Nov
10

Philippines – Miriam wants plunder raps filed vs 'Dodie' Puno

Miriam wants plunder raps filed vs 'Dodie' Puno
I nterior and Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno’s brother, Rodolfo 'Dodie' Puno, may face plunder raps for alleged misuse of funds from the road user’s tax. Administration Sen…

Gunmen kidnap 3 workers in southern Philippines
Gunmen in camouflage stormed a plywood factory and abducted three workers Tuesday, a day after suspected Muslim militants beheaded a kidnapped schoolteacher on a nearby southern Philippine island, off…

Cojuangco's Negros party men free on choice of bet
By Harvey S. Keh As the deadline for the filing of candidacies draw near, realignments are now happening left and right with the Liberal Party (LP) and the Nacionalista P …More

Moro Muslims start rescue mission for missionary in Philippines
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) redeployed its forces Tuesday to continue its search for abducted Irish missionary in Philippines. But, the Philippines had rejected an earlier offer by the co…

Three kidnapped by Filipino gunmen (Irish Examiner)
GUNMEN in the Philippines have kidnapped three more people, raising renewed fears for the safety of abducted Irish priest Fr Michael Sinnott.

Philippine govt vows revenge as hostage killed
MANILA: The Philippine government vowed yesteray to take revenge against Al Qaeda-linked militants after they dumped the severed head of a kidnapped school principal at a petrol station.

Anomalous procurement of flu-testing machines probed
The health department is now looking into alleged anomalies in the procurement of flu-testing machines by the Research Institute for Tropical Medicines (RITM). Health Secretary Francisco Duque III …