Ex-Navy captain gets 28 years for falsification
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine anti-graft court on Thursday convicted a retired Navy captain in connection with the anomalous purchase of some P10.44 million worth of medicines and medical suppl…
Philippine troops track down militants holding Red Cross hostage
Zamboanga City, Philippines – Philippine troops have tracked down Muslim militants holding captive an ailing Italian Red Cross employee on a southern island, officials said Wednesday. Interior Secreta…
Philippine consumers shun pork over swine flu concerns (Channel NewsAsia)
MANILA : Pig farmers in the Philippines are seeing their takings drop as consumers shun pork over concerns about the human swine flu outbreak. The current outbreak is likely to have originated in pigs in Mexico, before mutating and infecting humans.
"Appointment of new Army chief not related to 2010 polls"
MANILA, Philippines – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday allayed fears that the appointment of Lt. Gen. Delfin Bangit as the new chief of the Philippine Army is related to the 2010…
PDEA, BJMP ink pact vs illegal drugs
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Wednesday joined forces with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in curbing the entry of illegal narcotics to deten…
Senate to recall Lozada
MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile on Wednesday said Senate security personnel assigned to Rodolfo Noel Lozada would be recalled should the latter decide to go to jail after his …
