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Posted: 18 May 2015 02:22 PM PDT

PH won't turn away boat people, assures De Lima
Inquirer.net
The Philippines is ready to shelter "boat people" from impoverished Bangladesh and Myanmar should the migrants' boats land on Philippine shores, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said on Monday. Inset photo shows Ethnic Rohingya women queuing up to ...
Philippines can't just turn 'boat people' away, DoJ's De Lima saysBusinessWorld Online Edition
Manila assures help for 2000 'boat people'Gulf Today
PH open to sheltering refugeesTempo
GMA News
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Posted: 18 May 2015 06:11 PM PDT

Drilon to Mar: Declare intentions for 2016
ABS CBN News
MANILA - Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel Roxas II was urged yesterday to declare his intentions for the 2016 polls and present himself as a candidate for president. Senate President Franklin Drilon said Roxas, as a suitable candidate to ...
LP solon: Poe's citizenship non-issue unlike corruption raps vs othersInquirer.net
Take a cue from Cory, GraceVisayan Daily Star (press release)
Susan and GraceTempo

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Posted: 18 May 2015 07:53 PM PDT

CHED grants tuition hikes in 313 private colleges and universities
GMA News
A total of 313 private colleges and universities nationwide will implement an increase in tuition and other school fees this school year. A statement released by the Commission on Higher Education said the average increase across all regions is 6.48 percent.
CHED approves fee hike in 313 private schoolsRappler
CHED allows 313 schools to raise tuition, other feesCNN

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Posted: 18 May 2015 08:45 PM PDT

Trillanes confident contempt charge will not prosper
GMA News
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV expressed confidence Tuesday that the contempt charge filed against him by Makati Mayor Junjun Binay will not prosper as he just did his duty as a senator. In a text message to GMA News Online, the senator said his lawyers will ...
CA to Trillanes: Explain bribery claims vs 2 justicesRappler

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Posted: 18 May 2015 08:44 PM PDT

Philippines policeman arrested over kidnap of Australian Warren Rodwell
The Guardian
Warren Rodwell, who was kidnapped from his home in a southern Philippines coastal town, identified Jun Malban as the negotiator of the Abu Sayyaf during his captivity, police said. Photograph: You Tube/AAP. Agence France-Presse. Monday 18 May 2015 ...
Ex-cop with alleged Sayyaf links nabbed in SabahGMA News
Cop related to Abu Sayyaf leaders arrested in Malaysia for kidnappingBusinessWorld Online Edition
Proof of life ... Rodwell appeared with his kidnappers in a January 2012 video ...NEWS.com.au
Philippine Star -Tempo
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Posted: 18 May 2015 08:46 AM PDT

Padaca facing perjury case
BusinessWorld Online Edition
FORMER ELECTIONS commissioner and ex-Isabela governor Maria Gracia Cielo "Grace" M. Padaca now faces perjury before the Sandiganbayan for the non-filing of her Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) for four years. Maria Gracia ...
Ombudsman to file charges vs. former Isabela Gov. Padaca over unfiled SALNsGMA News
Padaca charged for not filing SALNsManila Standard Today
Padaca indicted for not filing SALNs from 2008-2010Sun.Star
Philippine Star
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Posted: 18 May 2015 06:32 PM PDT

Prosecutor eyes 'treachery' in Laude slay
ABS CBN News
MANILA - The medico-legal officer of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Region 3 Crime Laboratory was the only one presented by the prosecution today in the continuation of the hearings on the murder case against American soldier Joseph Scott ...
Pemberton expected at Laude murder trial on May 19; 4 US Marines to testifyGMA News
4 US servicemen to testify in Pemberton trial TuesdayInquirer.net
Witness says Laude was punched, strangulated then drownedInterAksyon

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Posted: 18 May 2015 01:45 PM PDT

NHA urged to relocate people along West Valley Fault
Inquirer.net
RAISING ALERT A warning sign posted by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology stands on the road near the boundary of Rodriguez, Rizal province, and Payatas, Quezon City, advising residents living in the danger zone to vacate the areas ...
Detailed maps show quake danger zonesPhilippine Star

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Posted: 18 May 2015 04:47 PM PDT

Villar remains richest senator; Trillanes poorest
InterAksyon
MANILA, Philippines – As expected, Senator Cynthia Villar has remained the richest member of the Philippine Senate with zero liability while Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is still the poorest senator. Based on her 2014 statement of assets, liabilities and net ...
And the richest senator is....ABS CBN News
Villar is the only billionaire in the Philippine Senate, SALNs showBusinessWorld Online Edition
Villar still richest senator, Trillanes still poorestCNN

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Posted: 18 May 2015 03:30 PM PDT

Kentex factory fire: DNA tests to take 2 months
Inquirer.net
A technician of the Philippine National Police Crime Laboratory shows tissue samples taken from the relatives of those killed in the Kentex factory fire for DNA testing. LYN RILLON. It may take two months before the Philippine National Police Crime Laboratory ...
DNA tests to take 2 monthsTempo
PNP: Identification of Valenzuela fire victims may take monthsSun.Star
Two months to finish Valenzuela DNA tests – PNPRappler

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