Philippines – Manila sets free 11 soldiers linked to failed coup (The Malaysian Insider)

Manila sets free 11 soldiers linked to failed coup (The Malaysian Insider)
MANILA, Nov 3 The Philippines freed 11 army officers linked to a failed attempt to oust President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2006 today, after a military court failed to prove their role in the putsch, officials said. They are now free men, Lieutenant-Colonel Romeo Brawner, a military spokesman, told reporters, adding the officers would be reinstated to active duty after undergoing medical …

Let showbiz politicians work after filing
A ctress Ara Mina, who intends to run in the 2010 elections, appealed to the poll body on Tuesday afternoon to allow her to continue appearing on TV after she files her certificate of candidacy this…

Philippines free 11 soldiers linked to failed coup
The Philippines freed on Tuesday 11 army officers linked to a failed attempt to oust President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2006, after a military court failed to prove their role in the putsch, officia…

Philippine troops kill 5 al-Qaida-linked militants (MalaysiaNews.net)
MANILA, Philippines — Government troops attacked an Abu Sayyaf camp in the rebels’ southern stronghold before dawn Tuesday, triggering a five-hour clash in which five of the al-Qaida-linked militant…

Five Muslim militants killed in southern Philippines
Manila – Five Muslim militants were killed Tuesday in a clash with government troops in the southern Philippines, a regional military commander said. The fighting erupted before dawn when patrolling s…

Philippines President Arroyo Names Temporary Tax Agency Chief (Nasdaq)
MANILA -(Dow Jones)- President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has named Joel Tan- Torres, deputy commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, to be the officer-in-charge of the main tax collection body until she appoints a new chief, Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said Tuesday.

Manila sets free 11 soldiers linked to failed coup (The Star)
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines freed on Tuesday 11 army officers linked to a failed attempt to oust President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2006, after a military court failed to prove their role in the putsch, officials said.

Another Tropical Cyclone May Impact the Philippines
Posted on: Monday, 2 November 2009, 14:01 CST When NASA's Aqua satellite flew over the Philippine Sea during the early morning hours today, November 2 infrared imagery saw another new tropical cycl…

Manila sets free 11 soldiers linked to failed coup (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters MANILA, Nov 3 (Reuters) – The Philippines freed on Tuesday 11 army officers linked to a failed attempt to oust President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2006, after a military court failed to prove their …

Coup plotters vs. Arroyo freed
MANILA – Eleven Philippine military officers who were cleared of involvement in a coup plot against President Gloria Arroyo were freed Tuesday and will be able to rejoin their units, military official…

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