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  • Universal takes charge on Philippine payout at heart of FBI probe

    Reuters © The logo of the Universal Entertainment Corp. is seen at the company's headquarters in Tokyo February 14, 2013. REUTERS/Yuya ...

  • Palace to poll critics Bring complaints to proper avenues

    Malacañang on Monday told critics of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to go to "proper avenues" if they have any complaints on the conduct of the 2013 midterm polls."If, at this point, they feel that they have to avail or to go down that proper avenue, then that is the prudent thing to do, to dispose of these concerns," deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail ...

  • Philippine Stock Market Table May 20 2013

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  • Top vote-getting councilor killed in Davao Oriental town

    GOVERNOR GENEROSO, Davao Oriental, Philippines -- The number 1 elected councilor in this municipality was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Sunday, but authorities were quick to rule out politics as a motive behind the murder. Romie Almacin was on his way to his farm when attacked by motorcycle-riding men in Tibanban village past 8 p.m., according to Senior Superintendent Jose Carumba, Davao ...

  • Proclamation of winning senators based on projections poll chief says

    Senate roster for 16th Congress complete. Senate's "Magic 12" now complete with the proclamation Saturday night of last 3 winners Gringo Honasan, Cynthia Villar, and JV Ejercito. Re-proclaimed were Koko Pimentel (L) and Nancy Binay (center). Danny Pata Amid criticisms that the proclamation of the winners of the senatorial race was rushed and premature, the Commission on Elections ...

Movie Review

State and Main [DVD]

State and Main [DVD]

David Mamet's State and Main is a sly comedy about a crew of Hollywood filmmakers who descend on a picturesque small town in Vermont and turn it upside down. The film is both cynical and big-hearted, and it is extremely funny. ...

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  • DFA will not issue passport to Mancao

    The Department of Foreign Affairs on Monday said no passport will be issued to former police officer and fugitive double murder suspect Cezar Mancao II, who is reportedly planning to flee the country. Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez also assured that all mechanisms are in place to ensure that Mancao will not be able to obtain a passport even under a fictitious name or assumed identity. ...

  • Senator-elect Honasan wants to put the past behind eager to work in Senate

    With a colorful career in and out of uniform, Senator-elect Gringo Honasan knows what it’s like to keep your head down and work with a big group. He was 17 years a soldier, after all. But the soldier-turned-politician Honasan also has a streak of mischief in him, with seven years as a rebel under his ...

  • Brillantes wants October 2013 barangay SK polls postponed

    The Commission on Elections (Comelec), under fire at the heels of the May 13 elections, may postpone the October 2013 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections to late next year or early 2015.According to Comelec chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr., postponing the barangay and SK elections to a later date will give the poll body time to deal with the protests that may come following the ...

  • Storm Nock-Ten claims over 400000 USD worth of Philippine crops

    Tropical storm Nock-Ten (local name: Juaning) damaged 17.17 million pesos (about 407,664 U.S. dollars) worth of Philippine crops, according to initial report filed Thursday by the agriculture department.Nock-Ten, which triggered flash floods, destroyed 2,977 hectares of farmland planted with rice, damaging 10.83 million pesos (257,183 U.S. dollars) worth of unmilled rice.A total of 612 metric ...

  • Seven soldiers killed in southern Philippine clash

    Seven government soldiers were killed in a clash between Philippine troops and the Al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group in the southern Philippine province of Sulu on Thursday.According to Lt. Col. Randolph Cabangbang, spokesman for the Armed Forces' Western Mindanao Command, the encounter between the 11th Marine Battalion Landing Team and Abu Sayyaf under Raidula Sahiron and Isnilon Hapilon, ...

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