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  • Look-out bulletin order issued vs. ex-Batangas mayor other suspects in fiscals slay

    The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a lookout bulletin order against the suspects in the killing of Assistant Pronvincial Prosecutor Alexander Sandoval, which included a former mayor and her husband.Through this, government authorities will monitor if the suspects - former Sta. Teresita mayor Ana Marie Mendoza, her husband Kalayaan Barangay chairman Heneroso Mendoza, alleged gunman Jayson ...

  • Philippines Port Development Summit Scheduled for August

    The Philippines Port Sector presents substantial commercial opportunities to across all its stakeholders. Over 400 billion pesos (US$9.6 billion) has been set by the government in 2013 for infrastructure upgrade targeting at ports, roads and rails. The port sector is poised for stronger growth in the coming years. The Inaugural Philippines Port Development Summit will confront challenges faced ...

  • For Many Filipinos Jobs and the Good Life Are Still Scarce

    But Mr. Tagarro's experience -- of being left behind by the country's newfound prosperity -- mirrors that of many Filipinos, according to the latest government poverty and employment ...

  • P600-B project eyed to solve flooding problem in Metro Central Luzon Calabarzon

    MANILA, Philippines — How do you solve a problem like flooding in Metro Manila? An ambitious project calls for a massive, multi-year flood-control program, but it would cost P600 billion, according to a bill filed at the 15th Congress. But the bill appropriating the amount to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has been stranded at the committee level since August 2012. ...

  • Cebu gov Garcia asks court to junk motion seeking her suspension

    Outgoing Cebu governor Gwen Garcia on Wednesday asked the Sandiganbayan Second Division to junk a motion filed by the Office of the Ombudsman seeking her suspension from office.In her petition, Garcia disputed the prosecution’s claim that she has effectively admitted the validity of the charges against her when she entered "not guilty" pleas during her arraignment last March ...

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Time Bandits [Blu-Ray]

Time Bandits [Blu-Ray]

In making Time Bandits, co-writer/director Terry Gilliam said that he wanted to make a film that was intelligent enough for children and exciting enough for adults, a clever reversal of standard Hollywood intent that is precisely what makes it one of the greatest of childrens fan ... ...

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  • PNP chopper crashes on Kalinga mountain

    PNP Robinson R44 chopper crashes in Kalinga, 3 hurt. A PNP Robinson R44, which is similar to the two secondhand helicopters allegedly sold by former First Gentleman Mike Arroyo to the PNP in 2009, lies on its side after it crashed due to mechanical failure in Mt. Bitulayungan, Tinglayan, Kalinga on Wednesday, June 19. The three occupants of the chopper were injured and airlifted to Tabuk City ...

  • 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, ...

  • One killed as light plane crashes in southern Philippines

    One person was killed and another injured when a light plane used for spraying pesticide over plantations crashed in southern Philippines late on Wednesday, police said on Thursday.Bonifacio Cabansag, 42, a traffic control personnel for banana firm Dole Philippines died after being hit by the company's spray aircraft as it landed on an airstrip in Mapawa village, Maragusan town, in ...

  • Drowning a public health issue like TB malaria — group

    Drowning has become a public health issue in the Philippines especially among minors that it should be treated "like tuberculosis and malaria" by the government, the head of a water safety and lifesaving awareness group said Wednesday.Unlike diseases which can be avoided through vaccination or medicine, drowning can be prevented mainly through "survival swimming," or the ...

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