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Nolcom pursues rebels in 2nd week of gun battle

ANGELES CITY, Philippines – The Armed Forces Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) said yesterday 10 New People’s Army rebels have been killed in the ongoing running gun battle that started two weeks ago in the forests of Abra, the Mountain Province and Kalinga.

3 rob suspects killed in Quezon City shootout

MANILA, Philippines - Three unidentified men, cornered after a brief car chase in a stolen taxicab, were killed after engaging police officers in a shootout shortly after robbing a cabbie of his earnings early yesterday in Quezon City.

EDITORIAL - How to lose investors

Foreign investors have long complained about the arbitrariness of policies governing business in this country.

3 suspected robbers killed in Quezon City shootout

MANILA, Philippines – Three suspected robbers were killed in a shootout with police in Quezon City before dawn today.

Villanueva leads unfurling of largest Philippine flag

MANILA, Philippines -- Bangon Pilipinas standard bearer Bro.

They're off and running

MANILA, Philippines - The race is on for presidential candidates beginning today, after months of unofficial free-for-all.

EDITORIAL - Informed choices

The official campaign period for candidates seeking national positions starts today.

MMDA bans tricycles, pedicabs on major roads

MANILA, Philippines - Alarmed by the sudden “proliferation” of tricycles and pedicabs – bicycles with sidecars – along busy streets, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Oscar Inocentes ordered yesterday the re-implementation of a 1990 Metro Manila Council (MMC) ordinance prohibiting such vehicles from plying major roads.

Troops overrun NPA training camp in Abra

Lagangilang, Abra , Philippines  – Government troops overran a huge New People’s Army rebel training camp in remote Kili village in Tubo town, Abra, a few days after a series of skirmishes last week that left the military’s death toll reaching 13 in the Cordillera region.

8 suspected robbers killed in Quezon shootout

Lakas-Kampi stalwarts to rivals: No black propaganda

MANILA, Philippines – Administration stalwarts and candidates dismissed reports that Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Sen.

Bishop to Lacson: Be man enough, face charges

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NBI zeroing in on Ping

MANILA, Philippines - The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is zeroing in on fugitive Sen.

Caloocan court rules: Asistio can't run for mayor

MANILA, Philippines - A Caloocan Metropolitan Trial Court (MTC) judge has ordered the local Commission on Elections to delete the name of former congressman Luis “Baby” Asistio from the voters’ list, ruling that the mayoralty candidate is no longer a resident of the city.

Gonzales: Sulu politicians agree to 'gun-less' poll period

MANILA, Philippines - Local leaders and politicians in Sulu have agreed with the defense department’s proposal to declare the province “gun-less” during the election period.

EDITORIAL - A commitment from the AFP

About 500 members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines staged a bicycle tour of four cities in Metro Manila the other day to signify their commitment to honest and peaceful elections on May 10. The 35.5-kilometer tour through Taguig, Makati, Pasay and Manila was called the “Bike for Honest, Orderly and Peaceful Elections.

Arrest warrant out for Ping

MANILA, Philippines - The Manila Regional Trial Court yesterday ordered the arrest of Sen.

Aguilar settles BF Homes water row

MANILA, Philippines – Residents of BF Homes Las Piñas will soon have a regular supply of water once Maynilad Water Services Inc. and BF Homes Inc. (BFHI) agree to a settlement, Mayor Vergel Aguilar said yesterday.

3 siblings hacked dead in Laguna

MANILA, Philippines - Police arrested a suspect and invited five others for questioning for last Thursday’s killing of three children aged nine to 14, the eldest of whom fought off a rape attempt, in Alaminos, Laguna.