Friday 3rd September, 2010
Manila begins hostage crisis probe, govt accepts blame
"I am not capable of handling hostage situations," Interior Undersecretary Rico Puno who headed the national crisis committee for the bus hostage said.
Snipers 'missed chance' in Manila hijack
Philippine police gave up many chances to shoot a sacked colleague who seized a busload of Hong Kong tourists, authorities said on Friday as they admitted to many errors that led to eight hostages bei...
New bungle revealed in Manila bus hijack
PHILIPPINE police decided against shooting a sacked colleague who hijacked a tourist bus because they wanted to "save" him along with his hostages.
Hong Kong police to study bullets in Manila hostage crisis
The GazetteA member of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Scene of the Crime Operations (SOCO) inspects the damage to a tourist bus during their forensic examinations in Manila August 24, 2010. Philippine auth...
Rice advice: Philippine farmers get tech-savvy
BreitbartThe mobile phone may soon replace the centuries-old straw hat as the Filipino rice farmer's must-have accessory. Already responsible for helping to topple a government in the Southeast Asian archip...
LEAD: Manila starts formal inquiry into Aug. 23 hostage fiasco+
BreitbartMANILA, Sept. 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDING AQUINO'S ACCEPTANCE OF RESPONSIBILITY) A Philippine fact-finding committee began questioning Friday officials who played roles in an Aug. 23 hostag...
Philippines Tapping Public-Private Projects For Investments
Morning Star"The Aquino administration economic managers are working double-time to be able to put together a package of at least 10 strategic PPP projects for implementation in 2011 from an initial list of 70 ...
China communicating, cooperating with Philippines after hostage crisis: FM
SINAChina is in contact with the Philippines in the wake of the hostage crisis on Aug. 23, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu said here Thursday. The relevant departments of the Chinese centr...
Rep. Pacquiao is absent but House doesn't mind
Philippines News OnlineMANILA — Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. on Thursday said that the House of Representatives will not mind if Saranggani Representative Manny Pacquiao’s role as legislator takes a backseat t...
Rico Puno was on top of botched hostage fiasco
Philippines News OnlineMANILA – Despite the botched police rescue of Hong Kong tourists, Malacañang believes Rico Puno is qualified for his post as Interior and Local Government undersecretary for peace and ord...
Aquino's pal, Executive Secretary Ochoa 'not a drunkard'
Philippines News OnlineMANILA - Who is Executive Secretary Paquito "Jojo" Ochoa? This question was raised again by some political observers following his lackluster performance as chief aide to the President during the Man...
Philippine leader takes responsibility for hostage tragedy
Earth TimesManila - President Benigno Aquino III on Friday took responsibility for a hostage-taking tragedy last week in the Philippine capital that left eight
Philippines Declares September 10 A Holiday For Eid'l Fitr
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Philippine cops failed to shoot hijacker
West AustralianPhilippine police decided against shooting a sacked colleague who hijacked a tourist bus because they wanted to "save" him along with his Hong Kong hostages, a probe into the fiasco was told on Friday...
Manila ready to dazzle for historic gay beauty pageant
Yahoo! NewsMANILA (AFP) – Fifteen muscular gay men strut the stage in a whirlwind of sequins, feathers, gold and glitter while a transvestite dressed as Lady Gaga performs the American pop-star's lates...
Philippine Resort Suffers from Hostage Crisis
VOA8 Dead As Philippine Hostage Crisis Ends Last month's hijacking in Manila of a bus carrying Hong Kong tourists has prompted many hotel cancellations across the Philippines. One popular resort island...
Speaker opposes budget realignment
Manila TimesHOUSE Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. has expressed opposition against the major realignment of government funds particularly those from the automatic appropriation, part of the national budget. Belmo...
Laylo outplays Kazakh in Campo Cup
Manila TimesVeteran Filipino Grandmaster (GM) Darwin Laylo outclassed GM Murtas Kazhgaleyev of Kazakhtan in the seventh round to gain a share of second spot in the first FIDE President Florencio Campomanes Memori...
Brunei team ends peace monitoring
Manila TimesCOTABATO City: The nine-man contingent of Brunei Darussalam to the International Monitoring Team (IMT) here in Muslim Mindanao formally ended their one-year tour of duty Thursday, in assisting relevan...
Umpil Honors Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Francisco Balagtas Awardees
Manila TimesThe Unyon ng mga Manunulat na Pilipino (Umpil), the largest alliance of Filipino writers, honored this year’s Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Francisco Balagtas awardees during its 36th congress held on ...
Pakistanis mourn triple bombing deaths
Manila TimesLAHORE, Pakistan: The death toll from suicide attacks that targeted a busy procession in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore rose to 31 on Thursday as six people succumbedto their injuries, officials ...
Manila in bus siege coffin mix-up
Al JazeeraThree coffins used to bring back some of the eight Hong Kong tourists killed in last week's Philippine hostage crisis had been mislabelled, a Hong Kong government spokesman said.The mix-up was discove...
GMA-7 pads Mega Manila, Luzon lead
Manila BulletinGMA Network reported a marked progress in Mega Manila ratings performance this August to register an imposing 6.7-point lead in audience share with 37.9 percent versus competition's 31.2 percent. Thi...
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