Philippines
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Arroyo resignation as Lakas head not due to 'kiss of death' tag - Palace
GMANews.TV - Saturday, November 7President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s reported plan to resign as head of the administration Lakas-Kampi-CMD is more of “passing the torch" than an admission of her political kiss of death, Malacañang insisted Saturday.
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Palace appoints Villarama new SC justice
ABS-CBN - Saturday, November 7Supreme Court now a '100% Arroyo Court' MANILA - Malacañang appointed on Friday Senior Court of Appeals (CA) Justice Martin Villarama to the High Tribunal, making it a 100% Arroyo Court."
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'Peeping Tom' killed in Quezon City
Philstar.com - Saturday, November 7MANILA, Philippines - A carpenter beat up a middle-aged man for allegedly peeping at his wife every time she breastfed their one-month-old baby at a compound in Fairview, Quezon City at past midnight yesterday.
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Congress adds 4 districts in Cavite
Philstar.com - Saturday, November 7MANILA, Philippines - Congress has increased the number of legislative districts in the populous province of Cavite from three to seven.
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Nabbed German pleads guilty to smuggling RP corals to the US
GMANews.TV - Saturday, November 7A German national charged for violating US, Philippine and international laws on the protection of exotic corals pleaded guilty last month to smuggling 40 tons of the prized sea treasure from the Philippines into the US.
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In a smart way, Cotto stops Pacquiao - De La Hoya
Philstar.com - Saturday, November 7MANILA, Philippines – Oscar De La Hoya, one of Manny Pacquiao’s high-profile ring victims, sees the Filipino icon’s winning streak ending this time.
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BSP warns ATM users vs wolves in sheep's clothing
GMANews.TV - Friday, November 6They’ll look kind and helpful when they approach you.
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MILF leader seeking Libya aid on Sinnott
Manila Bulletin - Friday, November 6TRIPOLI, Libya - Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chief of Civil-Military Affairs Department Eid Kabalu asked Friday Libya through the 5th General Conference of the World Islamic People's Leadership (WIPL), being held at Zhat Al-Emad Conference Center here, to help in the safe release of kidnapped Irishman Fr.
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Nene fears automation may not be achieved
Manila Bulletin - Friday, November 6Senate Majority Leader Aquilino "Nene" Pimentel Jr. has expressed fears the Commission on Elections (Comelec) may not be able to complete full electoral automation as the equipment for the May 2010 elections have not arrived.
Pimentel told journalists at the weekly Balitaan sa Rembrandt in Quezon City that Smartmatic and its suppliers may not be able to use the equipment on time since the manufacturer in Taiwan had been damaged heavily by recent typhoons.
The manufacturer has actually shifted the production to factories in China, he added, and we have to know exactly if they could deliver the goods in time.
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Pacquiao graces Time cover
Philstar.com - Friday, November 6MANILA, Philippines – Boxing greats Joe Louis, Max Schmeling, Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Frazier, Cassius Clay aka Muhammad Ali.
