Marcos party ‘disowns’ son for new political alliance

tweetmeme_style = 'compact'; MANILA – The only son of the late Philippine strongman Ferdinand Marcos has been “disowned” by the political party founded by his father reportedly for forging an alliance with another party without its consent.     ... 

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Maguindanao massacre update: Carnage puts Arroyo in eye of storm

tweetmeme_style = 'compact'; MANILA – President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo now finds herself in the eye of a storm amid criticisms that she is extending “favored and special treatment” to members of the Ampatuan clan. ... 

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License of Manila’s ‘cosmetic doctor of stars’ Hayden Kho revoked for sex video scandal

tweetmeme_style = 'compact'; MANILA – A government agency has revoked the license of Dr. Hayden Kho for immorality.     ... 

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Pulse Asia survey: Arroyo performance, trust ratings continue to dip

tweetmeme_style = 'compact'; MANILA – Six months before she is to step down from Malacanang, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo continues to suffer from poor performance and trust ratings from the 90 million Filipinos, according to just-released findings of a polling group. ... 

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Maguindanao Massacre: ‘State of emergency’ declared in Mindanao

MANILA – President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared on Tuesday a “state of emergency” in three areas of restive Mindanao where at least 47 people have been massacred in a major flareup of political violence in the runup to the May 2010 elections ... 

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Maguindanao Massacre: 21 massacred in flareup of poll violence

MANILA – At least 21 people, 13 of them women, were massacred Monday morning in what was believed to be a major flareup of political violence in a province in strife-torn Mindanao, the military and relatives of the victims reported. ... 

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Population explosion: 184-M Filipinos in 30 years, official reveals

MANILA – At the rate babies are being born, there will be a total of 184.4 million Filipinos 30 years from now, or in 2040, the official assigned to defuse the country's “population bomb” revealed. ... 

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Mindanao governor axed for ‘pocketing’ calamity assistance

MANILA – A Mindanao governor has been suspended by the office of the Ombudsman for six months without pay for allegedly pocketing part of the calamity assistance fund equivalent to $60,000, which was granted to his province in 2008. ... 

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Manila ‘road rage’ slay suspect Jason Aguilar Ivler eludes lawmen

MANILA – An American national, tagged as the principal suspect in the “road rage” slaying of the son of a ranking official of the Arroyo administration, continues to elude police and other lawmen sent to arrest him. ... 

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OFW remittances soar to $12.8-B in 9 months

MANILA – Remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) soared to $12.8 billion in the first nine months of the year, or from January to September. ... 

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