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Posted: 06 Aug 2015 08:39 AM PDT

P22 million reward to be given to seven informants
BusinessWorld Online Edition
MORE than P22 million in reward money will be given to seven informants for the capture of several rebel leaders in past years, including those from the New People's Army (NPA) -- such as Benito Tiamzon and Dionisio Almonte -- and bandit group Abu ...
AFP set to give out reward to tipstersInterAksyon
AFP to award P22M to NPA, ASG informantsInquirer.net

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Posted: 05 Aug 2015 07:05 PM PDT