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Philippine mayor calls for increased security in South after bomb threat
[Unattributed report: "Lobregat Jittery Over Bomb Threats"] February 8, 2010 -Alarmed by the threats coming from unidentified elements who threatened to bomb Zamboanga City, and the spate of kidnapping in the restive province of Basilan which is very

Philippines President Signs PHP1.541 Trillion Budget For 2010 - Official
MANILA -(Dow Jones)- Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has signed the PHP1.541 trillion ($33.14 billion) budget for this year, which is aimed at funding expenditures to continue stimulating the economy, Budget Secretary Rolando Andaya said

Nearly 200 people indicted in Philippines massacre
Philippine prosecutors filed charges Tuesday against the head of a powerful clan and 195 others in the biggest and deadliest murder case since the country's World War II war crimes trials. The indictment said Andal Ampatuan Sr. and the others were part

Oscar nomination for ‘Up’ elates Arroyo
President Arroyo is beaming with pride that one of the best animated picture nominees in the 82nd Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood next month was made in the Philippines. The President, addressing the 10th e-Services Global Sourcing Conference at the

Arroyo high on Up in Oscars, IT-BPO boom
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Massacre charges filed in Philippines
Philippine prosecutors filed murder charges against the patriarch of a powerful political clan with close ties to president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and 196 others for the massacre of 57 people in the country's worst election-related violence. Andal

FACTBOX - Key facts on Philippines' top presidential hopefuls
The latest opinion poll shows two opposition lawmakers are neck-and-neck in the presidential polls, but analysts say it is too early to establish a clear trend in the race. The Philippines' elections agency allowed only 10 out of 99 people who filed

Philippine prosecutors file murder charges for massacre
Andal Ampatuan Sr, whose family ruled the poor and troubled southern Maguindanao province for nearly a decade, will face 57 counts of murder before a local court in Manila. Twenty-five other members of his family, 65 soldiers and police officers, and 106

Governor Recto’s achievements cited
Batangueños have disputed reports and criticisms that Gov. Vilma Santos Recto is treating her position as governor of the province “only as a sideline job” and that she reports for work at the Provincial Capitol only once a week. Recto’s critics

35,000 Manilans back Razon's bid
Some 35,000 Manila residents, hoping for a more sustainable change in Manila and more empowerment of city-dwellers, have decided to throw their support to former Philippine National Police chief Avelino "Sonny" Razon in his bid for the mayoral seat.

Cotabato bet shot dead by suspected kidnap men
A candidate for councilor of Cotabato City was killed while his two children were wounded when they were shot by three armed men in what police believed to be a botched kidnapping-for-ransom, a police official said Tuesday. The lone fatality was

100-man SF trade mission in Manila
A 100-man cultural and trade mission from San Francisco, California, arrived Tuesday morning to spur development between the Bay Area city and Manila. Headed by former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown Jr., the San Francisco-Manila Sister City Committee

Bali bombing mastermind still alive in Philippines
MANILA: An Islamist militant accused of being behind the deadly 2002 Bali bombings is alive and hiding in the southern Philippines despite earlier reports of his death, a senior military official said Tuesday. Dulmatin, leader of the regional militant

Philippine prosecutors file murder charges for massacre
Philippine prosecutors filed murder charges against the patriarch of a powerful political clan with close ties to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and 196 others for the massacre of 57 people in the country's worst election-related violence. Andal

Estrada hits campaign trail in Quiapo
MANILA, PhilippinesFormer president Joseph Estrada kicked off his campaign in the historic Plaza Miranda, at the heart of Quiapo district in Manila. Estrada's running mate, Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay, prodded the people to choose a candidate with proven

Bali bombing mastermind still alive in Philippines: general
MANILA : An Islamist militant accused of being behind the deadly 2002 Bali bombings is alive and hiding in the southern Philippines despite earlier reports of his death, a senior military official said on Tuesday. Dulmatin, leader of the regional

Philippines polls campaign begins
AM Formal election campaigning has begun in the Philippines ahead of national elections in May expected to see a tight race for the country's presidency. More than 50 million voters are expected to go to the polls to elect a new president and

197 charged over Philippines massacre
Nearly 200 people have been charged with murder in connection with a politically motivated mass killing in the Philippines late last year. They include the head of a powerful clan and a former ally of President Gloria Aroyo. The Philippines justice

FACTBOX - Key facts on Philippines' top presidential hopefuls
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine politicians launched their campaigns on Tuesday in a wide-open race for the presidency, with poverty, corruption and unemployment the top issues for the impoverished Southeast Asian archipelago. The latest opinion poll shows

Philippines' Arroyo signs law on 2010 spending budget
Manila has said it would continue with fiscal stimulus policies this year, although at a reduced level, with the economy seen expanding at a faster rate of 2.6-3.6 percent after last year's tepid 0.9 percent growth. 'In this budget, we are saying that we

Karaoke versions of Sinatra's My Way provoke killings in Phillippines?
At least half a dozen have been killed after renditions of the 1967 song, forcing bars to take it off their song lists Over the past decade, the Philippines has been stung by a series of killings all reportedly provoked by karaoke versions of Frank

Philippines charge clan head over massacre
Andal Ampatuan Sr indicted with 195 others after members of Mangudadatu family shot by gunmen in Maguindanao Prosecutors in the Philippines today filed murder charges against the head of a powerful clan and 195 others, including his three sons, for the

Arroyo visits Laguna (10:56 a.m.)
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Philippines' Arroyo signs law on 2010 spending budget
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed into law on Tuesday a measure that sets a budget of 1.541 trillion pesos ($33 billion) this year, up 8 percent from 2009, including stimulus spending on infrastructure and social

Colourful Philippine election season kicks off
The Philippine election season kicked off with the world’s best boxer and the defiant wife of a dead dictator among the dizzying array of characters hoping to grab a share of power. Fifty million voters will choose a new president and thousands of

(Map) Philippines: Laguna Evacuation Centers and Total EC Population by Barangay (as of 01 Feb 2010)
Type: Natural Disaster Keyword(s): Affected Population; Natural Disaster; Reference; Shelter and Non-food Assistance Format: Source(s): - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Related Document: With the exception of

President Arroyo Signs 2010 Philippine Budget
MANILA – President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed today the 2010 national budget, which pegs this year’s government spending at P1.541 trillion ($32.8 billion, U.S.), up by eight percent compared to last year’s general appropriation. In a

Philippines: Laguna Evacuation Centers and Total EC Population by Barangay (as of 01 Feb 2010)
Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Format: pdf Date: 09 Feb 2010 Size: 953 Kb

StarTek Plans Philippines R&D Center
(Comment on this article at http://www.financialwire.net/2010/02/09/startek-plans-philippines-rd-center/) February 9, 2010 (FinancialWire) -- StarTek, Inc. (NYSE: SRT), a provider of business process outsourcing services, said it has signed a lease for a

Manila Water inks India joint venture
Manila Water Company has signed a joint venture agreement with Jindal Water Infrastructure Limited (JWIL) to jointly develop new water businesses in the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra in India. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock