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 ...
Philippines reaches economic agreement with rebels
Philippines The Philippine government has reached an agreement with a rebel group based in Mindanao to share wealth generated from the southern island's natural resources. The deal with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) makes it more likely the two sides will reach a final peace agreement to end a decades-old conflict that's killed tens of thousands of people. The ...
Philippines keeping vigilant over Chinas intent in S. China Sea
MANILA -The Philippines is keeping vigilant in light of China's "clear intent" to beef up its military presence in the South China Sea, particularly in a shoal located inside the Philippines' 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone, according to classified Philippine government papers seen by Kyodo News. "China has maintained a constant presence of at least two or ...
Filipino Bishop Warns of Pandoras Box of Social and Spiritual Disasters
Bishop Gabriel Reyes Says Approval of Reproductive Health Law Will Lead To Other Anti-Life MeasuresMANILA, July 09, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Bishop Gabriel Reyes of Antipolo in the Philippines warned of a "Pandora's box of social and spiritual disasters" stemming from the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) Law in the Philippines. Oral arguments on the disputed law are set to begin ...
Philippines rebels agree on wealth-sharing accord
The Philippine government and the country's largest Muslim rebel group have agreed on a crucial revenue-sharing accord for a proposed Muslim autonomous region, but a breakaway rebel faction resumed attacks in the south to undermine peace talks, officials said Sunday.Government negotiators and the 11,000-strong Moro Islamic Liberation Front said in a joint statement that they signed the ...
Philippine government Muslim rebels make progress in peace talks but rival insurgents attack
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine government negotiators and the country's largest Muslim rebel group say they have reached an agreement on a crucial revenue-sharing accord for a proposed Muslim autonomous region. A breakaway insurgent group, however, continued attacks in the country's south to try to undermine the peace talks. Government negotiators and the 11,000-strong Moro Islamic ...
Promise 107 Implement single ticketing system in Metro Manila
Aquino, in his speech at the National Transportation Conference in May 2012, cited the implementation of the single ticketing system in Metro Manila, saying the MMDA-helmed project has eliminated inconveniences among motorists given penalties for traffic ...
Manila sets U.N. conditions for Golan force to stay
United Nations (UN) peacekeepers from the Philippines cross the Israeli army crossing of Quneitra between Syria to the Israeli annexed Golan Heights on June 12, 2013, on their way for a vacation after serving in Syria. AFP PHOTO/MENAHEM ...
Part-Filipino Lincecum throws no-hitter
SAN DIEGO -- San Francisco ace Tim Lincecum threw his first career no-hitter Saturday by striking out a season-best 13 batters as the Giants routed the San Diego Padres 9-0. The 29-year-old part-Filipino improved to five wins and nine losses on the season as he tossed the 15th no-hitter in Giants' history. "I felt fine out there from the first pitch," Lincecum said. "Maybe ...
Philippines tells conditions for troops to stay in Golan Heights UN pledges to improve safety
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario has set out conditions to the United Nations for more than 300 Filipino peacekeepers to stay in the Golan Heights, including additional weapons for their protection and shorter periods of deployment in the volatile buffer region separating Israel from Syria, officials said Sunday. U.N. peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous told ...
Philippines rebels reach wealth-sharing deal
A handout photo taken on July 13, 2013, and released by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), shows (from left) GPH peace panel chair Miriam Coronel-Ferrer, Malaysian facilitator Tengku Dato Ab Ghafar Tengku Mohamed and MILF peace panel chair Mohagher Iqbal signing the wealth-sharing annex and joint statement in Malaysia. The Philippines said on Sunday, July 14, ...
Philippines rebels resolve key hurdle to peace deal
MANILA (AFP) - The Philippine government has resolved a key hurdle in peace talks with Muslim rebels, it announced early Sunday, bringing it closer to ending an insurgency that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.After six days of negotiations, Manila said it struck a compromise on sharing local revenues with a Muslim self-rule area in the Mindanao region that is expected to be led by the ...
No substantial change in verifying Filipino veterans service
Ciriano Cruz was naturalized as an American citizen based on his service to the United States military. His records show that he was with the Batute Infantry Regiment, Bulacan Military Area, a Recognized Guerilla Unit. His military service was confirmed on February 14, 1992 by Philippine government records, which certified that he was a "Sgt." on the approved Revised Reconstructed ...
Philippines probes police murder of criminal
MANILA - The Philippines is to investigate a group of police officers who were allegedly filmed executing a criminal, the government's human rights commission said Saturday. The video was at odds with a police account of the event in which they said they had killed three gangsters, including the suspect allegedly executed, in a shootout on the streets of the southern city of Davao on ...
New Metro Manila police director takes over
New Metro Manila police director Marcelo Garbo Jr. with Philippine National Police Director General Alan Purisima and new PNP chief directorial staff Leonardo Espina. Photo by Jaymee T. Gamil MANILA, Philippines - There?s a new sheriff in town for Metro Manila, all the way from Cebu province. In turnover ceremonies Saturday morning at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig, outgoing National Capital ...
Philippine army-rebel clash leaves 7 dead
THE Philippine military says members of a breakaway Muslim guerrilla faction have attacked government troops, triggering a firefight that killed two soldiers and five ...
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