| Amparo can be expanded to cover demolitions
GMA News
Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno on Thursday said it was possible to extend the coverage of writ of amparo to include residents displaced by demolition operations. ...
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| De Casto still cool on Lakas-CMD offer to join party
GMA News
Amid persistent wooing of the Lakas-Christian-Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) for Vice President Noli de Castro to join their party, De Castro on Thursday maintained this is not...
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| 10 South Koreans killed in Philippine road accident
Philippines News.Net
South Korean tourists were killed Wednesday when the van in which they were travelling crashed into a concrete wall in northern Philippines, officials said.
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| Palace appoints new Ched chairman
GMA News
Malacañang on Thursday announced the appointment of Manny Angeles as the new chairman of the Commission on Higher Education (Ched). Deputy Presidential Spokesperson...
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| BFP wants buildings violating Fire Code closed
GMA News
Following a series of fire incidents in Metro Manila, the Bureau of Fire Protection on Thursday said it wants to close down establishments that do not abide by the Fire...
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| Cop, suspected robber killed in running shootout
GMA News
A policeman and a suspected bank robber were killed in a running gunbattle that spilled over from Makati City to Mandaluyong City around noon Thursday. Radio dzBB's Manny...
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| Solon wants probe into proliferation of substandard, unsanitary products in market
GMA News
A lawmaker on Thursday sought an investigation into the proliferation of substandard and unsanitary products in the local market spawned by rising inflation. In a statement...
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| House Oks bill vs political turncoats
GMA News
A bill banning politicians from constantly changing political parties has been approved on third reading at the House of Representatives. Rowena Salvacion of radio dzBB said...
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| Relief agencies step up aid to displaced Filipinos
Khaleej Times
Aid workers stepped up food assistance Thursday to hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians in the southern Philippines, as fighting eased after government troops overran 18...
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| Philippine Troops Overrun Muslim Rebel Stronghold
Morning Star
Afp --Philippine troops Thursday overran a rebel Muslim stronghold in the south of the country after weeks of fighting that has left about 150 dead, a military spokesman said.
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| Economic growth slows down to 4.6 percent in Philippines
People's Daily
Economic growth slowed down to 4.6 percent amid high prices of goods and services in the Philippines from January to June this year, said the country's planning body on Thursday. It will be difficult...
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| Rice prices now lower by P10/kilogram - DA
GMA News
The Department of Agriculture on Thursday said the price of commercial rice in markets has already gone down by at least P10 in August, giving consumers some respite from...
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| Anakpawis urges Arroyo to immediately disarm Mindanao vigilante group
GMA News
A militant partylist group on Thursday urged the government to "immediately disarm" the Reform Ilaga Movement, saying the group's resurrection will only further escalate...
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| "Lawin" exiting RP, now over Batanes - Pagasa
GMA News
Tropical depression "Lawin" maintained its strength as it crossed the Batanes area in northern Luzon Thursday morning, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical...
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| Solon pushes bill seeking zero-VAT for electricity, fuel products
GMA News
Heeding numerous calls for the scrapping of value-added tax for electricity and fuel products, a lawmaker on Thursday filed a resolution seeking to exempt these commodities from...
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| Ten South Koreans die in a road accident in northern Philippines
Earth Times
Manila - Ten South Korean nationals were killed when their van crashed into a concrete wall while on their way to a vacation in the northern Philippines, police said Thursday. The South Koreans were...
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| Ten Koreans killed in Philippine traffic accident
The Star
Ten South Korean nationals, many of them Baptist pastors, were killed in the northern Philippines when the van in which they were travelling slammed into a concrete wall at high...
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| Arroyo bats anew for CARP extension
Inquirer
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo batted anew for the extension of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program, calling on Congress to work on the passage of the measure...
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| Civilian deaths in Mindanao risingCHR
Newsbreak
... eila de Lima, the top human rights official in the country, raised the alarm over the rising human cost of an army offensive against Muslim rebels in the south, saying civilian deaths had gone...
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| Philippine Central Bank, Econ Secretary Expect Higher Aug Inflation
Morning Star
... likely surged to a new multi-year high this month due to surging food prices and supply bottlenecks caused by recent typhoons, the central bank and the economic planning agency said Thursday.
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| Level of displacement of Mindanao residents begging nat
GMA News
The Commission on Human Rights on Thursday urged Malacañang to draw up a comprehensive plan to address the needs of Mindanao residents displaced by hostilities...
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| Sans truce, MILF on defensive posture during Ramadan
GMA News
With the military showing no signs of letting up on its pursuit operations against "rogue" secessionist rebel commanders, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front on Thursday...
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| AFP warns texters vs "MILF propaganda
GMA News
The Armed Forces of the Philippines appealed to mobile phone users Thursday not to spread what it branded as "propaganda" text messages from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. ...
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| Boy stabbed after winning in basketball game in QC
GMA News
A 17-year-old resident in Quezon City was stabbed after what started out as a friendly basketball game turned into a "basket-brawl" in his neighborhood Wednesday night. Radio...
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| Muslims in Metro Manila to pray for peace Friday - report
GMA News
Worried over the continuing conflict in Mindanao, Muslims in Metro Manila will gather in the metropolis' biggest mosque in Taguig City on Friday to pray for peace. Radio...
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| Army corporal stabbed dead in Quezon City
GMA News
A drinking spree proved fatal for an Army corporal after his relationship with a neighbor's sister was discovered in Quezon City. Radio dzBB reported early Thursday that...
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| 4 robbers back in jail after jeep holdup - report
GMA News
Four robbers found themselves back behind bars after robbing passengers of a Divisoria-bound jeep in Manila, dzBB radio reported Thursday. Radio dzBB's Louie Garcia...
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