Pacquiao-Mayweather off as mediation fails
(Luchie Allen – Balita Publisher)
LOS ANGELES, January 8, 2010 (AFP) – The proposed mega-fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather is off, and Mayweather said the Filipino fighter was to blame after a failed attempt to salvage the bout through mediation.
Mayweather said Thursday that...
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Mayon darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers
LEGASPI, December 31, 2009 (AFP) – Nearly 50,000 Philippine villagers are likely to spend the first few months of 2010 in evacuation centres amid concerns the Mayon volcano will erupt, officials said Thursday.
Chief government volcanologist Renato Solidum warned that although Mayon appeared to be...
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Pacquiao-Mayweather fight is off
‘Floyd, to me, is a coward and he has always been a coward’ – Arum
GRAND RAPIDS, December 23, 2009 (AFP) – Manny Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum, says the Filipino hero’s planned welterweight mega-fight against unbeaten US star Floyd Mayweather is off because the sides cannot agree on drug...
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Victims want to disbar Bander
Homeowner says lawyer is a ‘fraud’THE list of complainants is growing. The number of homeowners together to get Atty. Joel Bander disbarred for allegedly defrauding them is increasing, and they are now fighting back by going to the media to tell their stories. In a news conference held last Saturday...
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Clashes erupt in Philippine martial law province
SHARIFF AGUAK, December 7, 2009 (AFP) – Philippine police said Monday that militiamen loyal to a powerful Muslim clan attacked security forces after martial law was imposed in a southern province following a massacre.
More than 3,000 armed followers of the Ampatuan clan—whose leaders are suspects...
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Ampatuan clan accused of killing over 250 in brutal reign
By Jason Gutierrez
MANILA, December 9, 2009 (AFP) – A Muslim clan blamed for a horrific political massacre in the Philippines was accused on Wednesday of killing more than 250 people during an eight-year reign of terror in a strife-torn southern province.
Explosive allegations of chainsaw murders...
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Outrage as Philippines’ Arroyo declares no retirement
By Mynardo Macaraig
MANILA, November 30, 2009 (AFP) – President Gloria Arroyo announced Monday she would run for a seat in parliament next year, triggering immediate outrage from opponents who said she was making a brazen bid to stay in power.
Citing her desire to continue in public service and the...
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GMA declares emergency as massacre toll hits 46
SANIAG, November 24, 2009 (AFP) – The Philippines declared a state of emergency in parts of the volatile south on Tuesday as anger spiraled over a savage political massacre that left at least 46 people dead.
Police on Mindanao island pulled bullet-riddled bodies from shallow graves after gunmen allegedly…
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Pacquiao hailed the best ever
By Cecil Morella
MANILA, November 20, 2009 (AFP) – A bruised but smiling Manny Pacquiao enjoyed a hero’s welcome as he returned home to the Philippines on Friday, with masses of people taking to the streets and hailing him as the best boxer of all time.
The nation’s highest ranking officials joined...
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GMA declares emergency as massacre toll hits 46
SANIAG, November 24, 2009 (AFP) – The Philippines declared a state of emergency in parts of the volatile south on Tuesday as anger spiraled over a savage political massacre that left at least 46 people dead.
Police on Mindanao island pulled bullet-riddled bodies from shallow graves after gunmen allegedly…
Source: Tatay Pepes
