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    Philippine security forces failed to nab one of two Indonesian militants suspected of masterminding the 2002 Bali bombings when they raided his hideout on a remote southern island, an army spokesman s…

    RP ambassador to Vatican quits post – report

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    The Philippine Ambassador to the Vatican has stepped down amid alleged opposition by some MalacaƱang officials to her staying in the job, a report in the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the…

    Arroyo vows to make $464.5-M cyber-ed project a reality

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    President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said Thursday the government would push for the $465.5-million cyber-education project and distance learning in order to improve the education system in the Philippin…

    New UK work guidelines favor Filipino senior carers — DFA

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    Close this MANILA, Philippines — The United Kingdom has issued new work guidelines that would ease restrictions on work permit renewal, an ambassador said. In his report to the Department of Foreign …

    Koko Pimentel sees sabotage in wet ballots

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    MANILA, Philippiens — More than two months after they were collected, some ballot boxes from a town in Maguindanao yielded on Thursday wet ballots that had to be dried so the data could be retrieved….

    Palace denies coddling Neri

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    MANILA, Philippines0 — The seat of power in the country is no place for a “fugitive” such as Romulo Neri, Malaca ang insisted Thursday. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Sergio Apostol dared senators …

    De Venecia-Nograles showdown inevitable–NPC

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    MANILA, Philippines — Officials of the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC), led by businessman Eduardo Cojuangco Jr., want Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. to stay in his post but feel his showdown with …

    De Venecia woes fallout of NBN scandal — Villar

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    MANILA, Philippines — The political woes of House Speaker Jose De Venecia are part of the fallout generated by the scandal that surrounded the cancelled $329-million national broadband network (NBN) …

    Campaign vs dengue may invade privacy of some homes

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    MANILA, Philippines — With dengue now a “year-round” threat, the Department of the Health (DoH) said Thursday it is intensifying its war against the mosquito-borne disease even at the risk of invadin…

    Economic growth still not felt by poor–Villar

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    MANILA, Philippines — Last year’s record-breaking economic growth is still not felt by the poor, Senate President Manuel Villar said. Villar said this growth must be sustained over a four- to five-ye…