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China cordon drives fishers inland

More artificial reefs, or payaw, are being set up along the shorelines of three Pangasinan towns facing the West Philippine Sea to help Filipino fishermen who have been displaced by efforts by China to lay claim to Philippine territory using its superior military force, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).

Posted: May 24th, 2013 in Headlines,Regions | Read More »

‘Hot meat’ law gets tougher

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President Aquino has signed a law criminalizing the sale of “hot meat,” a potential source of disease for unsuspecting consumers.

Posted: May 24th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »

Psst! It’s now PST, not ‘Filipino time’

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Will a new law scheduled to take effect on June 1 finally put an end to the Filipino habit of tardiness?

Posted: May 24th, 2013 in Editors' Picks,Featured Gallery,Headlines,Nation,Photos & Videos | Read More »

Brillantes blames telcos anew for failure to transmit results

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Some 18,000 automated machines failed to transmit results to the transparency server of the Commission on Elections, Comelec Chair Sixto Brillantes Jr. said Thursday.

Posted: May 24th, 2013 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Nation | Read More »

‘Dynasties helped party lists win’

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The country’s political dynasties delivered the votes for their favored party-list groups, an official of an election watchdog said Thursday.

Posted: May 24th, 2013 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Nation | Read More »

NP backs Drilon, joins new Senate majority

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Senator Franklin Drilon. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

The man touted to be the next Senate President on Thursday announced that outgoing Sen. Manny Villar had assured him of the continued support of the Nacionalista Party (NP).

Posted: May 24th, 2013 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Latest News Stories,Nation,Nation | Read More »

No poll fraud, says Brillantes

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BELEAGUERED  Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. fields questions from the media regarding the reported “60-30-10” pattern that raised doubts about the integrity of the recent election results.  RAFFY LERMA

Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. on Thursday rebutted the so-called “60-30-10” theory, saying he was willing to have all the ballot boxes in the country opened to show that there was no fraud.

Posted: May 24th, 2013 in Banner Story,Editors' Picks,Headlines,Latest News Stories,Nation,Nation | Read More »

PNP: Search for loose firearms will continue

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PNP Chief, Director General Alan LM Purisima. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

And the search goes on. The Philippine National Police (PNP) will continue to look for over 400,000 loose firearms all over the country even after the election gun ban ends on June 12.

Posted: May 23rd, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »

De Lima vows to catch Mancao

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Justice Secretary Leila de Lima INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

Justice Secretary Leila De Lima has vowed to catch fugitive double murder suspect Cezar Mancao II.

Posted: May 23rd, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »

Comelec set to proclaim 58 party-list winners

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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is poised to proclaim the results in the party-list balloting.

Posted: May 23rd, 2013 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Nation | Read More »

Customs agents seize P25M worth of fake medicines

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The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized P25-million worth of fake medicines intended for the local market, Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon said Wednesday.

Posted: May 23rd, 2013 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Nation | Read More »

Lakas-CMD president eyes House speakership

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The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats intends to remain in the opposition in the House of Representatives and retain control of the minority in the 16th Congress.

Posted: May 23rd, 2013 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Nation | Read More »

SWS: 600,000 more hungry Filipinos in 1st quarter

Some 3.9 million families went hungry in the first quarter of the year, up by around 600,000 from the previous quarter, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) Survey.

Posted: May 23rd, 2013 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Nation | Read More »

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