MILF orders rebel forces to fight kidnappings-for-ransom in South RPTuesday, June 30, 2009 09:30:41 PM
 | | SULTAN KUDARAT, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 30, 2009) – The Philippines’ largest Muslim rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, has ordered its 12,000-strong mujahideen to fight kidnapping-for-ransom activities in Mindanao.
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House Speaker says President Arroyo's State of the Nation Address on trackTuesday, June 30, 2009 08:45:56 PM
MANILA, Philippines - Speaker Prospero Nograles said all preparations for the coming July 27 State of the Nation Address (SONA) by President Gloria Arroyo before a joint session of the 14th Congress are on track even after nearly a week of work suspension at the House of Representatives.
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Kidapawan City intensifies campaign on Influenza A (H1N1)Tuesday, June 30, 2009 05:18:21 PM
 | | Dr Ted Calica, of the Kidapawan City Hospital, speaks to students of Notre Dame College about the dreaded Influenza A(H1N1) virus. A local woman was said to be infected by the virus. The Philippines has reported its first Influenza A(H1N1)-related death and that hundreds of people are infected with the virus. (Mindanao Examiner Photo / Geo Solmerano).
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Philippine Military Shows Desperation In Latest Propaganda, Says NPA RebelsTuesday, June 30, 2009 04:46:15 PM
Campaign against Ka Parago, a showcase of AFP Desperation.
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Zamboanga street pole falls, workers rush repair to restore powerTuesday, June 30, 2009 03:37:29 PM
 | | ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 30, 2009) – Workers were rushing Tuesday to fix a fallen electrical post in Zamboanga City in Mindanao and return power in many areas.
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Global Food Crisis is not over, says UN Special Rapporteur.Tuesday, June 30, 2009 12:50:49 PM
NEW YORK - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Mr. Olivier De Schutter, calls on decision-makers gathering in New York for the UN Conference on World Financial and Economic Crisis not to forget the global food prices crisis. This crisis is continuing in many countries.
It is connected not only with the financial and economic crises, but also with the climatic/environmental crisis.
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Journalists visiting refugee shelters held by military in MindanaoTuesday, June 30, 2009 11:56:33 AM
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 30, 2009) – Government troops briefly held Tuesday dozens of Filipino journalists who were on fact-finding mission in the strife-torn province of Maguindanao.
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A Gesture That Will Never Be Forgotten by President Fidel CastroTuesday, June 30, 2009 10:16:08 AM
I made a stop in the drafting of a material about a historical episode on which I have been working for two weeks now to express my solidarity with the constitutional president of Honduras, José Manuel Zelaya.
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Editor sentenced to six months in prison in EgyptTuesday, June 30, 2009 08:02:15 AM
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) expresses deep dissatisfaction over the increasing frequency of convictions for press misdemeanours in Egypt.
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Palestinian journalists being arbitrarily detained in both West Bank and Gaza, says IFJTuesday, June 30, 2009 08:01:23 AM
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called on the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and the Hamas government in the Gaza strip to release Palestinian journalists who have been arbitrarily detained by their respective security forces.
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Cambodian editor sentenced on 'disinformation' chargeTuesday, June 30, 2009 08:00:00 AM
Hang Chakra, editor-in-chief of the opposition Khmer-language daily Khmer Machas Srok, has been sentenced to one year in prison stemming from his reports on alleged government corruption.
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IFJ welcomes lifting of ban on newspaper in BahrainTuesday, June 30, 2009 07:58:17 AM
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has welcomed the decision to lift the ban on the Arabic version of the Gulf News newspaper after the authorities stopped its publication on Sunday June 21.
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News blackout in Honduras after Army stages coup d’état, ousts President Manuel ZelayaTuesday, June 30, 2009 07:56:45 AM
Honduras President Manuel Zelaya’s ouster Sunday by the Army has been followed by a curfew during which the broadcasts of several radio and TV stations were suspended, Reporters sans Frontières (RSF) has reported.
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Rwanda threatenes to reimpose ban on BBC if it does not change editorial lineTuesday, June 30, 2009 07:55:40 AM
Rwandan information minister, Louise Mushikiwabo, has threatened to reimpose the ban on Kinyarwanda-language broadcasts by BBC if the British radio did not change its editorial line.
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Rebels and Radicals by Fr. Roy CimagalaMonday, June 29, 2009 09:43:52 PM
In our spiritual life, there’s no other way but for us to be genuine rebels and radicals. We need to fight not only from time to time, but actually all the time.
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A Suicidal Mistake by President Fidel CastroMonday, June 29, 2009 09:18:54 PM
Three days ago, in the evening of Thursday 25th, I wrote in my Reflections: “We do not know what will happen tonight or tomorrow in Honduras, but the courageous behavior adopted by Zelaya will go down in history.”
Two paragraphs before I had indicated that: “The situation that might result from whatever occurs in that country will be a test for the OAS and the current US administration.”
The prehistoric Inter-American institution met in Washington the following day and in a halfhearted and spiritless resolution promised to immediately make the necessary efforts to bring about harmony between the contending parties; that is, a negotiation between the putschists and the Constitutional President of Honduras.
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Mindanao Examiner Television Week In Review June 21-27, 2009Monday, June 29, 2009 08:52:17 PM
 | | Mindanao Examiner Television Week In Review June 21-27, 2009.
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Tawi-Tawi Province To Pass Environment Code; Boost Coral Triangle PreservationMonday, June 29, 2009 08:13:33 PM
 | | TAWI-TAWI, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 29, 2009) - The provincial government of Tawi-Tawi has supported the creation of the Environment Code to promote principles of ecologically sustainable development and protection of the environment, especially the marine ecosystem.
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Philippine House Speaker lobbies for more Aussie investmentsMonday, June 29, 2009 04:27:36 PM
MANILA, Philippines - Speaker Prospero Nograles has underlined the vital role of Australia in increasing global confidence in the Philippine economy even as he lobbied for more investments in Mindanao that focus on “social engagement” and generate employment, promote human resource development through education and manpower trainings.
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Broadcaster shot dead in Southern PhilippinesMonday, June 29, 2009 02:38:44 PM
AGUSAN DEL SUR, Philippines - A radio broadcaster was shot dead by an unknown gunman in Agusan del Sur province, police said Monday.
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2 killed in Maguindanao bombingMonday, June 29, 2009 02:18:56 PM
 | | Soldiers inspect a site in the village of Kitanggo in Maguindanao's Datu Saudi Ampatuan town where an improvised explosive went off Monday, June 29, 2009 killing two persons and wounding eight others. The Army's 6th Infantry Division has blamed the Moro Islamic Liberation Front for the bombing, an accusation strongly denied by the rebel group. (Mindanao Examiner Photo by Mark Navales).
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Philippines to export Muslim women to work as maids in MalaysiaMonday, June 29, 2009 01:45:03 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 29, 2009) – The Philippines is virtually selling its Muslim women to work as housemaids in Malaysia. This after Indonesia recently announced a temporary ban on sending domestic helpers to Malaysia after a recent case of maid abuse.
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Melissa Roxas: ‘Talking About What Happened Is Like Going Back to That Dark Place’Monday, June 29, 2009 12:21:49 PM
 | | MANILA, Philippines — Filipino-American Melissa Roxas finally broke her silence and recounted her ordeal in the hands of the military.
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Basilan protocol for Influenza A(H1N1) soughtMonday, June 29, 2009 11:06:08 AM
BASILAN, Philippines - While many hope it will not come, some believe it is just a matter of time that Influenza A(H1N1) will be coming to Basilan province. But how prepared are the Basileños in handling cases?
This was the main concern of some 50 participants during a recent forum on Influenza A(H1N1) organized by the Basilan Communicators Network (BASCOMNET) and the Department of Health-Center for Health and Development, Zamboanga Peninsula (DOH-CHDZP).
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Pananalig sa Diyos, Sipag at Tiyaga Nagbunga! (Ang Tagumpay ni Edwin Alvarez Pantaleta ng Isabela City)Monday, June 29, 2009 10:50:53 AM
 | | ISABELA CITY, Basilan (Mindanao Examiner / June 29, 2009) – Patuloy na umaani ng papuri ang isang kilalang negosyante sa Isabela City sa Basilan province dahil sa magandang halimbawa sa lipunan at pagtulong nito sa mga mahihirap.
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Bomb blast kills 1, injures 7 in Maguindanao provinceMonday, June 29, 2009 08:36:13 AM
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 29, 2009) – A roadside bombing Monday left one person dead and at least 7 more wounded in the troubled province of Maguindanao in the southern Philippines, reports said.
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Sarangani villagers march for peaceSunday, June 28, 2009 08:11:48 PM
 | | Villagers gather at the Malapatan municipal park in Sarangani province in the southern Philippines during a pace rally Sunday, June 28, 2009.
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7 cops killed in Basilan ambushSunday, June 28, 2009 06:34:25 PM
BASILAN, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 28, 2009) – Gunmen ambushed a police patrol on Sunday and killing seven on a remote village in the troubled province of Basilan in the southern Philippines, officials said.
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2 soldiers killed outside army base in Basilan provinceSunday, June 28, 2009 01:43:14 PM
ISABELA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 28, 2009) – Unidentified gunmen killed two soldiers in an attack just outside an army camp in the restive province Basilan in the southern Philippines, officials said.
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Reds vow justice for abducted Filipino activistSunday, June 28, 2009 11:22:22 AM
 | | MANILA, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 28, 2009) – Communist rebels vowed to exact justice against government soldiers tagged as behind the abduction of a peasant activist Jonas Burgos in the Philippines.
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Badjaos build replica of Balangay, embark on epic voyageSaturday, June 27, 2009 08:09:47 PM
 | | TAWI-TAWI, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 27, 2009) - A group of Badjaos from the southern Filipino province of Tawi-Tawi have painstakingly built a replica of one of the oldest seafaring vessels in human history to sail around the world.
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Zimbabwe Army violently seized diamond fields: ReportSaturday, June 27, 2009 04:36:53 PM
"Over 200 people slain and children forced to hunt for gems, Human Rights Watch says".
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Sulu on its way to peace and progressSaturday, June 27, 2009 04:16:51 PM
 | | SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 27, 2009) – Provincial governor Sakur Tan said more development and infrastructure projects have been lined up for different areas in Sulu, one of five provinces under the Muslim autonomous region.
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Mindanao bombing leaves 9 woundedSaturday, June 27, 2009 03:50:00 PM
KIDAPAWAN CITY, Philippines (Mindanao / June 27, 2009) – At least 9 people were injured Saturday in a fresh attack blamed by the Philippine military to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels in the restive region of Mindanao.
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PHILIPPINES: Book on the struggle for justice of the families of the Abadilla 5 published Friday, June 26, 2009 07:43:52 PM
Hong Kong (AHRC / June 26, 2009) - To mark the United Nation’s Day in Support of Victims of Torture on Friday, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) launched its latest publication in Manila entitled: “Abadilla 5 Families”, a book which contains interviews and stories of their families in the latter’s travails for justice.
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Filipinos mourn death of 'Pop King' Michael JacksonFriday, June 26, 2009 04:41:56 PM
 | | A newspaper editor, Jung Francisco, in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines, gets updates Friday, June 26, 2009 on news of Michael Jackson’s death. The “King of Pop” died in Los Angeles after a massive heart attack Thursday. Local fans mourn Jackson’s death. He was 50. (Photo by Dennis Balatbat).
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Officials 'in denial' over Davao executions: CHRFriday, June 26, 2009 01:53:03 PM
MANILA, Philippines (ABS-CBN / June 26, 2009) - Top national and local government executives remain in denial over summary executions perpetrated by the alleged Davao Death Squads, the chief of the Commission on Human Rights said Friday.
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Philippine military awards P5.75 million to informantsFriday, June 26, 2009 12:27:18 PM
 | | ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 26, 2009) - The Philippine military on Friday awarded more than five million pesos reward to four men who helped security forces capture or killing of six Filipino terrorists in Mindanao.
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Farrah Fawcett dies at 62Friday, June 26, 2009 10:02:53 AM
 | | She was Hollywood's penultimate golden girl. And, now, Farrah Fawcett, who epitomized the all-American ideal of beauty, has died after a three-year battle with cancer. She was 62. Her spokesman, Paul Bloch, says Fawcett died Thursday morning in a Santa Monica hospital.
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Michael Jackson is deadFriday, June 26, 2009 09:24:11 AM
 | | Pop star Michael Jackson was pronounced dead today after paramedics found him in a coma at his Bel-Air mansion, city and law enforcement sources told The Times.
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Military links MILF to mortar attacks in Mindanao province; ties NGO to rebel groupFriday, June 26, 2009 09:08:25 AM
MAGUINDANAO, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 26, 2009) – The Philippine Army on Friday has linked Moro rebels on a mortar attack that killed a civilian in Maguindanao province the troubled Muslim autonomous region in Mindanao.
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Boy abducted in Cotabato CityFriday, June 26, 2009 06:30:18 AM
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 26, 2009) – Unidentified gunmen men seized a four-year old boy in Cotabato City in the southern Philippines, officials said.
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Mortar attack sa Maguindanao, ibinintang ng Army sa mga rebelde; NGO iniugnay sa MILFThursday, June 25, 2009 10:10:39 PM
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 25, 2009) – Mariing itinanggi ngayon ng militar na may kinalaman ito sa pagsabog ng mortar na ikinasawi ng isang sibilyan at pagkasugat ng isa pa sa lalawigan ng Maguindanao.
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Davao residents benefit from medical mission Thursday, June 25, 2009 05:46:15 PM
 | | DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Some 1,000 people benefited from a medical mission launched by House Speaker Prospero Nograles in the southern Philippine city of Davao.
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Sibilyan, patay sa pagsabog ng mortar sa MaguindanaoThursday, June 25, 2009 05:25:56 PM
COTABATO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / June 25, 2009) – Isang sibilyan na naman ang nasawi sa pambobomba diumano ng militar sa magulong lalawigan ng Maguindanao na kung saan ay patuloy ang opensiba ng pamahalaan kontra Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
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Statement of Iranian documentary filmmakersThursday, June 25, 2009 09:38:34 AM
 | | Declaration Of Iranian Documentary Makers Announced By Rakhshan BaniEtemad.
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Gunmen kill senior health official in MindanaoThursday, June 25, 2009 09:20:28 AM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 25, 2009) – A senior Filipino health official was gunned down and his daughter injured in an attack in Davao City in the southern Philippines, police said on Thursday.
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AHRC joins International Day in Support of Victims of TortureThursday, June 25, 2009 07:52:09 AM
A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on June 26, 2009.
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Ex-detainees allege Bagram abuseWednesday, June 24, 2009 10:00:24 PM
Allegations of abuse and neglect at a US detention facility in Afghanistan have been uncovered by the BBC.
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McDonald manager in Zamboanga killedWednesday, June 24, 2009 09:50:42 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 24, 2009) – A Filipino manager of the US hamburger chain McDonald was shot dead in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines, police said.
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Vendettas and violence on MindanaoWednesday, June 24, 2009 07:23:46 PM
LANAO DEL SUR, Philippines (IRIN / June 24, 2009) - The murder of Helen Accoon, a college principal, on the southern conflict-ridden island of Mindanao in 2008, shocked many people as it seemed to mark an escalation in clan feuding, known as 'rido', according to the United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN).
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University of the Philippines mulls new course on poverty reductionWednesday, June 24, 2009 04:47:33 PM
 | | The Philippines cannot wait for a proposal of a group of scientists and educators to take off - that is to establish a course on poverty reduction.
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On a mission to 'reclaim' Jerusalem Wednesday, June 24, 2009 04:32:42 PM
 | | Arye King is an Israeli settler on a self-appointed mission from God: to extend Jewish ownership over the whole of Jerusalem.
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'US drone' hits Pakistan funeralWednesday, June 24, 2009 04:29:09 PM
 | | At least 45 people have been killed after missiles were fired from a US "drone" at the funeral of a suspected Taliban commander of the Pakistani Taliban in South Waziristan, Pakistan officials have said.
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The Beauties Of Mati In The Southern PhilippinesWednesday, June 24, 2009 04:15:58 PM
 | | Shiela Mae Bel, a 20-year old BS Agriculture student at the Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology, is new Miss Mati 2009.
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5 wounded in MILF offensive in southern PhilippinesWednesday, June 24, 2009 02:43:46 PM
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 24, 2009) - Suspected Moro rebels attacked a village in the southern Philippines and wounding 5 people as fighting continue in the troubled region of Mindanao, officials said.
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Philippine Army bares report on Mindanao NPA leaderWednesday, June 24, 2009 02:31:12 PM
MANILA, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 24, 2009) – The Philippine Army on Wednesday bared a report detailing an alleged sex scandal and money laundering involving a senior leader of the communist rebel group New People’s Army.
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UN Committee Against Torture Releases Recommendations; Human Rights Group Urges RP To Abide Wednesday, June 24, 2009 11:05:21 AM
A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
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North Cotabato Youths Shout For Quality EducationWednesday, June 24, 2009 08:55:18 AM
 | | KIDAPAWAN CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 24, 2009) – Some 200 mostly students held a rally in Kidapawan City in Mindanao to demand for equality and better education.
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Mindanao Examiner Television Week In Review June 14-20, 2009 Wednesday, June 24, 2009 08:30:19 AM
 | | Mindanao Examiner Television Week In Review June 14-20, 2009.
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Speaker suspends work due to A(H1N1)-related death of House employeeTuesday, June 23, 2009 06:28:06 PM
MANILA, Philippines - Speaker Prospero Nograles expressed deep concern over the reported Influenza A(H1N1)-related death of one of the employees of the House of Representatives.
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MILF rebels raid Mindanao villageTuesday, June 23, 2009 03:27:38 PM
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 23, 2009) – Suspected Moro rebels killed a civilian and wounded four others in a raid on a southern Philippine village, officials said Tuesday.
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House Speaker Supports Call To Lower Electricity RatesMonday, June 22, 2009 04:13:25 PM
MANILA, Philippines - Speaker Prospero Nograles on Monday said he is supporting two bills being pushed by Senate President Juan Enrile as he stressed the twin measures will bring down the cost of electricity not only for ordinary household consumers but the big industrial users as well.
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Philippines Reports First Swine Flu DeathMonday, June 22, 2009 03:56:03 PM
 | | MANILA, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 22, 2009) – A Filipino woman has died from the deadly Influenza A (H1N1) virus in Manila, health officials said on Monday.
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How Many Extrajudicial Killings Have There Been So Far This Year?Monday, June 22, 2009 02:44:24 PM
MANILA, Philippines (Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project / June 22, 2009) - In Geneva recently speaking in front of the Human Rights Council, UN Special Rapporteur on Summary, Extrajudicial or Arbitrary Executions Philip Alston reported a 70 per cent decrease in the number of unexplained killings since his February 2007 visit here and in his subsequent report.
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Transparent As a Moonless Night: The Budget Process and Spending Monday, June 22, 2009 02:36:03 PM
MANILA, Philippines (Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project / June 22, 2009) - With national and local elections now less than a year away, presidential hopefuls have been speaking out on one issue after another.
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14 rebels killed, 22 wounded in fighting in Southern PhilippinesMonday, June 22, 2009 01:18:36 PM
 | | ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 22, 2009) – At least 14 rebels were killed and 22 others wounded in separate clashes with government forces in the southern Philippines, officials said Monday.
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Toys For The Big Boys: Cotabato Boys Grab Top Motor Show Award Sunday, June 21, 2009 06:02:15 PM
House Speaker Prospero Nograles speaks to Davao City's senior citizensSunday, June 21, 2009 05:57:50 PM
 | | House Speaker Prospero Nograles offers some words of wisdom to the thousands of senior citizens in the Davao City’s First Congressional District, who attended a seminar he sponsored for them. The seminar held June recently at the Apo View Hotel in Davao City aimed to provide inspiration to senior citizens for them to be more hopeful in the twilight of their life.
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‘Libre Pag Islam’ Launched In Sulu ProvinceSunday, June 21, 2009 01:58:10 PM
 | | SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 21, 2009) - The Sulu Integrated Provincial Health Office recently launched the “Libre Pag Islam - Operation Tuli,” which was aimed to provide free circumcision to residents.
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Letter To The Editor: Demanding a genuine peace, human rights agenda from 2010 electoral candidatesSunday, June 21, 2009 12:53:46 PM
A study by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has put the Philippines in international limelight then again. The Philippines under the leadership of President Macapagal-Arroyo has topped other countries in garnering the highest number of victims of internal displacement or forcible displacement.
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New York Times reporter escapes Taliban captivitySunday, June 21, 2009 12:50:02 PM
 | | KABUL — A New York Times reporter known for making investigative trips deep inside dangerous conflict zones escaped from militant captors after more than seven months in captivity in Afghanistan and Pakistan by climbing over a wall, the newspaper said Saturday.
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1 killed, 32 wounded in twin grenade blasts in MindanaoSunday, June 21, 2009 11:44:28 AM
 | | Army Lieutenant Colonel Edgardo de Leon and Colonel Rainier Cruz and Governor Miguel Rene Dominguez look at a piece of metal believed part of fragmentation grenade that exploded Sunday, June 21, 2009 in Maasim town in Sarangani province. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion).
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Mousavi's Latest Statement: "I Followed Them" Sunday, June 21, 2009 09:10:53 AM
 | | "In the name of God, the kind and the merciful. Indeed god demands you to safe keep what people entrust in you, and to rule them with justice.
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Sulu airport nears completionSaturday, June 20, 2009 06:23:38 PM
 | | SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 20, 2009) – Filipino engineers are hurrying up the completion of renovation of the airport in Sulu province in the southern Philippines.
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UP Mindanao appreciates supports from House Speaker Prospero NogralesSaturday, June 20, 2009 06:08:13 PM
 | | The University of the Philippines in Mindanao recently awarded a plaque of appreciation to House Speaker Prospero Nograles for his invaluable support to the university in his years as congressman of the First District of Davao City.
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Obama says world is watching IranSaturday, June 20, 2009 12:29:50 PM
 | | Barack Obama, the US president, has told Iran "the world is watching" its actions after the country's supreme leader demanded an end to street protests over recent elections.
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Khamenei: Vote protests must end Saturday, June 20, 2009 12:26:57 PM
 | | Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, has backed the outcome of the country's presidential elections and warned protests against it must stop.
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US admits Afghan airstrike errorsSaturday, June 20, 2009 12:20:41 PM
 | | Failure by US forces to follow their own rules was the "likely" cause of civilian deaths in Afghan airstrikes last month, a US military report says.
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MILF shoots down second spy plane in MindanaoSaturday, June 20, 2009 11:39:09 AM
 | | MAGUINDANAO, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 20, 2009) – Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels have shot down a portable spy plane during a fierce firefight with army soldiers in the southern Philippines.
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World Class Resort Eyed in Sulu Island Friday, June 19, 2009 11:30:22 PM
 | | SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 19, 2009) - The Sulu provincial government has unveiled a master plan that will see the rising of an ultra-modern beach resort in Panglima Tahil island as a come-on for both local and foreign tourists.
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House of Representatives, Senate Tackle CARP ExtensionFriday, June 19, 2009 10:52:34 PM
 | | The bicameral conference committee of the House of Representatives and the Senate tries to reconcile conflicting provisions of the Senate and House-approved versions of the proposed new CARP law.
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Anti-Charter Change rally held in Zamboanga CityFriday, June 19, 2009 08:37:40 PM
 | | ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 19, 2009) – About 200 mostly students joined an interfaith rally Friday in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines to protest moves by allies of President Gloria Arroyo in Congress to change the Constitution.
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Soldiers threaten civilian lives by blocking food aid, burning houses in Maguindanao: AHRC Friday, June 19, 2009 07:32:24 PM
ISSUES: Internally displaced persons; right to life; right to food; right to housing; abuse of power.
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7 Moro rebels slain in MindanaoFriday, June 19, 2009 04:35:00 PM
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 19, 2009) – At least 7 Moro rebels, including their senior commanders, were killed in a firefight with government soldiers in the southern Philippines, officials said.
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3 killed in Zamboanga City shootout Friday, June 19, 2009 04:04:08 PM
 | | ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 19, 2009) – Three people were killed in a shootout Friday at a busy market in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines, officials said.
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Ateneo de Zamboanga University celebrates the Sesquicentennial Jubilee of the Return of the Jesuits in PhilippinesFriday, June 19, 2009 10:17:23 AM
 | | ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 19, 2009) - The Ateneo de Zamboanga University is celebrating the Sesquicentennial Jubilee of the Return of the Jesuits (1859-2009) - the 150th anniversary of the return of the Jesuits to the Philippines; the 150th anniversary of Jesuit educational apostolate in the Philippines and the 150th anniversary of Jesuit presence in Mindanao.
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'Transformers' blasts back: Another Michael Bay direct hit Friday, June 19, 2009 09:56:14 AM
 | | In Michael Bay's sandbox, everyone is a toy soldier.
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Digos Massacre Remembered (Contains Graphic Images. Reader's Discretion Is Advised)Friday, June 19, 2009 09:13:34 AM
 | | PHILIPPINES (Indybay.org / June 19, 2009) - It is quite common these days to read from the newspapers violence being perpetrated by the communist New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) that most Filipinos no longer care as long they are not the poor victims.
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A NEW PEARL HARBOR IN THE OFFING? by Erick San JuanThursday, June 18, 2009 07:03:24 PM
I was requested by my radio listeners to write about last week’s collision course between USS John S. McCain, a destroyer with an underwater sonar array towed and a Chinese (PROC) submarine off the coast of the Subic Bay in Zambales. There were several versions of the encounter, coming from CNN saying it’s near the Philippines while the Pentagon said it’s off Subic Bay and the Chinese media reported that it’s near the Scarborough Shoal.
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Philippine Army presents captured NPA rebel leader in MindanaoThursday, June 18, 2009 04:48:35 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 18, 2009) – The Philippine Army on Thursday paraded a senior communist rebel leader captured by soldiers in Mindanao.
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Filipino lawyers listed as military targets seek judicial protectionThursday, June 18, 2009 03:55:53 PM
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is writing to inform you that the three human rights lawyers, whose names were included in the list of targets in a leaked document reportedly created by the military, have filed a petition for a Writ of Amparo to seek judicial protection.
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Two Mindanao solons allocate P1.2-B for UP Mindanao infra projectsThursday, June 18, 2009 03:42:07 PM
 | | MANILA, Philippines - Two lawmakers from Mindanao have appropriated some P1.2 billion to finance the medium-term development of the University of the Philippines (UP) in Mindanao.
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Charter Change: An major leadership act far way behind the people's needsThursday, June 18, 2009 01:39:18 PM
Statement of Position and Call to Action on Charter Change
As students of Ateneo de Davao University de Davao University and youth of this country, let this be our position and our call for us to unite with those who have already expressed opposition to hasty attempts in amending our constitution and condemnation to selfish and unchristian acts of our leaders who railroaded the passage of House Resolution 1109 convening themselves as a constituent assembly (con-ass) for the said purpose.
The act was more than a revelation of the real motives or agenda of the people behind charter change (cha-cha). However they deny it, or whichever way they want to call it, extension in the seat of power is stinking. In recent surveys, more and more Filipinos dislike or disagree with the idea of term extension for Ms. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the rest of the current government officials.
In addition to this, more contentious is the content of proposed amendments – on e of which is the overhaul of the Philippine economic policies, more specifically the removal of economic restrictions that would allow foreign corporations to own 100% of Philippine’s mineral and natural resources. A act of betrayal to our national patrimony and sovereignty.
Needless to say, charter change, of any mode or by any name, is not on top of the immediate solutions to the country’s pressing problems – jobs, social services, education and human rights.
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Philippine Army blames Moro rebels for attacks on civilian targetsThursday, June 18, 2009 09:45:57 AM
 | | MAGUINDANAO, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 18, 2009) – The Philippine military on Thursday blamed Moro rebels for the shelling of civilian targets in Mindanao Island where fighting between the two groups are continuing, officials said.
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Silsilah Dialogue Movement celebrates 25th anniversary Wednesday, June 17, 2009 10:14:35 PM
 | | Silsilah Dialogue Movement celebrates 25th anniversary in the Philippines.
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B'laan natives show skills in Malong weavingWednesday, June 17, 2009 07:58:47 PM
 | | Ethnic B’laan weavers Wednesday, June 17, 2009 make a piece of cloth called “malong” the traditional way with the use of colorful threads during the 40th founding anniversary of Malapatan town which coincided with the celebration of the 4th Pakaradyan Festival which will culminate on June 21.
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Journalist shot in Philippines diesWednesday, June 17, 2009 07:43:17 PM
MANILA, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 17, 2009) – A journalist who was shot by gunmen in the central Philippine province of Masbate has died, media groups said on Wednesday.
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Solons hail House leadership; passage of important billsWednesday, June 17, 2009 04:13:05 PM
MANILA, Philippines - Members of the House Representatives passed a resolution commending House Speaker Prospero Nograles for spearheading the passage of worthwhile laws that would greatly benefit majority of the Filipinos.
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Opensiba vs. Sayyaf patuloy sa SuluWednesday, June 17, 2009 02:57:56 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 17, 2009) – Patuloy pa rin ang opensiba ng militar at pulisya kontra Abu Sayyaf sa lalawigan ng Sulu, ngunit maugong ang balitang baka mapalaya na sa lalong madaling panahon ang bihag ng mga bandido na si Red Cross worker Eugenio Vagni.
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Mindanao Examiner Television Week In Review June 07-13, 2009 Wednesday, June 17, 2009 02:27:05 PM
 | | Mindanao Examiner TV Week In Review June 07-13 2009.
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A labour rights defender is murdered; police shoot two men in custody: AHRC Wednesday, June 17, 2009 01:21:45 PM
PHILIPPINES: A labour rights defender is murdered; police shoot two men in custody.
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EU Whiz Battle of the Champs, essay contest winners awarding set in ManilaTuesday, June 16, 2009 03:08:49 PM
MANILA, Philippines - The European Union in Manila once more brings to the Philippines two exciting college competitions - the "E.U. Whiz 2009" and essay contest with the theme “Jose Rizal and Europa” on Thursday at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall in Pasay City.
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Military shelling hit civilian areas in Mindanao, says MILF rebelsTuesday, June 16, 2009 01:43:39 PM
MAGUINDANAO, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 16, 2009) – Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels accused government troops of indiscriminate shelling after an artillery exploded near a refugee shelter in Maguindanao province in the troubled Muslim autonomous region in Mindanao.
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The newspaper in MindanaoTuesday, June 16, 2009 11:23:07 AM
 | | From Basilan province to downtown Zamboanga City and in Zamboanga Sibugay, the Mindanao Examiner newspaper remains a source of information for many readers in the Zamboanga Peninsula.
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Obama Has No Easy Task by President Fidel CastroTuesday, June 16, 2009 09:47:09 AM
I remember that, when I visited the People’s Republic of Poland, during Gierek’s government, I was taken to Osviecim, the most notorious of all concentration camps.
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Motocross in Cotabato CityMonday, June 15, 2009 07:06:46 PM
 | | A motocross rider shows his skill during a race Sunday, June 14, 2009, in Cotabato City in Mindanao.
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Bike drivers get free umbrellas in Davao CityMonday, June 15, 2009 06:50:03 PM
 | | DAVAO CITY, Philippines – House Speaker Prospero Nograles donated umbrellas Monday to dozens of bicycle taxi drivers in Davao City in the southern Philippines.
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Letter To The Editor: Reader reacts to MILF statementMonday, June 15, 2009 04:42:28 PM
Whereas the MILF is condemning the attacks of the Army at the same time the MILF is planning to release a person that makes bombs; Why the MILF puts a complaint about an attack of the army in the Luwaran site with an atrocious picture of a death person, but at the same time the MILF is trying to plan more horrible attacks.
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2 army officers killed in rebel attacks in MindanaoMonday, June 15, 2009 03:09:08 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 15, 2009) – Communist rebels killed an army officer and wounded an infantryman in a clash Monday in the southern Philippines, officials said.
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Philippine military chief visits wounded troops in Zamboanga CityMonday, June 15, 2009 12:39:47 PM
 | | ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 15, 2009) - Philippine military chief General Victor Ibrado visited Monday in Zamboanga City government troops wounded in fierce clashes with Abu Sayyaf militants in the southern Sulu province.
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Chinese sub hits US destroyer's sonar off PhilippinesMonday, June 15, 2009 05:12:13 AM
A Chinese submarine collided with an underwater sonar array towed by the destroyer USS John S McCain off the coast of the Philippines, CNN television said, quoting a US official who said it was an "inadvertent encounter".
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Military reports, propaganda lamang - MILFSunday, June 14, 2009 06:49:58 PM
COTABATO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / June 13 2009) – Binansagan na propaganda ng Moro Islamic Liberation Front ang ulat ng militar na 10 rebelde ang nasawi sa labanan sa magulong lalawigan ng Maguindanao sa Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
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Davao City residents benefit from medical missionSunday, June 14, 2009 04:13:13 PM
 | | DAVAO CITY, Philippines – More than 1,500 mostly poor residents benefited from a medical mission Sunday in Davao City in Mindanao.
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Philippine Moro rebels deny military reports Saturday, June 13, 2009 11:56:57 PM
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 13 2009) - Philippine Muslim rebels branded Saturday as propaganda claims by the military that at least 10 guerrillas were killed in fresh fighting in Mindanao.
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Iran declares win for Ahmadinejad in disputed voteSaturday, June 13, 2009 11:35:28 PM
TEHRAN, Iran – Supporters of the main election challenger to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed with police and set up barricades of burning tires Saturday as authorities declared the hard-line president was re-elected in a landslide.
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An Appeal To The Public Conscience: Indy BaySaturday, June 13, 2009 11:10:02 PM
 | | Affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court of the Philippines concerning the kidnapping and torture of a Filipino American woman - a historic document for everyone - addressed to US citizens, Filipinos, Filipino Americans, and everyone committed to human rights, people's self-determination, women's equality and dignity.
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A money trader in Zamboanga CitySaturday, June 13, 2009 08:08:13 PM
 | | An illegal money trader openly does business Saturday, June 13, 2009 at the Zamboanga City Public Market.
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Street children gamble behind Zamboanga police headquartersSaturday, June 13, 2009 07:45:35 PM
 | | Street children gamble Saturday, June 13, 2009 at the back of the Zamboanga City police headquarters.
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Fierce fighting erupts in Sulu ProvinceSaturday, June 13, 2009 04:14:12 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 13, 2009) – Security forces clashed Saturday with Abu Sayyaf militants holding a kidnapped Italian aid worker in Sulu province in the southern Philippines, officials said.
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Gunman kills Sulu village chieftainSaturday, June 13, 2009 12:26:04 PM
SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 13, 2009) – An unidentified gunman shot dead a village chieftain outside his house in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, police said on Saturday.
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Wayward trailer rams barbeque stall in Kidapawan CityFriday, June 12, 2009 10:21:41 PM
 | | KIDAPAWAN CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 12, 2009) – One person was injured after a trailer crashed into a barbeque stall Friday in Kidapawan City in the southern Philippines, police said.
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Journalist shot in central PhilippinesFriday, June 12, 2009 07:38:57 PM
MANILA, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 12, 2009) – Unidentified gunmen wounded a journalist in an attack Friday in the central Philippines province of Masbate, reports said.
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Rallies, protests vs. charter change, constitutional assembly premature: House SpeakerFriday, June 12, 2009 05:16:12 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Premature and nowhere to go. This is how Speaker of the House Prospero Nograles described nationwide protest rallies staged by anti-Charter Change organizations as well as groups opposing Constituent Assembly (Con-Ass) on Wednesday.
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Zamboanga del Norte Press Club to hold series of campus journalism workshopsFriday, June 12, 2009 05:04:25 PM
DIPOLOG CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 12, 2009) - The Zamboanga del Norte Press Club is to hold a series of campus journalism workshops in an effort to hone the writing skills among elementary and high school students in the province, the Philippine Information Agency reported on Friday.
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Police rescue 2 kidnapped Muslim aid workers in Sulu provinceFriday, June 12, 2009 04:50:44 PM
 | | Police rescued on Thursday, June 11, 2009 two Muslim aid workers - Aspin Giminsil, 39, and Kadspar Abduhasan, 22, - kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf in the southern Philippine province of Sulu. The duo is working for the Alliance for Mindanao for Off-grade Renewable Energy and Integrated Learning System for Moslem Highlanders, says Sulu police chief, Senior Superintendent Muhibuddin Ismail. At least 8 Abu Sayyaf militants are killed fierce fighting since Thursday in Sulu. (Mindanao Examiner Photo / Nickee Butlangan).
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Sulu solon denies involvement in failed bomb attack vs govFriday, June 12, 2009 06:21:54 AM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (ABS-CBN / June 12,2009) - A Sulu congressman on Thursday has denied involvement in the failed May 13 bomb attack against Sulu Gov. Abdusakur Tan.
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Gunmen attack North Cotabato jailThursday, June 11, 2009 10:35:31 PM
 | | NORTH COTABATO, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 11, 2009) – Gunmen attacked Thursday the provincial jail of North Cotabato in the southern Philippines and killing a prison guard and wounded two others, officials said.
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Troops kill rebel in Mindanao fightingThursday, June 11, 2009 10:08:17 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 11, 2009) – Government soldiers killed a communist rebel and wounded at least 10 more in a clash Thursday in the southern Philippines, officials said.
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Filipino terrorist arrested in MindanaoThursday, June 11, 2009 07:48:01 PM
ILIGAN CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 11, 2009) – Security forces arrested Thursday a Filipino bomber believed to have links with the Indonesian terror group Jemaah Islamiya, reports said.
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House Speaker Prospero Nograles is all thumbs-up; adjourns sessionThursday, June 11, 2009 05:29:06 PM
 | | Speaker Prospero Nograles declares the adjournment sine die of the 2nd regular session of the 14th Congress after a 7-hour marathon session that saw the passage of the new comprehensive Agrarian Reform bill most awaited by the country's millions of farmers.
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Sign of the Times in ZamboangaThursday, June 11, 2009 04:21:27 PM
 | | A vinyl sign which reads "Sports Development Program" and the word "Mayor" prominently printed and huge photograph of a politician, hangs Thursday, June 11, 2009 outside a restaurant in Zamboanga City in Mindanao which local residents perceive as an early campaigning.
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Anti-Arroyo Protesters Hold Rally In Kidapawan CityThursday, June 11, 2009 03:57:55 PM
 | | Anti-Arroyo protesters hold a rally Thursday, June 11, 2009 in Kidapawan City in Mindanao to denounce the proposed Charter change being pushed by members of the House of Representatives who are allied of the President.
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Congressman charged for bomb attack on Sulu govThursday, June 11, 2009 12:25:55 PM
MANILA, Philippines (ABS-CBN / June 11, 2009) - The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday filed criminal charges against a sitting congressman and four other suspects in the failed bomb attack on Sulu Governor Abdusakur Tan lay May 13.
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Troops clash with Sayyafs in southern Philippines; fate of Italian Red Cross hostage unknownThursday, June 11, 2009 12:17:15 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 11, 2009) – Government troops clashed with the Abu Sayyaf Thursday in the southern Philippine province of Sulu where the terrorist group is still holding a kidnapped Italian aid worker, officials said.
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Mindanao Examiner TV Week In Review June 1-6, 2009Wednesday, June 10, 2009 07:12:20 PM
 | | Mindanao Examiner TV Week In Review June 1-6, 2009.
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Davao City Fire Department Gets More Support Wednesday, June 10, 2009 05:17:20 PM
 | | DAVAO CITY, Philippines – House Speaker Prospero Nograles pledged more support to the local Bureau of Fire Protection after he funded the repair of a fire truck in Davao City in Mindanao.
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Sulu Governor files charges vs. suspected bombersWednesday, June 10, 2009 04:06:07 PM
 | | ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 10, 2009) – Sulu Governor Sakur Tan on Tuesday filed charges against three people accused as behind the May 13 bombing that nearly killed him and wounded ten people in the town of Patikul.
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Obama's Speech In Cairo by President Fidel CastroTuesday, June 09, 2009 10:32:51 PM
On Thursday the 4th of June, at the Islamic University of Al-Azhar in Cairo, Obama gave a speech of special interest to those of us who are closely following his political actions given the enormous might of the superpower he leads.
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Activists hold rally in Davao City, protest proposed Charter changeTuesday, June 09, 2009 10:28:09 PM
 | | Political activists hold a rally in front of the field office of House Speaker Prospero Nograles in Davao City on Tuesday, June 9, 2009.
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3rd Solgen Cup Pistol And Rifle Shooting Held In Maguindanao ProvinceTuesday, June 09, 2009 09:25:14 PM
 | | Saddam Asri Abpi fires his modified Bush Master carbon-fiber Carbine 15 super lightweight rifle during the 3rd SOLGEN Cup Level 2 Pistol and Rifle shooting competition held Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at Camp Siongco in Datu Odin Sinsuat town in Maguindanao province.
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Mission's endTuesday, June 09, 2009 08:49:43 PM
 | | It has been seven years since Army Green Beret Sgt. 1st Class Mark Wayne Jackson died during a Special Operations mission in the Philippines, and for his family the pain has never gone away.
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Former Mindoro politician killedTuesday, June 09, 2009 08:38:45 PM
 | | MANILA, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 9, 2009) – A man stabbed dead a former provincial deputy governor on Tuesday in an attack outside a radio station in San Jose town in the central Philippine province of Mindoro Occidental, reports said.
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'Silang Magigiting' at Luneta ParkTuesday, June 09, 2009 08:17:23 PM
Gantimpala Theater, in cooperation with the National Parks Development Committee (NPDC), celebrates the one-hundred-eleventh year of Philippine independence with a special production of Charley dela Paz’s Silang Magigiting.
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My Fake American Accent Screens at Robinson's GalleriaTuesday, June 09, 2009 08:11:39 PM
This slice-of-life workplace comedy follows the lives of several Technical Support Call Center Agents based in the Ortigas Business District in the span of six months. These call center agents belong to a single team.
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Session adjourns, but more needs to be done, says House SpeakerTuesday, June 09, 2009 06:43:04 PM
MANILA, Philippines - Speaker Prospero Nograles on Tuesday said there are still more that needs to be done even as the House of Representatives delivered the policies and programs needed by the Filipino people to achieve the quality of life they deserve.
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Moro Leaders Laud Obama’s Speech Tuesday, June 09, 2009 06:33:57 PM
COTABATO, Philippines – US President Barack Hussein Obama has called for “a new beginning” in the relationship between America and the Muslim World.
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Letter To The Editor: Going BananasTuesday, June 09, 2009 03:07:42 PM
Letter to the Editor: Going Bananas
Mindanao Examiner / 9 June 2009.
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GMA most distrusted public official; Palace blames criticsTuesday, June 09, 2009 07:36:09 AM
 | | MANILA, Philippines - President Gloria Arroyo posted the highest disapproval rating and was the most distrusted public official, according to the latest Pulse Asia survey, which also found Vice President Noli de Castro to be most liked.
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Administrator Jet Hofer mo-Aproba sa 90 mil pesos alang sa Hog Raising Project sa PH-839 Parents Association sa lungsod sa Titay. Monday, June 08, 2009 06:47:41 PM
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY (Mindanao Examiner / June 8, 2009) - Ang PH-389 Parents Association sa lungsod sa Titay sakop ning Probinsya sa Zamboanga Sibugay usa sa mga asosasyon sa mga ginikanan sa maong lungsod nga kasamtangan nga naglaom sa kagamhanan sa probinsya nga matagaan sa dakong pagtagad aron aduna sila egong panginabuhian diha sa nagkadaiyang programa aron epektibo usab sila sa ilahang mga kabanahan.
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House Speaker laments precocious, exaggerated reaction over HB 1109Monday, June 08, 2009 05:03:41 PM
MANILA, Philippines - House Speaker Prospero Nograles said that he will use the congressional recess to consult with House and Senate leaders and other sectors to get a clear picture on what to do next after the controversial approval of House Resolution 1109 which calls for the convening of a constituent assembly.
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Philippine troops capture 2 Moro rebel basesMonday, June 08, 2009 04:48:12 PM
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 8, 2009) – Philippine soldiers have captured two Muslim rebel camps in the strife-torn province of Maguindanao where security forces are battling separatist guerrillas, the military said on Monday.
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Communist rebels on a killing spree: Philippine ArmyMonday, June 08, 2009 02:53:04 PM
 | | MANILA, Philippines - A top Philippine Army commander on Monday warned that the New People’s Army (NPA) will continue its relentless killings of civilians after rebel group admitted murdering a sister of a senior commander in Mindanao.
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Pit bull competition in Kidapawan City in MindanaoMonday, June 08, 2009 12:35:34 PM
 | | A trainer lures his pit bull to pull hundreds of pounds of weights Sunday, June 7, 2009 in Kidapawan City in the southern Philippines.
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Influenza A (H1N1) in the PhilippinesMonday, June 08, 2009 08:30:09 AM
 | | A motorist and his passenger wear a mask in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines on Monday, June 8, 2009.
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Revelation launches debut album Amor y SueñoMonday, June 08, 2009 08:10:18 AM
 | | MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Revelation, 2007 World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) multi-medalist and Zamboanga’s Pride, officially launched their debut album Amor y Sueño (Chabacano phrase for Love and Dream) Friday night at Ratskys Tomas Morato in Quezon City.
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'Oplan Kalambugan sa Barangay' hailed in Davao City Sunday, June 07, 2009 07:40:11 PM
 | | DAVAO CITY, Philippines – House Speaker Prospero Nograles pledged more development projects for the Davao City’s 1st Congressional District as part of his anti-poverty program.
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Osama:Here We Go Again! by Erick San JuanSunday, June 07, 2009 04:00:17 PM
"Osama bin dead" for so many years is being reactivated again ala El Cid to create a hysteria in time for a global turbulence being programmed by a clique of evil genius. When will the people of the world be awakened to the sinister design of these ruthless so called "Reptilians"?
Remember when bin Laden's imagery was used in a computer manipulated video showing him in a pink robe during the US presidential elections between Bush and Gore?. Many especially from the Muslim community were amazed to see a "mujahideen" wearing pink instead of the usual white or black robe.
The other day,in time for the visit of U.S. President Barack Obama in Egypt where he addressed the Muslim world, a reported audio of Osama bin Laden was released by Al Jazeera news saying that President Obama was committing the same folly like Bush(former Pres, George Bush,Jr.). He added that America should better be prepared for the consequences of the similarities.
After the death of Bin Laden, the CIA unit headed by then Deputy Director Michael Scheuer monitoring Osama was dismantled, so thus, the other intelligence agencies. Even my colleagues from the Asia Media Forum who came from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey and India confirmed Osama's death. They are in one that Osama was killed when his airconditioned underground safehouse in the mountain of Tora Bora was heavily bombed. Even the late Benazir Bhutto affirmed bin Laden's death.
What's the significance of Osama's threat? It was timed when the American leader, President Obama is seeking a better relationship with the Muslims and at the same time rallying the Muslims against extremism. Even if President Obama is acting in good faith, the speech drew mixed reactions, others are still suspicious while many believe that it could be a double talk. The hardliners among them want to believe Obama but not it"s governments foreign policy.
They are wary and vigilant everytime they're visited by American officials who they believe are just assets or agents of the so called "Reptilians" in the western governments.
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Kidnappers free Filipino hostage in Basilan provinceSunday, June 07, 2009 11:49:36 AM
 | | Freed kidnapped finance collector Leah Patris is escorted by soldiers as she arrives at a naval base in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines after her regaining her liberty Sunday, June 7, 2009 from more than four months in captivity. The kidnappers originally demanded P10-million ransom for her safe release. Police tagged former Moro National Liberation Front rebels under Commander Abugao as behind her kidnapping. (Mindanao Examiner Photo / Jung Francisco).
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In The Philippines: 'Journalists are Human Beings with Emotions and Subjective Views on Everything'Sunday, June 07, 2009 10:02:30 AM
Journalists have a moral obligation to understand and cover issues on human rights, stated Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project director Alan Davis in a media conference in the Philippine capital of Manila last year.
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In China, Umbrellas Have Become A New Censorship ToolSunday, June 07, 2009 09:59:50 AM
It's raining umbrellas in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on the 20th anniversary of the bloody pro-democracy protests and it is not even drizzling.
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Wanted — Nuance-Filled Reporting in IranSunday, June 07, 2009 09:54:17 AM
Western media need to understand how Iran really works — and how Iranians feel — when it came to reporting about the country, its system and its people, writes Iranian-American journalist and writer Azadeh Moaveni in a 'Time' article June 1.
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SRI LANKA: Assaulted Journalist Out of DangerSunday, June 07, 2009 09:52:12 AM
Sri Lankan journalist and Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association general secretary Poddala Jayantha is now out of danger after being abducted and severely beaten by unidentified men on June 1 in the Colombo suburb of Nugagoda.
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China Blocks Websites on Eve of Tiananmen AnniversarySunday, June 07, 2009 09:50:35 AM
The Chinese government has tightened its grip on both mainstream and new media on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
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Mainstream, New Media Learn to Live with Each OtherSunday, June 07, 2009 09:49:22 AM
MACAU (Asia Media Forum) - Mistrust and confusion are driving more people to turn to the new media as sources of information.
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RP troops kill 30 rebels in Mindanao offensiveSaturday, June 06, 2009 10:22:23 PM
MAGUINDANAO, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 6, 2009) – The Philippine military on Saturday said it killed at least 30 Moro rebels in an offensive in the troubled region of Mindanao.
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Sayyaf hunted in Basilan provinceSaturday, June 06, 2009 06:57:08 PM
ISABELA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 6, 2009) – Government troops on Saturday were tracking down Abu Sayyaf militants blamed for the spate of kidnappings in the restive Basilan province, south of Zamboanga City.
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House Speaker donates books for Davao City preschoolersSaturday, June 06, 2009 05:31:00 PM
 | | DAVAO CITY, Philippines – House Speaker Prospero Nograles donated coloring books to preschoolers in Davao City in Mindanao.
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Rebels detonate bombs in MindanaoSaturday, June 06, 2009 02:06:12 PM
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 6, 2009) – Suspected Moro rebels set off three improvised explosives Saturday in the restive southern Filipino province of Maguindanao, scene of fierce clashes in recent months, a military report said.
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French Film Festival in ManilaFriday, June 05, 2009 10:29:16 PM
Screening Schedule from June 6-14 Shang Cineplex Cinema 3
Level 6, Shangri-la Plaza, Shaw Boulevard corner EDSA, Mandaluyong City.
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Davao City Residents Get Free Health CardsFriday, June 05, 2009 09:52:25 PM
 | | DAVAO CITY, Philippines - To protect the health of his constituents, House Speaker Prospero Nograles has ordered Friday the distribution of free Philippine Health (Philhealth) Insurance cards, mostly to poor residents of Davao City’s 1st Congressional District.
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Mindanao Examiner TelevisionFriday, June 05, 2009 06:57:51 PM
Moro rebels, troops clashed in restive Maguindanao provinceFriday, June 05, 2009 01:47:54 PM
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 5, 2009) Moro rebels clashed with government troops Friday in the restive Muslim autonomous region in Mindanao, south of the Philippines.
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Statement On The Speech Of President Barack Hussein Obama At Cairo University by Abhoud Syed M. LinggaFriday, June 05, 2009 09:30:33 AM
The speech of President Barack Hussein Obama at Cairo University was a landmark as far as relations between the Muslim world and the United States is concerned. If followed by concrete actions it will certainly change the landscape of the relationship in the future.
Although short of specifics but the speech was the boldest, balanced and frank statement coming from a president of the United States.
His acknowledgement of the Muslim’s contributions to human civiliztion and in building the American nation, as well as the suffering of Muslims under colonialism, is a good starter for fruitful dialogue between the U.S. and the Muslim world.
I really appreciate the President’s candidness in discussing the major sources of tension and what he intend to do in addressing them.
Specifically, what interest me are his proposals on engaing the Muslims through education, science and technology, and economic development. These programs will not only benefit Muslims in Muslim-majority countries but also Muslim minorities like the Bangsamoro people.
The concept of creating “a new corps of business volunteers to partner with counterparts in Muslim-majority countries” is indeed interesting because it juxtapose with the idea that I always hold that development of Muslim communities in the Bangsamoro homeland has to be driven by Bangsamoro entrepreneurship to be sustainable, not by programs of government and aid agencies.
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Mindanao Examiner Television Week In Review May 25, 2009Friday, June 05, 2009 09:01:54 AM
 | | Mindanao Examiner Television Week In Review May 25, 2009.
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Actor David Carradine found dead in BangkokThursday, June 04, 2009 11:15:58 PM
 | | BANGKOK – Actor David Carradine, star of the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu" who also had a wide-ranging career in the movies, has been found dead in the Thai capital, Bangkok. A news report said he was found hanged in his hotel room and was believed to have committed suicide.
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Flowers laid for Tiananmen SquareThursday, June 04, 2009 10:28:52 PM
 | | Survivors of the Tiananmen Square massacre have laid flowers outside the Chinese Embassy in London to mark the 20th anniversary of the bloodshed.
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Rebels bomb power pylons in MindanaoThursday, June 04, 2009 05:56:09 PM
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 4, 2009) – Suspected Moro rebels bombed two power pylons in the southern Philippines, cutting electricity in some of parts of Mindanao, the military said Thursday.
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Bentahan ng food ration, talamak sa ARMMThursday, June 04, 2009 03:19:59 PM
MAGUINDANAO (Mindanao Examiner / June 4, 2009) – Talamak diumano ang bentahan ng mga food rations sa ibat-ibang refugee shelters sa Maguindanao, isa sa limang lalawigan ng magulong Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
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Kidnapped Sri Lankan peace worker freed in southern PhilippinesThursday, June 04, 2009 09:21:11 AM
 | | Freed Sri Lankan peace worker Umar Jaleel rests Thursday, June 4, 2009 at a military hospital in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines a day after he was freed by Abu Sayyaf militants in Basilan province. Jaleel, a member of the Nonviolent Peaceforce, was seized at their headquarters in Basilan province on February 13. Police said Jaleel was beaten up and fed only with root crops every three days. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service).
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Zamboanga del Norte Celebrates 57th Founding AnniversaryWednesday, June 03, 2009 09:46:38 PM
 | | Fireworks display lit the night sky in Dapitan City in Zamboanga del Norte in Mindanao during the province’s 57th founding anniversary last week.
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The So-Called “Sexual Rights” by Fr Roy CimagalaWednesday, June 03, 2009 07:48:25 PM
I JUST read the executive summary of “Sexual Rights: An IPPF Declaration,” a document of the umbrella organization globally promoting family planning, abortion, etc., called the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF).
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Children of slain Filipino journalist get more help in Davao City Wednesday, June 03, 2009 07:36:12 PM
 | | DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Philippine House Speaker Prospero Nograles has donated Wednesday P50,000 to the family of a slain journalist in Davao City in Mindanao.
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House Speaker says he is ready to end 'cycle of conflict' over Charter changeWednesday, June 03, 2009 05:40:31 PM
 | | MANILA, Philippines - Speaker Prospero Nograles today said he is ready to face public scorn for acting decisively on House Resolution 1109 which seeks to convene a constituent assembly to amend the Constitution just to be able to finally put an end to the perpetual conflict on the legal interpretation of how to amend the charter by way of constituent assembly.
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List of OB targets exposes activists to abduction, killing in the PhilippinesWednesday, June 03, 2009 05:20:01 PM
When the 67-page PowerPoint presentation containing the list of 105 names of persons, including lawyers, union leaders, religious leaders, human rights and political activists, appeared in public after having been reportedly leaked by a military source, what immediately came to mind was that the reaction and implications were reminiscent of the recent past: victims and their organization being exposed as targets of abductions and killings, according to the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC).
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Journalist covering police raid killed in crossfire in the PhilippinesWednesday, June 03, 2009 04:54:13 PM
MANILA, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 3, 2009) – A Filipino journalist was killed after suspected drug pushers clashed with policemen on Wednesday in Taytay town outside Manila, reports said.
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Isang Pagbati Mula Sa Mindanao Examiner. Mabuhay Ang Kalayaan! Mabuhay Ang Pilipinas!Wednesday, June 03, 2009 04:19:29 PM
 | | Mabuhay ang Kalayaan. Mabuhay ang Pilipinas.
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Obama sets off on Middle East trip Wednesday, June 03, 2009 04:07:03 PM
Barack Obama has set off for the Middle East where he is expected to reach out to the Muslim world in a speech in Cairo.
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Activists hold rally in Mindanao, criticize proposed Charter changeWednesday, June 03, 2009 01:43:32 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 3, 2009) – Political activists held a rally on Wednesday in Davao City in the southern Philippines, denouncing the proposed amendments to the Constitution by President Gloria Arroyo’s allies in Congress.
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Blast kills 2, injures 4 in Maguindanao provinceWednesday, June 03, 2009 12:28:36 PM
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 3, 2009) – Suspected Moro rebels detonated an improvised explosive on Wednesday at a village in the troubled Muslim autonomous region in Mindanao, killing a soldier and a woman, officials said.
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Brazilian air force finds plane debris: officialTuesday, June 02, 2009 09:42:23 PM
BRASILIA - Brazilian air force aircraft searching the Atlantic Ocean for a missing Air France flight that had been carrying 228 people on Tuesday have found floating debris from a plane, an air force spokesman said.
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Optical Media Board chief criticized for LBC adTuesday, June 02, 2009 09:14:19 PM
MANILA, Philippines - A concerned citizen, mother and wife of the 4th highest official of the land cautioned Optical Media Board Chair Edu Manzano for an LBC commercial which “irresponsibly confuses, particularly the
schoolchildren, about the concept of right and wrong”.
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Ex-Zamboanga City Mayor DiesTuesday, June 02, 2009 08:59:08 PM
 | | ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 2, 2009) – Former Zamboanga City mayor Vitaliano Agan has died on Tuesday after a long battle with disease.
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House Speaker Prospero Nograles Confers with Deputy, Coalition MembersTuesday, June 02, 2009 07:28:06 PM
 | | Speaker Prospero Nograles, right, confers with Deputy Speaker Pablo Garcia and Representative Ignacio Arroyo and members of the majority coalition before their Tuesday caucus to finalize its agenda for the last two days of the second regular session.
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Human Rights defenders reportedly listed as Philippine military targets in a leaked documentTuesday, June 02, 2009 06:34:33 PM
Dear friends,
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes with deep concern over the listing of 105 Human Rights defenders, which included, lawyers, journalists, human rights and political activists, physicians, union leaders and religious leaders in Davao City, as military’s targets in a document reported to have come from a military source.
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Public Works in Zamboanga CityTuesday, June 02, 2009 05:23:33 PM
 | | Government laborers work Tuesday, June 2, 2009 on a road rehabilitation project in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines.
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Troops occupy NPA camp in MindanaoTuesday, June 02, 2009 05:02:24 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 2, 2009) – Government forces have occupied a mountain encampment of the communist New People’s Army rebels after a firefight Tuesday in the southern Philippines, officials said.
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FilAm activist accuses military of tortureTuesday, June 02, 2009 04:55:10 PM
MANILA, Philippines – (Philippine Daily Inquirer / June 2, 2009) - A Filipino-American activist who went missing for six days has claimed that she was tortured by military operatives and asked the Supreme Court for protection.
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Purging of NPA Leader’s Sister: A Clear Manifestation of Paranoia within the CPP/NPA/NDF by Colonel Daniel LuceroTuesday, June 02, 2009 03:36:21 PM
The Communist Party of the Philippines and the New People's Army and the National Democratic Front have yet again undertaken purging within its ranks.
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No Parking!Tuesday, June 02, 2009 03:05:36 PM
 | | A government bus with license plate SGD-147 is parked Tuesday, June 2, 2009 outside a Catholic church despite a sign that reads "No Parking, Loading, Unloading in Zamboanga City in Mindanao.
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Gunman attacks in Zamboanga City, kills man in broad daylightTuesday, June 02, 2009 02:42:26 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 2, 2009) – An unidentified gunman killed a relative of a local restaurateur in a broad daylight attack Tuesday in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines.
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Aussie police on inside with agents from IndonesiaMonday, June 01, 2009 10:05:20 PM
ELITE counter-terrorism teams in Indonesia have foiled several planned terrorist attacks since the last successful attack in 2005.
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School Opening Go Smoothly In Kidapawan City by Mary Nina RodriguezMonday, June 01, 2009 09:53:39 PM
 | | The first day of school year 2009-2010 kicked off today, 1st day of June. Pupils and students in public elementary and secondary schools in Kidapawan City were so excited to begin the school year right, by coming to school early.
The school gates were widely open for the coming learners; some were even accompanied and assisted by their parents. There were small children who were even crying as they do not want to be left by their parents in the care of their new teacher; most of these are kindergarten pupils and grade 1.
The schools security was tightened as the school head asked not just for additional security guards but some “tanod” who were also present to make sure that the beginning of the school year is safe for everyone.
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Air France jet missing over Atlantic OceanMonday, June 01, 2009 07:11:10 PM
 | | SAO PAULO, Brazil – An Air France official says the airline has lost contact with a plane carrying 228 people from Brazil to Paris.
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Visayan group formed in Basilan provinceMonday, June 01, 2009 02:24:57 PM
 | | ISABELA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 1, 2009) - Respected businessman Edwin Pantaleta has recently sponsored a caucus of different representatives of the Visayan Sector and organized the Hugpong Tinabangay Sa Mga Bisaya, Inc., Isabela City Chapter in Basilan province.
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NPA rebels attack army post in Davao CityMonday, June 01, 2009 12:29:42 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 1, 2009) – A government soldier was killed and another injured after communist rebels attacked before dawn Monday a military post in the southern Philippines, officials said.
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