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Palace No problem with FOI bill reintroduced in Congress

Malacañang on Sunday said it has no problem with the reported plan of some lawmakers to re-introduce the Freedom of Information bill in the 16th Congress.Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said the Palace is even heartened that some of its inputs had been considered in some versions of the bill."Wala tayong problema diyan," she said on government-run dzRB radio when ...
Before Dan Brown’s ‘gates of hell’ the lustful Filipino rooster

Metro Manila Development Authority Chief Francis Tolentino is being ridiculed for writing a letter to Dan Brown, criticizing the bestselling author's depiction of Manila in his novel, "Inferno," as the "gates of ...
US concerned over Philippines killing of Taiwanese fisherman

WASHINGTON, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Wednesday expressed concern about the increasing tensions between the Philippines and China's Taiwan following last week's fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard. At a news briefing, the State Department's acting deputy spokesman Patric Ventrell also urged the two sides to take "all ...
Philippine troops on high alert for Abu Sayyaf retaliatory attacks

Security in the southern Philippine province of Sulu have been placed on heightened alert Sunday for possible retaliatory attacks of Muslim terrorist group Abu Sayyaf as the death toll in the fierce gun battle between Marines and the radical group reached 12.The troops were pursuing the militants and a retaliatory attack may occur as the Abu Sayyaf suffered severe casualties during an encounter ...
USS Guardian probe 90 done report expected this week

The Philippine Coast Guard expects to submit this week its report on the Jan. 17 grounding of the minesweeper USS Guardian at Tubbataha Reef.Coast Guard commandant Rear Admiral Rodolfo Isorena expects to submit the report to Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya, radio dzBB reported Sunday.The report said the Coast Guard its report is now 90 percent done and once it is submitted to Abaya ...

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There are so many ways in which Jim Sheridans In America could have gone wrong. The intensely personal story of an Irish immigrant family trying to make it in New York City against all odds, it has all the elements of sappy sentimentalism, including a third act that takes place almost entirely inside a hospital and features not just one main character dying, but two others who are, at vari ... ...

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DOLE appoints 103 labor law compliance officers

The Department of Labor and Employment has appointed 103 labor law compliance officers to monitor companies' compliance with labor laws.DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said the 103 are part of the 372 new LLCOs whose positions were provided for by President Benigno Aquino."This program signals our shift from pure regulation to voluntary compliance with labor laws and regulations ...
Report UNESCO eyes Tubbataha as particularly sensitive area

Following two grounding incidents on Tubbataha Reef this year, an agency of the United Nations is proposing making the area a "particularly sensitive sea area" (PSSA), a status that would bar large vessels from getting near the area.A report on state-run Philippines News Agency said the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's proposal stemmed from the groundings of ...
Filipino Communitys Family Day 2013

Bandar Seri Begawan - In support of the Brunei government's family day programme, and as one of the pre-Philippine Independence day activities, the Filipino Association in Brunei (FAB) in cooperation with the Philippine Embassy and LBC Mabuhay will be holding a Filipino CommunityLBC family day 2013 at the Pusat Belia in Bandar Seri Begawan today from 7am to 12 ...
Many dead in Philippines anti-terror opAt least seven Filipino marines and five militants were killed in a clash on Saturday as the military launched an offensive against al-Qaida-linked gunmen who have been blamed for recent kidnappings and of trying to

Abu Sayyaf militants were wounded in the gunbattle that raged for an hour in a sparsely populated village on the fringes of the coastal town of Patikul in Sulu province, military spokesman Brig. Gen. Domingo Tutaan said. Reinforcement troops were hunting down the fleeing militants, who were believed to be led by Julaswan Sawadjaan, ...
Possible venues for PHL hosting of APEC 2015 under review stringent criteria set

A committee preparing for the Philippines’ hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in 2015 has drawn up a list of potential venues and is studying their qualifications, Malacañang said Saturday. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said the committee will follow stringent requirements in choosing the venue. "That will have to be vetted and screened by ...

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UN chief hails peacekeepers' release in Golan Heights

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the release of four Filipino peacekeepers captured by Syrian rebels in the Golan Heights last week.

They had been detained May 7 in the vicinity of Al Jamlah in the area of limitation.

Appreciating the assistance of Qatar and of others involved in securing their safe release, the secretary-general emphasised to all parties the impartiality of UN peacekeepers in a statement.

"The secretary-general welcomes the release of the four United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) peacekeepers," reported Xinhua citing the UN chief in a statement. Sunday .

UNDOF, which is on the ground to monitor the Disengagement of Forces Agreement between Israel and Syria, has been in the Golan Heights since 1974.

It has about 1,000 troops and civilian staff, who are from countries such as India, Austria, the Philippines, Morocco and Moldova.

The four UN peacekeepers were seized by the rebels at an observation post on the ceasefire line between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights last Tuesday.

It was second abduction of UN peacekeepers on the Golan Heights over the past two months. In March, 21 Filipino peacekeepers from UNDOF were abducted but later released.