Thursday 9th September, 2010
Clan 'behind Philippine massacre'
A powerful family accused of being behind the worst political massacre in the Philippines plotted the killings over dinner, a court has heard. The witness, a former house servant, said the family had...
Clan Planned Philippines Massacre Over Dinner, Witness Says
Philippines ’ worst political massacre — also considered the single worst killing of journalists on record — plotted the attack over a family dinner, a longtime housekeeper testified...
Filipino ‘bearer’ of Saudi royal name
RIYADH: A Filipino waiter working at a local restaurant in Riyadh says he came to the Kingdom specifically to find out why his father named him after the late King Khaled, who died in 1982, Shams dail...
Ampatuan Sr. believed Arroyo will 'take care' of Junior
Philippines News OnlineMANILA — Former Maguindanao Governor Andal Ampatuan Sr. only agreed to surrender his son and namesake who was tagged in the Maguindanao massacre when he got assurances that he would be put "unde...
Pinoys now need to go to Hong Kong to renew British passports
Philippines News OnlineMANILA—Starting September 16, the British embassy here will no longer accept British passport renewal applications, it said in a news release. “As with other passport renewals across Asia...
Clashes in Aquino's communication group confuse public
Philippines News OnlineMANILA – Is it a case of miscommunication between members of the Presidential Communications Group? Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Secretary Ricky Carandang expr...
Philippine massacre trial gets under way+
BreitbartMANILA, Sept. 8 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The trial of those allegedly involved in last year's massacre of 57 people in the southern Philippines got under way Wednesday. The first witness, Lakmudin Sal...
Servant testifies Filipino warlord ordered killings
Globe and MailA servant of the politically powerful clan accused in last year's massacre of 57 people told a Philippine court Wednesday that the family members plotted the killings of rivals and journalists over di...
Philippine hostage probe inspects bullet-riddled bus
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Philippine massacre 'carefully planned': witness
Yahoo! NewsMANILA (AFP) – A powerful Muslim clan carefully planned and carried out the killings of 57 people -- including 30 journalists -- in the Philippines' worst massacre, a witness said Wednesday ...
Witness Implicates Prominent Family in Philippine Massacre
VOAMonet Salaysay, Noemi Parcon, Erlyn Umpad, and Glenna Legarda, relatives of journalists who were massacred on 23 Nov 2009, arrive at the Philippine National Police's Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig city fo...
Trial for Philippine massacre starts
World BulletinThe trial of a former mayor accused of masterminding the massacre of family members of a rival politician and dozens of journalists started in the Philippines.
Philippine massacre 'carefully planned'
Turkish Daily NewsA powerful Muslim clan carefully planned and carried out the killings of 57 people - including 30 journalists - in the Philippines' worst massacre, a witness said Wednesday as the landmark trial began...
Philippines vows to intensify fight against poverty
Earth TimesUnited Nations a decade ago.In a progress report on the UN's Millennium Development Goals, the government said the percentage of Filipinos living in extreme poverty fell to 14.6 per cent in 2006 from ...
Bomb threat disrupts work at Manila City hall but yields no explosives
InquirerMANILA, Philippines -- A bomb scare momentarily disrupted operations at the Manila City Hall on Wednesday morning but the threat turned out to be a false alarm, the police said. Local government and c...
Philippines Committed To Reducing Extreme Poverty - Official
Morning Starwill continue to fight extreme poverty in the country, one of the goals it has set for itself a decade earlier, Economic Planning Secretary Cayetano Paderanga said Wednesday.
3 former politicians charged for airport bombing in Philippines
People's DailyThree former government officials were charged in court on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in last month's bombing at an international airport terminal in the Southern Philippines that left tw...
Lightning kills three farmers in eastern Philippines
Earth TimesManila - Three farmers were killed when lightning struck a thatched hut where they were taking cover during a thunderstorm in the eastern Philippines, police said Wednesday.Three farmers were also inj...
Maguindanao massacre trial begins in Philippines
People's DailyThe trial of the suspects in the gruesome murder of 57 people in Maguindanao province in Southern Philippines began on Wednesday.After being postponed several times, the lower court set to hear the ca...
Philippine massacre trial begins
Al JazeeraAn influential politician in the Philippines has gone on trial for the alleged killing of 57 people in the worst political massacre in the country's history. The first witness took the stand on Wedne...
Philippine inflation rate inches up to 4% in August on food, power prices
The China PostMANILA -- The Philippines' inflation rate rose year-on-year to 4 percent in August because of increases in the prices of food, electricity and other basic commodities, the government said Tuesday.
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