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DILG to oversee PNP efforts to free Sinnott

GMA news.tv - ‎3 hours ago‎
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has begun efforts to "rescue" abducted Irish priest Michael Sinnott, with Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno personally supervising the arrangements, a Malacañang official indicated Saturday.

Obama praises army base heroism

BBC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
US President Barack Obama has praised the heroism of soldiers and civilians in their response to the deadly attack at a US army base in Texas.

Arroyo resignation as Lakas head not due to 'kiss of death' tag - Palace

GMA news.tv - ‎2 hours ago‎
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's reported plan to resign as head of the administration Lakas-Kampi-CMD is more of “passing the torch" than an admission of her political kiss of death, Malacañang insisted Saturday.

Arroyo critics ridicule VP talks

Inquirer.net - Michael Lim - ‎14 hours ago‎
MANILA, Philippines - Suggestions that President Macapagal-Arroyo can run for vice president in 2010 were received with skepticism and even ridiculed by a wary Senate.

Bodies of Alvin Flores, companion claimed by kin

Inquirer.net - Chito O. Aragon - ‎5 hours ago‎
CEBU CITY, Philippines - The bodies of the alleged leader of the Greenbelt Rolex heist and another suspect slain with him in what the National Bureau of Investigation described as a shootout with the authorities on October 29 have ...

18000 posts up for grabs in 2010 polls—Comelec

Inquirer.net - ‎20 hours ago‎
MANILA, Philippines—There will be about 17943 national and local positions to be filled in the 2010 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Friday.

Mindanao peace, storm rehab to figure in talks with Clinton

Inquirer.net - Tj Burgonio - ‎58 minutes ago‎
MANILA, Philippines—(UPDATE) US assistance in the resolution of conflicts in Mindanao and the rehabilitation of storm-ravaged are among the topics for discussion between President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and US State Secretary Hillary Clinton next week ...

ASEAN urges 'maximum restraint' in Thai-Cambodia row

AFP - ‎53 minutes ago‎
BANGKOK - The head of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations urged Thailand and Cambodia to show "maximum restraint" amid tensions over Phnom Penh's job offer to a fugitive former Thai premier.

Business as usual for Thai firms in Cambodia

AsiaOne - ‎7 hours ago‎
The government is being urged to support Thai businesses that have a presence in Cambodia even though the latest tensions between the two countries have not yet affected them.

When did saving the planet get so dull?

Telegraph.co.uk - Louise Gray - ‎1 hour ago‎
A first hand account of what it is like to cover the UN climate change negotiations. By Louise Gray, Environment Correspondent Time was when saving the planet meant overcoming a dastardly villain or just wearing a tight pair of pants over your trousers ...

China plays extremely constructive role in APEC: APEC official

Xinhua - Zhang Yongxing, Fang Yang - ‎3 hours ago‎
SINGAPORE, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- China has been an extremely constructive player and a great contributor in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), a senior APEC official has said.
Does APEC matter anymore? CNN International

Vietnamese storm deaths rise to 99

The Press Association - ‎Nov 4, 2009‎
The death toll in Vietnam from Tropical Storm Mirinae has risen to 99 as authorities estimated damage from the storm at 1 trillion dong (£33 million).

Gov't to keep tabs on oil prices

Inquirer.net - Tj Burgonio - ‎16 hours ago‎
MANILA, Philippines - The government concedes that it can't stop oil companies from jacking up fuel prices once the freeze order on fuel prices is lifted, but warns it would keep tabs on their increases.

Meralco to raise electricity rates this month

Inquirer.net - Amy R. Remo - ‎11 hours ago‎
MANILA, Philippines - Customers of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the country's biggest power distributor, will have to pay an additional 25 centavos per kilowatt-hour for their electricity bills this month due to the higher cost of ...

NFA awards Korean, Vietnamese firms contract to supply rice

BusinessWorld Online - ‎18 hours ago‎
THE NATIONAL Food Authority (NFA) on Friday awarded two international traders the contract to supply 250000 metric tons (MT) of rice, in a move to secure supplies for next year.

Verizon Droid buzz muted in Boston

San Francisco Chronicle - Brad Reed - ‎5 hours ago‎
The around-the-block lines we're used to seeing during major smartphone launches were absent from the Boylston Street Verizon Wireless store in Boston Friday morning, as only around 20 people were standing outside waiting to get a first glimpse of ...

PLDT sells satellite unit

Inquirer.net - ‎13 hours ago‎
PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE Corp. is selling its communications satellite subsidiary Mabuhay Satellite Corp. (MSC) to Bermuda-based regional satellite operator Asia Broadcast Holdings Ltd.

Confab to tackle action plan on climate change

BusinessWorld Online - ‎18 hours ago‎
URBAN DEVELOPMENT and climate change experts will meet next week to chart an action plan on sustainable urban development amid shifting weather patterns.

Beatles catalog is temporarily banned from music website BlueBeat

Los Angeles Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
Capitol Records this week filed a suit against BlueBeat, which says that songs produced by digital regeneration are akin to songs performed by cover bands and do not run afoul of copyright law.

Pacquiao makes it to the cover of TIME magazine

GMA news.tv - ‎2 hours ago‎
Championships in six different weight divisions, check. Beat the “Golden Boy" Oscar De La Hoya, check. Appear on two nationally televised US talk shows, check.

Aces sustain big roll

Inquirer.net - Musong R. Castillo - ‎15 hours ago‎
MANILA, Philippines - Alaska rolled to its sixth straight win last night, blasting Burger King, 87-73, at the Cuneta Astrodome to move three full games ahead of its closest pursuers in the KFC Philippine Cup.

Angping remains firm to support 153 RP athletes in Laos SEAG

GMA news.tv - ‎15 hours ago‎
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) remained firm that they will only fund 153 athletes and 47 officials bound for the 2009 Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) in Laos.

'New Moon' Star Robert Pattinson Laughs Off Pregnancy Rumors

MTV.com - Larry Carroll - ‎7 hours ago‎
BEVERLY HILLS, California - Rob and Kristen are engaged. They're going to name their first child a combination of their mothers' names, just like in the "Twilight" books.

Dancing inmates tackle Queen in Philippines prison

WA today - Daile Pepper - ‎8 hours ago‎
If you are going to commit a crime for which you could be sentenced to prison, Cebu is the place to do it. Because the gentleman charged with running the prison in Cebu, the Philippines, has an unusual take on crime and punishment.

A Christmas Carol

Times Online - Wendy Ide - ‎11 hours ago‎
You thought the most nauseating thing about Dickens's classic cautionary tale was Tiny Tim's sickly saint shtick? Think again.
A Christmas Carol Washington Post

CDC says H1N1 still widespread in 48 states

Dallas Morning News - Jeffrey Weiss - ‎35 minutes ago‎
The 2009 H1N1 flu is still widespread in 48 states, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. Vaccine is still generally in short supply, though about 11 million more doses were available than a week earlier, said Dr.

Medical tourism prospects bright

Inquirer.net - ‎20 hours ago‎
The prospects of promoting Cebu as a medical tourism destination showed much promise in yesterday's “Medical & Dental/Health & Wellness Forum”which highlighted the city's has advances in medical care.

125 RP pilgrims in Saudi ask Palace to lift travel ban vs 5 hajj leaders

Tempo - ‎45 minutes ago‎
At least 125 Filipino pilgrims in Saudi Arabia have sought the intercession of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for the lifting of the travel ban imposed by the Office on Muslim Affairs (OMA) on their five hajj leaders (sheikhs).

FDA warns against erectile dysfunction supplement

Los Angeles Times - ‎11 hours ago‎
The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that Stiff Nights, a "dietary supplement" used to promote erections, contains an illegal drug and is potentially dangerous.
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