Philippines – 43 held in raid on alleged Philippine communists (AFP via Yahoo! News)
43 held in raid on alleged Philippine communists (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Forty-three people were arrested Saturday in a raid on a house in the northern Philippines that a military spokesman said had led to the biggest detention of suspected communist rebels in memory.
43 rebels arrested (2:26 a.m.) (Sun Star)
FORTY-THREE health workers suspected to be members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were arrested in a compound in Morong, Rizal. read more
Philippine automated vote system ‘almost perfect’: officials (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The Philippines’ controversial new automated voting system passed its test in a mock election Saturday, despite press reports of minor glitches, an elections commission official said.
P3.6M for Japanese-Filipino kids, moms (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
The Japanese government has given a grant of $78,795 (about 3.6 million) to a non-government organization that would facilitate livelihood and capacity-building programs for Japanese-Filipino children and their Filipino mothers who were migrant workers to Japan before.
43 held in raid on alleged Philippine communists (Press Trust of India)
Manila, Feb 6 (AFP) Forty-three people were arrested today in a raid on a house in the northern Philippines that a military spokesman said had led to the biggest detention of suspected communist rebels in memory.
Polls not in limelight in Arroyo Pampanga visit (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
There was no stopping President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in pitching for the value of technology to help the country beat major players in the business process outsourcing industry.
Ex-mayor Helps Fort Collins Man Share Life Story (CBS4 Denver)
Mai Tran’s inspiring life journey from Vietnamese immigrant to successful Fort Collins business owner will now help other refugees. Proceeds from “Mai Tran’s Journey of Passion as told to Ray Martinez: From Darkness to Light” will help Vietnamese refugees in Cambodia. Tran, who started Information Technology Experts, or ITX, in 1996 with Bruce Hottman, arrived in the United States on Jan. 9 …
Arroyo seen to name loyal Chief State Prosecutor (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
Quezon City fiscal has the edge MANILA, Philippines – While the issue of whether President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo can name the next Chief Justice rages, there is one appointment she can legally exercise that can help perpetuate her influence even beyond her term.
School shows way to peace in Mindanao (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Shocked and too scared to cry, Zuhari Abdul watched as his father, then a gun-for-hire, execute a man and get paid a sack of rice. He soon developed hatred toward his father.
Blackouts hit Mindanao (Sun Star)
DAVAO Power generation deficiency caused the series of blackouts and interruptions in some provinces in Mindanao, officials said. read more
Philippines Defence And Security Report Q1 2010 – New Market Report Published (OfficialWire)
The country continues to prepare for presidential and congressional elections to be held in May 2010. The exit of several provincial leaders from the ruling party, Lakas-Kampi-CMD, could lead to a larger exodus as leader and President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, struggles to hold together the coalition.
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