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Ampatuan massacre suspects waive rights to contest raps
December 18, 2009 – 2:29 am | One Comment
Ampatuan massacre suspects waive rights to contest raps

Members of an Arroyo-allied political clan accused of killing 57 people in a gruesome massacre in Maguindanao province have declined to contest charges against them.
Sigfrid Fortun, counsel of Andal Ampatuan Jr., the massacre’s prime suspect, …

Comelec trims down list of presidential candidates
December 18, 2009 – 1:35 am | One Comment
Comelec trims down list of presidential candidates

Only eight presidential aspirants are left to slug it out in the May 2010 elections.
Last Tuesday, December 15, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) released the names of candidates permitted to run for president next year:

‘Simbang Gabi’ starts
December 16, 2009 – 9:35 am | No Comment
‘Simbang Gabi’ starts

Simula na kasi ng Sibang Gabi! Maririnig na natin ulit ang tunog ng mga kampana sa madaling araw! At para sa mga hirap gumising sa madaling araw — may mas maagang misa na nagsimula ngayong …

Lim to appeal disqualification from Senate race
December 16, 2009 – 9:20 am | No Comment
Lim to appeal disqualification from Senate race

Suspected coup plotter Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim on Wednesday protested the Commission on Elections’ decision to disqualify him from the Senate race in May 2010.
Lim, a former commander of the elite First Scout Ranger Regiment, …

10 more Ampatuan clan members face rebellion raps
December 16, 2009 – 9:00 am | 2 Comments
10 more Ampatuan clan members face rebellion raps

The Philippine National Police filed rebellion charges against 10 more members of the Ampatuan clan and more than 600 “rebellion sub-leaders” and supporters.
Chief Superintendent Leonardo Espina, PNP spokesman, said in an update on Wednesday that …

Bongbong Marcos wants to be president
December 16, 2009 – 8:53 am | One Comment
Bongbong Marcos wants to be president

The son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos announced Wednesday he was aiming to become president of the Philippines and insisted his family had nothing to be ashamed of.
The 52-year-old namesake of his father said he …

Muelmar Magallanes is One of TIME Magazine’s Top 10 Heroes of 2009
December 15, 2009 – 6:04 am | One Comment
Muelmar Magallanes is One of TIME Magazine’s Top 10 Heroes of 2009

After Efren Peñaflorinda, another pinoy was recognized as one of the Top 10 Heroes of 2009.
18-year-old Muelmar Magallanes, a construction worker who braved rampaging floods during Tropical Storm “Ondoy” to save the lives of 30 …

Arroyo sets yet another visit to Pampanga
December 15, 2009 – 5:30 am | One Comment
Arroyo sets yet another visit to Pampanga

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has set yet another visit to her home town of Lubao in Pampanga province Tuesday, this time to take part in a Christmas party and to inaugurate a new project there.
A …

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Assaulted in Milan
December 14, 2009 – 6:51 am | No Comment
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Assaulted in Milan

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was hospitalized today in Milan after being struck by a man holding a metal souvenir of the city’s Duomo. The man has been arrested. The attack occurred immediately following a …

Korina Sanchez says that Senator Mar Roxas is “kuripot”
December 13, 2009 – 1:44 am | No Comment
Korina Sanchez says that Senator Mar Roxas is “kuripot”

Korina Sanchez is excited about spending her first Christmas with Senator Mar Roxas as husband and wife. Korina revealed that she is not expecting any gift from Senator Mar whom she jokingly referred to “kuripot.” …

Tanya Garcia wants to have another baby before marrying partner Mark Lapid
December 12, 2009 – 8:20 am | One Comment
Tanya Garcia wants to have another baby before marrying partner Mark Lapid

Nagkaroon ng pocket interview para kay Tanya Garcia sa Via Mare restaurant sa Tomas Morato noong Martes ng tanghali, December 8. May kaugnayan ito sa bago niyang business, ang Salon MiSCHA na kasalukuyang under construction …

Ampatuans: Billionaire clan in a poor province?
December 10, 2009 – 9:34 am | No Comment
Ampatuans: Billionaire clan in a poor province?

Isa sa mga pinakamahirap na probinsya sa bansa ang Maguindanao. Pero ang mga Ampatuan na naghahari sa lalawigan mahigit 20 ang mansyon, maraming negosyo at cash umano na mahigit P1 bilyon! Bandila, Miyerkules, Disyembre 9, …