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  • Cebu mayor’s son arrested

    CEBU CITY — The son of Mayor Socrates Fernandez of Talisay City, Cebu was arrested by the police at 9:30 a.m. Monday at a beach in Sitio (subvillage) Bas Dako, Barangay Saavedra, Moalboal town, around 90 kilometers from this city. Joavan Fernandez was about to board a motor banca to Negros Island when he was arrested. Senior Superintendent Patrocinio Commendador Jr., Cebu provincial ...

  • Drilon noncommittal on Senate presidency

    Sen. Franklin Drilon is noncommittal on Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago's statement that either him or Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano will take over the reins of the Senate in the 16th Congress.In an interview on GMA News TV’s "News to Go" on Monday, Drilon, the administration coalition's campaign manager in the recently concluded midterm elections, said the Senate presidency ...

  • More protests against Philippines fatal shooting

    (11 mins ago) Around 50 people from several groups have staged a protest outside the Philippines' Consulate-General in Admiralty over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters last week. They demanded an apology and compensation from Manila over what they described as a "cold-blooded murder" of the fisherman, RTHK reports. One of the protesters Chau Pik-fai, said ...

  • Philippines coast guard defensive over killing

    An investigation into the killing by the Philippines coast guard of a Taiwanese fisherman is focusing on whether rules of engagement were broken. A report by The Philippine Star newspaper cited an unnamed official close to the Philippine government's investigation as saying coast guard personnel appeared to be on the defensive and they may have violated rules. That is what the ...

  • For senator-elect Villar jobs nurses and OFWs a priority

    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 After the ...

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Never Say Never Again [Blu-Ray]

Never Say Never Again [Blu-Ray]

Never Say Never Again will always hold a troubled spot in the James Bond film franchise, which is currently the longest running in motion picture history. On the one hand, it will always be the unofficial Bond film (not counting the 1967 spoof Casino Royale ... ...

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  • Comelec resumes canvassing this time for party-list groups

    After a one-day pause, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday resumed the canvassing of votes from the May 13 polls-this time for the party-list groups. Of the 123 party-list groups printed in the ballots, 12 were purged by Comelec to end up with 111 as the proportional representation in Congress of the marginalized and underrepresented sectors. The poll body has no choice but to ...

  • Cavite prosecutor Emmanuel Velasco dies of heart attack

    Chief Prosecutor Emmanuel Velasco of the Cavite Prosecutor's Office passed away after suffering a heart attack Monday morning. According to a report on GMA News TV's News To Go, Justice Secretary Leila De Lima confirmed the death of Velasco. Velasco, a former journalist, chairs the Presidential Task Force Against Media Harassment and once handled the investigation on the disappearance ...

  • PHL officials hint at info-sharing with Taiwan on probe of May 9 incident

    Philippine officials on Monday hinted at a possible cooperation of sorts between Philippine and Taiwanese investigators looking into an encounter in disputed waters where a Taiwanese fisherman was shot dead last May 9. Manila Economic and Cultural Office head Amadeo Perez Jr. said he was contacted Sunday by Taiwan Foreign Minister David Lin on a possible cooperation in the investigation, but ...

  • Philippine Palace backs proclamation of senators

    A Philippine Palace official on Sunday backed the proclamation of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) of winning senatorial candidates ahead of the full count of votes, but said anybody could hale the agency to court. "The Comelec is the Comelec," Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, a senior political adviser to President Benigno Aquino III, said by phone. "At the end of the day, ...

  • Taiwans justice ministry in talks with Philippines over joint probe

    Taiwan's Ministry of Justice yesterday provided evidence suggesting that the Philippine coastal guard intentionally targeted sailors aboard a fishing boat during a shooting incident that left one Taiwanese fisherman dead, while noting that it is currently negotiating with its Philippine counterparts regarding a possible joint investigation. The Ministry of Justice held an international ...

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