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  • 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 ...

  • 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, ...

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In Nicholas Jareckis assured directorial debut Arbitrage, Richard Gere plays Robert Miller, a master of the universe whose universe is in danger of collapsing around him. A billionaire hedge-fund manager who appears to be leading the most charmed of liveswealth, privilege, public resp ... ...

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  • 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 ...

  • Filipino marines clash with al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf

    At least seven Filipino marines and five Abu Sayyaf militants died in a firefight near the coastal town of Patikul in the Philippines on ...

  • Filipino WWII veterans used to cover up for senators’ inaction on family unification

    OLD SOLDIERS NEVER DIE, THEY JUST FADE AWAY Celestino Carpio, 89, Tomas Mendoza, 92, and Apolonio de la Cruz, 92--who fought Japanese forces in World War II--manage snappy salutes during the 71st Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) commemoration on Mount Samat in Pilar, Bataan, on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE It used to be the victims of the Japanese American internment camps. Now ...

  • Seven Philippine marines among 11 killed in firefight with insurgents

    At least 11 people, including seven marines, died Saturday when government troops fought Muslim militants in the southern Philippines, authorities said. Brig. Gen. Domingo Tutaan said seven marines and four members of al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf were killed in a close-quarters clash outside the town of Patikul on the island of Jolo, Voice of America reported. At least nine government soldiers ...

  • Taiwan protests Philippine naval ships in disputed waters

    Protesters hurl eggs at the Philippines representative office in Taipei, Taiwan and the Philippines are embroiled in a diplomatic row over the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine Coast Guard personnel earlier this month. -- PHOTO: ...

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