Suspended ARMM Guv Files Petition For Certiorari, TROTuesday, June 29, 2010 10:59:25 AM
MANILA, Philippines - A defense lawyer of detained Muslim autonomous region governor Datu Zaldy Ampatuan filed a petition for certiorari and application for the issuance of temporary restraining order with the Court of Appeals in Manila to annul Justice Secretary Alberto Agra’s second resolution which reversed his earlier decision finding no probable cause against the offial of complicity in the gory massacre last year in Maguindanao province.
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Students march for environment protection in MindanaoMonday, June 28, 2010 10:08:12 PM
 | | DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 28, 2010) – Hundreds of students marched on Monday in the southern Filipino city of Davao and joined mounting calls from environmentalists and various groups for more environment protection, particularly against mining and logging in the country.
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Negros farmers hold protest outside Agri officeMonday, June 28, 2010 09:47:23 PM
 | | MANILA, Philippines – Farmers from Hacienda Bacan in Negros Occidental’s Isabela town and their supporters gathered in front of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) central office in Quezon City to ask for the dismissal of the application for conversion of the hacienda from agricultural to industrial use.
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Kidnappers ni Nuraldin Yusoph, humingi ng ransom!Monday, June 28, 2010 09:26:32 PM
ILIGAN CITY (Mindanao Examiner / June 28, 2010) – Humihingi umano ng malaking ransom ang mga kidnappers ni Nuraldin Yusoph, ang dinukot na anak ni Commission on Elections Commissioner Elias Yusoph.
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Foreign Affairs Chief Reappointment Means Unequal Ties Are Here To Stay - KMUMonday, June 28, 2010 07:16:06 PM
MANILA, Philippines - President Benigno Simeon Aquino III's reappointment of Alberto Romulo to the Department of Foreign Affairs sends a dangerous signal that the incoming administration wants to retain the highly unequal foreign relations that the Arroyo administration nurtured in the past years, the labor group called Kilusang Mayo Uno said.
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'P-Noy for Pinoys' By Erick San Juan (Makati City)Monday, June 28, 2010 07:12:19 PM
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Karagdagang 4 milyong mahihirap, legasiya ng rehimeng Arroyo-De CastroMonday, June 28, 2010 07:08:54 PM
MAYNILA (Hunyo 28, 2010) - Apat na milyong Pilipino - sa pinakamababa - na idinagdag sa hanay ng mga mahihirap at wala na umanong mas sisimple pang pagsusuma sa iiwang legasiya ng papaalis na rehimeng Gloria Arroyo, ayon sa pahayag ng grupong Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay).
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Zamboanga Finally Installs Security CamerasMonday, June 28, 2010 07:02:46 PM
 | | Workers install security cameras Monday, June 28, 2010 at an overpass in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines.
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GABRIELA: Free political prisoners, jail ArroyoMonday, June 28, 2010 01:51:17 PM
MANILA, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 28, 2010) - A Filipino women's group called GABRIELA urged President-elect Benigno Simeon Aquino III to free all political prisoners and prosecute outgoing leader Gloria Arroyo for her alleged crimes.
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Writ of amparo granted to kin of interpreter found dead among US troops: GMA NewsSunday, June 27, 2010 10:09:42 PM
The Supreme Court has granted extra protection to the family of an interpreter for US troops who died under mysterious circumstances in Marawi City, after they claimed receiving threats for pursuing the case.
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2 NPA rebels killed in new clashes in MindanaoSunday, June 27, 2010 05:03:45 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 27, 2010) - Government troops killed two communist rebels in a clash Sunday in the southern Philippines, officials said.
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MILF dumistansya sa isyu ng napatay na Maguindanao massacre witnessSunday, June 27, 2010 11:02:21 AM
MAGUINDANAO, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 27, 2010) – Mariing Itinanggi kahapon ng Moro Islamic Liberation Front na nasa poder nito ang start witness sa binansagang “Maguindanao massacre” bago ito napatay sa bayan ng Parang sa lalawigan ng Maguindanao.
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Asian governments need to change policing based on the use of torture Saturday, June 26, 2010 03:37:15 PM
As the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is commemorated on June 26, the Asian governments need to face up to their failure to honour their obligations to eliminate the use of torture in their countries.
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New Kidapawan City Officials Take OathFriday, June 25, 2010 06:07:28 PM
 | | Kidapawan City Mayor-elect Rodolfo Gantungco and Vice Mayor Joseph Evangelista and members of the City Council take their oath from Judge Rogelio Narisma at the Kidapawan City Hall of Justice.
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US condemns murder of key witness in Maguindanao massacreFriday, June 25, 2010 02:38:21 PM
MANILA, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 25, 2010) – The United States on Friday condemned the murder of a key witness in last year’s brutal slaying of 57 people in the southern Philippines.
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Implement CARP in Mindanao, Aquino urgedFriday, June 25, 2010 01:22:06 PM
After he takes oath on June 30, the commitment to alleviate poverty of President-elect Benigno Aquino III will be put to a test as nearly a hundred thousand hectares await distribution to landless farmers in Mindanao.
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'NUJP Pays Last Respect For Fallen Journalist' (Media Statement - Davao)Friday, June 25, 2010 12:36:45 PM
Delivered during the necrology service for Jesiderio Camangyan in Mati City in Davao Oriental province in Mindanao on June 24, 2010.
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Maguindanao Massacre Witness Killed: AFPThursday, June 24, 2010 02:56:38 PM
MANILA, Philippines (Agence France-Presse) – A key witness in the trial of a powerful Muslim clan accused of orchestrating the worst political massacre in the Philippines has been shot dead, a prosecutor said Thursday.
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Peasant group slams Arroyo on land conversionThursday, June 24, 2010 01:34:30 PM
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines - The peasant federation Task Force Mapalad has slammed the family of President Gloria Arroyo for its last-minute move to convert the family-owned Hacienda Bacan from agricultural to industrial use in Negros Occidental province.
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Justice For Maguindanao Massacre Victims; 7 Months Had Passed!Wednesday, June 23, 2010 11:04:55 PM
 | | It is 7 months now since the Maguindanao massacre where at least 32 journalists were among 57 people brutally murdered.
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Indonesian police think they've captured wanted terror suspectWednesday, June 23, 2010 10:48:00 PM
 | | Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) -- Police in Indonesia captured a man believed to be one of the most wanted terrorists in the country on Wednesday, authorities said.
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'Calling NPA' (Letter to the Editor)Wednesday, June 23, 2010 09:51:36 PM
June 23, 2010
Dear media friends,
I learned last night from TV news the abduction of two soldiers by the New People's Army on Saturday at a checkpoint they established in Moncayo town, Compostela Valley province. Until now, the NPA has not made announcement yet about the status of Sergeant Bienvenido Arguilles and CAFGU Jun Lantiban.
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Troops arrest rogue soldier accused of killing civilian in MindanaoWednesday, June 23, 2010 09:44:21 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 23, 2010) – Philippine Army soldiers on Wednesday captured an infantryman - accused of killing a civilian and wounding of six others - after a firefight in the southern province of Compostela Valley, a military spokesman said.
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4 killed in Basilan ambushWednesday, June 23, 2010 09:08:36 PM
BASILAN, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 23, 2010) – Four people were killed and six others injured when gunmen opened fire on a public transport on Wednesday in the restive province of Basilan, police told the Mindanao Examiner.
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2 MNLF men killed in new fighting in Southern PhilippinesWednesday, June 23, 2010 08:44:09 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 23, 2010) – Two Moro rebels were killed and four government soldiers wounded in a series of fighting in the southern Filipino province of Sulu, officials said Wednesday.
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Indophil extends trading halt on Philippines openpit uncertainty Wednesday, June 23, 2010 04:03:38 PM
PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Copper/gold developer Indophil Resources has extended its voluntary suspension from the ASX, as it has been unable to obtain clarity on the future of openpit mining in the Philippines.
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Filipino journalists remember murdered colleagues Wednesday, June 23, 2010 01:22:05 PM
 | | KIDAPAWAN CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 23, 2010 – Filipino journalists in the southern city of Kidapawan held a unity run on Wednesday to commemorate the brutal murders of at least 32 media workers in Maguindanao province last year.
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Ex-Pinay workers denounce welfare officer in Saudi ArabiaTuesday, June 22, 2010 08:52:36 PM
MANILA, Philippines - Former Filipino caregivers trooped to the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration in Manila to file formal charges against a welfare officer in Saudi Arabia who allegedly advised another worker to jump from the 3rd floor of their accommodation to get away from her abusive employer.
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Negosasyon sa paglaya ng dinukot na anak ng Comelec brass, nagsimula na!Tuesday, June 22, 2010 07:55:06 PM
ILIGAN CITY (Mindanao Examiner / June 22, 2010) – Isa umanong negosasyon ang nagaganap upang mapalaya sa lalong madaling panahon ang dinukot na anak ni Commission on Elections Commissioner Elias Yusoph sa Lanao del Sur.
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Kaguluhan sa Cotabato, patuloy pa rin!Tuesday, June 22, 2010 01:04:10 PM
 | | Nakaabang ang mga motorboat na ito sa pasaherong galing sa palengke sa Cotabato City sa Mindanao. (Kuha ng Mindanao Examiner).
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George and Macel Vigo remembered in Kidapawan CityMonday, June 21, 2010 10:38:52 PM
 | | KIDAPAWAN CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 21, 2010) – Relatives and friends of slain Filipino couple and broadcasters George and Macel Vigo have trooped to the local cemetery to offer prayers as they commemorated the twin murders which occurred four years ago.
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German tourist abducted in South RPMonday, June 21, 2010 09:41:57 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 21, 2010) – A German tourist who was to see his Filipino fiancée was reported to have been abducted in Davao City in the southern Philippines, authorities said Monday.
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Poll official's son abducted in Southern PhilippinesMonday, June 21, 2010 03:55:34 PM
 | | ILIGAN CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 21, 2010) – A son of a Filipino poll commissioner was abducted in the southern Philippines and his abductors were demanding the annulment of recent elections in at least 3 towns in the restive region, police said Monday.
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'Clarifying The Priestly Authority' By Fr. Roy Cimagala (Cebu)Monday, June 21, 2010 03:04:32 PM
WE need to clarify the concept of authority, especially of priestly authority, because a lot of incomplete, shallow, distorted if not outright erroneous ideas are actually suffocating it.
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'The Persistent Visitor' By Erick San Juan (Makati City)Monday, June 21, 2010 12:50:50 PM
THE president–elect Benigno S. Aquino III, now with less than a week, will take his oath as the 15th President on June 30. The future president is now battered by so many issues and concerns from the very controversial Hacienda Luisita and his smoking habit to something as trivial as his “first lady”. But to top it all, is the ever persistent “visitor” via the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), a very important concern not only by Senator Miriam Santiago but all of us patriotic Filipinos awaiting the course of action by the incoming administration on the said matter.
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Filipino journalist killedSunday, June 20, 2010 08:41:57 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 20, 2010) – An unidentified gunman shot dead a Filipino journalist in an attack in the southern Philippines, police and media reports said.
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NPA rebels seize soldier, militia in MindanaoSunday, June 20, 2010 01:21:02 PM
 | | DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 20, 2010) – Communist rebels held a government soldier and a militiaman after stopping public vehicles at a checkpoint in the southern Philippines, officials said.
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Police eyeing politician's role in radio journalist's killing: ABS-CBNSaturday, June 19, 2010 02:04:41 PM
LAOAG City, Philippines - Police investigators are eyeing the possible role of a local politician in the murder of radio journalist Joselito Agustin in Ilocos Norte on Tuesday night.
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3 cops wounded in rebel attack in South RPFriday, June 18, 2010 09:41:06 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 18, 2010) – Communist rebels attacked a group of policemen Friday and wounding three in the southern Philippines, officials said.
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'Erasing Iraq' — and the Philippine situationFriday, June 18, 2010 12:58:21 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines - Recently, a book hit the press in New York describing what American award-winning journalist Dahr Jamail described as a comprehensive overview of the situation in Iraq today, and the decades of US-backed policy it took to create this nightmare scenario.
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Israel to 'ease' Gaza blockade Friday, June 18, 2010 10:25:55 AM
Israel's security cabinet has agreed to ease the land blockade imposed on Gaza following an international outcry over a deadly raid on an aid flotilla convoy.
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Israelis welcome Elton John amid boycottsFriday, June 18, 2010 08:13:53 AM
TEL AVIV – Some 50,000 Israeli fans welcomed Elton John at a one-off concert Thursday amid relief the pop icon performed after a string of artists cancelled gigs in the Jewish state.
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Two provincial radio presenters gunned down in space of 24 hoursThursday, June 17, 2010 01:25:01 PM
Reporters Without Borders on Thursday urged President Gloria Arroyo and President-elect Benigno Aquino 3rd to react firmly to the murders of two provincial radio presenters in the past two days.
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Zamboanga trader abducted at seaThursday, June 17, 2010 12:58:59 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 17, 2010) – Gunmen seized a local trader Thursday while traveling at sea in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines where security forces are pursuing kidnappers a Filipino-Swiss.
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Another radio journalist murdered in PhilippinesWednesday, June 16, 2010 04:36:22 PM
A radio journalist has been shot dead in the northern Philippines in the second such killing this week. The Philippines is one of the world's most dangerous countries for the media, the Radio France International said.
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Sayyaf leader captured in Basilan provinceWednesday, June 16, 2010 03:48:50 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 16, 2010) – Government troops captured an Abu Sayyaf sub-leader after storming Wednesday a hideout of the terrorist group tied to Al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiya in the southern Filipino province of Basilan, an army spokeswoman said.
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Security forces rescue kidnapped Filipino-Swiss in Zamboanga CityWednesday, June 16, 2010 08:32:21 AM
 | | Freed Filipino-Swiss Charlie Reith, 72, is escorted by paramedics in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines. Police said Reith, kidnapped by suspected Moro rebels on April 4 from his beach house in Patalon village, was rescued by security forces Wednesday, June 16, 2010 on a coastal village in Labuan in Zamboanga City. (Mindanao Examiner Photo – Jung Francisco).
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Jejemon FashionTuesday, June 15, 2010 09:54:40 PM
 | | A shopper in a Digos City mall in Mindanao poses with a bull cap commonly used by so-called Jejemon texters in the Philippines.
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IFJ mourns death of another broadcaster in RPTuesday, June 15, 2010 09:18:07 PM
MANILA, Philippines - The International Federation of Journalists joined its affiliate, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, in mourning the death of yet another journalist killed in Mindanao in the southern Philippines.
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NPA rebels free 4 POWs in South RPTuesday, June 15, 2010 07:15:04 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 15, 2010) – The New People’s Army rebels have freed Tuesday three soldiers and a government militia after almost a month in captivity, a spokesman for the Maoist group said.
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Broadcaster murdered in MindanaoTuesday, June 15, 2010 03:00:46 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 15, 2010)– An unidentified gunman shot dead a Filipino broadcaster in an attack in the restive region of Mindanao, police said Tuesday.
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Indebted Zamboanga power firm buys luxury vehicles, band equipmentTuesday, June 15, 2010 11:47:33 AM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 15, 2010) – Heavily indebted Zamboanga City’s electric cooperative has been the center of controversy again after it purchased band equipment worth more than one million pesos.
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'In The Interest Of The People' By Army Captain Emmanuel Garcia (Davao City)Monday, June 14, 2010 08:29:46 PM
THE kidnapping of four unarmed government troops by NPA criminal elements and the subsequent pronouncement of the local terrorists that they are willing to release their victims pending suspension of rescue operations is once again a ploy of to veer away from the real issue and deceive the people through hoodwink.
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Arab League demands Gaza siege endMonday, June 14, 2010 02:36:17 PM
Amr Moussa, the Arab League secretary-general, has called for an end to Israel's siege on the Gaza Strip.
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Abuse of Palestinians 'widespread' Monday, June 14, 2010 02:34:11 PM
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The death toll in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories was "much lower" in 2009 than previous years, but human rights abuses against Palestinians remain widespread, according to a new report from the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem.
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'Pressurized Leadership' By Erick San Juan (Makati City)Monday, June 14, 2010 01:53:48 PM
NOW that the whole nation got hold of its wits after a roller coaster ride via AES, all of us are now trying to digest the outcome of the recent elections from the highest to the lowest position in government. After the official proclamation of the President and Vice President by the joint Congress, this country is all set for a fresh start come June 30, 2010. On second thought, it depends if the incoming administration will stick to its promises.
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Teachers group calls on Aquino to address education woesMonday, June 14, 2010 01:50:36 PM
MANILA, Philippines - The teachers group called Educators for Development called on the incoming administration to give more priority to education as the school year starts this month.
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'Shame, Scandal In The Zamboanga Press Club' By Juanito Delgado (Zamboanga City)Sunday, June 13, 2010 02:26:57 PM
Members of the Zamboanga Press Club Incorporated are unaware of glaring “absent provisions” in the rules of the Club.
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Reelected Lanao Sur vice governor vows to work for peace and developmentSunday, June 13, 2010 10:01:50 AM
MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 13, 2010) – The reelected vice governor of Lanao del Sur, Arsad Marohombsar, vowed on Sunday to continue peace and development efforts as he appealed for support to citizens help him make the province one of the most progressive in the Muslim autonomous region.
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Sayyaf abducts, decapitates three men in South RPSunday, June 13, 2010 09:48:18 AM
BASILAN, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 13, 2010) – Abu Sayyaf militants beheaded three men they abducted on a remote village in the southern Philippine province of Basilan, police said Sunday.
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My Davao CitySaturday, June 12, 2010 10:22:35 PM
 | | A woman prepares her pancakes at a public square in Davao City in Mindanao as a taxi man plays chess with a friend.
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Filipino activists protest presence of US troops in the PhilippinesSaturday, June 12, 2010 09:44:56 PM
 | | DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 12, 2010) - Militant groups Bagong Alyansang Makabayan and League of Filipino Students staged a protest Saturday in Davao City in the southern Philippines and denounced the continuing presence of US troops in the country.
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Maoist rebel leader falls in MindanaoSaturday, June 12, 2010 01:35:05 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 12, 2010) – A senior leader of the communist rebel group New People’s Army was arrested at a military checkpoint in the southern Philippines, security officials announced on Saturday.
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NSO client, berated and shouted by civil worker in Zamboanga CitySaturday, June 12, 2010 11:36:08 AM
 | | ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 12, 2010) – A senior employee of the Philippines’ National Statistics Office in Zamboanga City has been the subject of criticisms after she shouted at a man trying to get legal documents.
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Tawi-Tawi steps up security Friday, June 11, 2010 08:20:25 PM
TAWI-TAWI, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 11, 2010) – Police stepped security in the southern Filipino province of Tawi-Tawi near the Sabah border with Malaysia as part of larger security control aimed at flushing out wanted persons and criminals.
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The Tailor Of KidapawanThursday, June 10, 2010 07:00:50 PM
 | | A tailor rushes a school uniform in the southern Philippine city of Kidapawan.
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NPA orders release of captured soldiers, militia in Southern PhilippinesThursday, June 10, 2010 01:37:52 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 10, 2010) – The New People’s Army ordered rebel forces on Thursday to free three government soldiers and a militiaman captured in the southern Philippines.
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Rebels abduct, execute 2 in South RPThursday, June 10, 2010 11:41:49 AM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 10, 2010) – Maoist rebels abducted and killed two people in separate attacks in the southern Philippines where troops are fighting to end communist insurgency in the restive region, the military said on Thursday.
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CPJ seeks justice in murders of Philippine journalistsThursday, June 10, 2010 10:57:36 AM
Dear President-elect Aquino:
With your recent election to office, we are looking forward to engaging with your administration on press freedom-related issues in the years ahead. It is our particular hope that you will translate your strong electoral mandate into a firm commitment to end the culture of impunity that has resulted in the extraordinarily high number of media killings in the Philippines.
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Torture Is A Crime Under The Anti-Torture Act of 2009: The Asian Human Rights CommissionWednesday, June 09, 2010 06:53:56 PM
Ampatuan 'jail party' earns ire of victims' kin: ABS-CBNTuesday, June 08, 2010 06:45:03 PM
MANILA, Philippines - Relatives of some of the victims in the November 23 massacre in Ampatuan, Maguindanao on Tuesday urged president-elect Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III to appoint a new secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government following news that suspects in the massacre were allowed to throw a party inside Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City.
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House Speaker cries foul over PCIJ article about his wealthTuesday, June 08, 2010 05:18:18 PM
MANILA, Philippines - House Speaker Prospero Nograles defended himself from news reports about the alleged irregular bloat in his wealth.
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2 killed in fresh NPA attacks in MindanaoTuesday, June 08, 2010 02:06:13 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 8, 2010) – Two army soldiers were killed in separate attacks by communist rebels in the southern Philippines, a spokesman for the New People’s Army said Tuesday.
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'Agcoili’s lies on child warrior issue, proof of CPP-NPA-NDF deception' By Army Captain Emmanuel Garcia (Davao City)Monday, June 07, 2010 10:37:51 PM
The statement of Fidel Agcaoli of the National Democratic Front (NDF) dated May 30, 2010 lambasting the news story that appeared on national broadsheets regarding the abuses of the New People's Army (NPA) against children and denying the UN report that the NPA is among the "top abusers of children in war" is a proof of the deception of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).
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Amnesty International calls on new government to address justice gap in the PhilippinesMonday, June 07, 2010 06:24:03 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines - Amnesty International Philippines is touring eight major cities around the Philippines this June to launch its Report 2010 on the State of the Worlds Human Rights, which documents abuses in 159 countries and territories around the world, including the Philippines.
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'US missile' used in Yemen strike Monday, June 07, 2010 02:24:51 PM
 | | The US is facing fresh questions over its role in a deadly attack in late 2009 on an alleged al-Qaeda camp in Yemen, after a rights group published what it said was new evidence of US involvement in the strike.
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Palestinians killed by Israeli fire Monday, June 07, 2010 02:22:39 PM
At least four people have been killed after an Israeli navy patrol fired on a group of Palestinians in Nuseirat off the Gaza coast.
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FOR SALE: Puffer Fish Souvenir Monday, June 07, 2010 01:44:25 PM
FOR SALE: Canon 350D DSLR (Digital) Camera Monday, June 07, 2010 01:41:20 PM
FOR SALE: PANASONIC 29" Television Monday, June 07, 2010 01:40:02 PM
FOR SALE: KYMCO 110cc Monday, June 07, 2010 01:36:56 PM
FOR SALE: Isuzu Hi-Lander XTRM DieselMonday, June 07, 2010 01:33:06 PM
 | | Isuzu Hi-Lander XTRM Diesel P420,000.
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'Demise Of Freedom of Information Act' (Media Statement - ZamBaSulta)Monday, June 07, 2010 11:17:00 AM
STATEMENT OF THE NATIONAL UNION OF JOURNALISTS OF THE PHILIPPINES-ZAMBASULTA CHAPTER ADDRESSED TO ZAMBOANGA CITY’S CONGRESSWOMAN MARIA ISABEL “BENG” CLIMACO AND CONGRESSMAN ERICO “ERBIE” FABIAN ON THE FAILURE OF THEIR 15TH CONGRESS TO PASS THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION BILL.
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Garbage MenMonday, June 07, 2010 10:11:44 AM
 | | Garbage men collect trash with their bare hands and without safety boots unmindful of diseases Monday, June 7, 2010 in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines.
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Israel deports aid ship activists Sunday, June 06, 2010 10:47:04 PM
Israel has begun deporting passengers and crew it seized on board an aid ship aiming to break the blockade of the Gaza Strip.
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House Speaker frustrated over non-passage of Freedom of Information BillSunday, June 06, 2010 08:57:34 PM
MANILA, Philippines - Speaker Prospero Nograles debunked claims that the non-ratification of the Freedom of Information bill was premeditated and "scripted" and pointed out that he himself was frustrated over the failure of the House of Representatives to ratify the measure, together with the other pending bills which only needed their final approval in the final session of the 14th Congress.
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Peaceful elections in Lanao, is it?Sunday, June 06, 2010 10:30:14 AM
 | | MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 6, 2010) – While the Commission on Elections declared that the special elections conducted in Lanao del Sur on June 3 was generally peaceful, a local monitoring watchdog based in Marawi City, the Healing Democracy, said it was not.
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Israeli troops board Gaza aid ship Saturday, June 05, 2010 08:22:08 PM
 | | Israeli soldiers have boarded a Gaza-bound aid ship and forced it to head towards the Israeli port of Ashdod instead.
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Military rescue operation imperils lives of 3 soldiers, militia captured by rebels in MindanaoSaturday, June 05, 2010 02:53:20 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 5, 2010) – Philippine Maoist rebels on Saturday warned security forces to stay away from near their stronghold or risk the lives of three captured government soldiers and militia being held as prisoners in the southern province of Compostela Valley.
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Sayyaf executes 3 kidnapped victims in South RPSaturday, June 05, 2010 01:57:23 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 5, 2010) – Three Filipino men kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf militants had been executed in the restive province of Basilan, where security forces are pursuing the terrorist group tied to al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiya, officials said.
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Autopsies reveal 9 men on Gaza aid boat shot, 5 in headSaturday, June 05, 2010 09:43:06 AM
 | | ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN)-- Autopsy results by forensics experts in Istanbul revealed that all nine of the men killed by Israeli commandoes aboard the humanitarian convoy that had planned to dock in Gaza died of gunshot wounds.
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Another aid ship on way to Gaza Saturday, June 05, 2010 09:38:33 AM
 | | Malaysia's government has urged Israel not to take any action that could harm people aboard a Malaysian-funded Irish aid ship, now heading to Gaza.
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Sweet Child Of MineFriday, June 04, 2010 07:12:33 PM
 | | A girl smiles after his father bought her a balloon outside the San Pedro Church in Davao City in the southern Philippines.
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Police holds Sayyaf man in Zamboanga CityFriday, June 04, 2010 02:22:07 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 4, 2010) – A Muslim family whose son was seized by police agents in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines appealed to authorities to free the man accused as being a member of the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group.
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Pass Freedom of Information Bill, Advocates Urge House SpeakerThursday, June 03, 2010 10:01:25 PM
 | | Advocates of the Freedom of Information Bill hold a picket at the congressional office of House Speaker Prospero Nograles in Davao City in Mindanao.
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Cotabato children get books, school supplies Thursday, June 03, 2010 09:40:13 PM
 | | COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 3, 2010) – The Philippine Air Force in association with The Asia Foundation and the Mindanao Examiner distributed books and school supplies to children ahead of the opening of classes in Mindanao.
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NPA rebels kill army militia in Southern PhilippinesThursday, June 03, 2010 09:19:44 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 3, 2010) – Communist insurgents killed a government militiaman and wounded another in an attack Thursday in the southern Philippines, officials said.
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Null votes won’t be considered, says House SpeakerThursday, June 03, 2010 05:07:35 PM
MANILA, Philippines - House Speaker Prospero Nograles said the joint congressional committee canvassing the votes for the two highest positions in the land will not consider the null votes raised by the camp of Senator Mar Roxas.
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Brawl mars special polls in Basilan provinceThursday, June 03, 2010 03:10:24 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 3, 2010) – Angry villagers mauled four people who were accused of buying votes during a special election Thursday in the southern Filipino province of Basilan, police said.
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Abalone: A potential Mindanao industry Wednesday, June 02, 2010 09:01:19 PM
 | | CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 2, 2010) — The province of Misamis Oriental, among other Mindanao provinces, has the potential of growing abalone, an specialist with the Southeast Asia Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department said.
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Israel starts freeing aid activistsWednesday, June 02, 2010 01:44:55 PM
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The Israeli government has deported to Jordan more than 100 activists seized from the Gaza aid flotilla, and has promised to release the rest of the detainees within 48 hours.
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Global rallies continue over Israel Wednesday, June 02, 2010 01:41:38 PM
Activists around the world are continuing to protest Israel's deadly action against a convoy of aid ships headed to Gaza that killed at least 10 people.
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'PCID Condemns Israeli Assault On Aid Ship' (Media Statement - Manila) Tuesday, June 01, 2010 06:52:58 PM
The Philippine Council for Islam and Democracy condemns Israel’s outrageous assault yesterday on a flotilla of humanitarian aid bound for Gaza.
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Flash flood trapped Maguindanao villagersTuesday, June 01, 2010 06:46:53 PM
 | | Thousands of residents evacuate and commuters stranded from their flooded villages in the town of Sultan Kudarat in Maguindanao province in Mindanao. (Mindanao Examiner Photo – Mark Navales).
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2 rebels killed in new military campaign in MindanaoTuesday, June 01, 2010 06:30:59 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 1, 2010) – Filipino soldiers clashed with communist rebels on Tuesday, killing at least two gunmen, in Davao City in the restive region of Mindanao, officials said.
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Motorista inis na sa bungkalan ng kalsada sa ZamboTuesday, June 01, 2010 06:29:23 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / June 1, 2010) – Nabubuysit at naiinis na ang maraming mga motorista sa patuloy na pagbubungkal ng mga kalsada ng pamahalaang lokal dahil sa malaking abalang dala nito.
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Be not afraid as manual count looms, House Speaker tells foesTuesday, June 01, 2010 05:32:54 PM
MANILA, Philippines - Picking up words from the King James version of the Holy Scripture, Jesuit-trained lawyer and House Speaker Prospero Nograles has a message to those who reacted strongly to his electoral petition: Be not afraid.
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'NPA Scoffs At General Carlos Holganza's Claims' By Simon Santiago (Davao Region)Tuesday, June 01, 2010 12:17:26 PM
The Regional Political Department-New People's Army in Southern Mindanao congratulates the brave Red commanders and fighters from the composite striking force of the 3rd Pulang Bagani Company and the Wilfredo Zapanta Command-Front 18 Operations Command of the NPA for the successful raid on the patrol base of the 28th Infantry Battalion-10th Infantry Division Monday, May 24, 2010 along the Davao-Mati national highway in Sitio Chapter, Barangay Maputi, Banaybanay, Davao Oriental.
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'NPA Anti-Lumad Campaign, Reaching Alarming Proportions' By Army Captain Emmanuel Garcia (Davao City) Tuesday, June 01, 2010 12:07:59 PM
The spate of killings in Southern Mindanao perpetrated by the New People’s Army (NPA) is reaching another peak. What is so alarming is that it is directed against civilians, against Lumads and in some cases against unarmed government agents killed in the most treacherous way.
Terrorists invading Ancestral Lands
The 18 indigenous ethno-linguistic groups in Mindanao commonly known as Lumads and whose majority lives in southern Mindanao have been for so long at the receiving end of the NPAs anti-Lumad campaign. These tribes have found life so dangerous since the NPAs started forcing them to veer away from their customs and beliefs.
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Israel faces storm over deadly raid on Gaza aid shipsTuesday, June 01, 2010 11:31:45 AM
ASHDOD, Israel—Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew home to Israel Tuesday, canceling a visit to Washington as an international outcry grew over its deadly commando raid on Gaza aid ships.
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