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10 Ampatuans implicated in massacre are candidates

GMANews.TV - Wednesday, February 10

DAVAO CITY – Only two of the 12 prominent Ampatuans implicated in the November 23, 2009 massacre in Maguindanao are not running for any posts in this year’s elections. More »

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EDITORIAL - How to lose investors
Philstar.com - Wednesday, February 10
Foreign investors have long complained about the arbitrariness of policies governing business in this country.
Opening salvos fired
Philstar.com - Wednesday, February 10
MANILA, Philippines - Campaign posters went up and jingles blared at election rallies and motorcades all over the country yesterday as the country’s richest politician and the son of its democracy icon fired the opening salvos in the tight race to succeed President Arroyo.
Nolcom pursues rebels in 2nd week of gun battle
Philstar.com - Wednesday, February 10
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
Philstar.com - Wednesday, February 10
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.
Amid powerhouse campaigns, party-list groups try a different tack
GMANews.TV - Wednesday, February 10
While the big guns of established political parties fielding full national slates for the May elections fired their first salvos of the campaign season with full-scale sorties on Tuesday, party-list groups set out on a much simpler grassroots approach, foregoing celebrities and gimmickry.
Roach slows down Pacquiao training
ABS-CBN - Wednesday, February 10
MANILA, Philippines – Coach Freddie Roach is slowing down WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao's training since he may peak too early for his March 13 fight against Ghana's Joshua Clottey.
6/49 SuperLotto pot may hit P180-M
ABS-CBN - Wednesday, February 10
MANILA, Philippines - Has luck sided with any of the millions of SuperLotto 6/49 bettors yet?
Villar caps first campaign day with song, fireworks
GMANews.TV - Wednesday, February 10
Senator Manuel Villar Jr. on Tuesday evening capped the first day of his 90-day campaign for presidency with a song number.
Kin of 43 arrested health workers seek SC help
GMANews.TV - Wednesday, February 10
Families of the 43 arrested health workers in Rizal province on Tuesday sought protection from the Supreme Court against the government, particularly the military and the police.
Tax court gives go-signal to seize Shell's P43-B imports
ABS-CBN - Wednesday, February 10
Customs cites government's revenue needs; Shell counters that oil supply and price hikes are at stake MANILA, Philippines - The Bureau of Customs (BOC) can now proceed with the seizure of imported raw materials of Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. after the tax court did not favor the country's second biggest oil company's motion for injunction.
Nearly 200 people indicted in Philippines massacre
AP - Wednesday, February 10
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine prosecutors filed charges Tuesday against the head of a powerful clan and 195 others in the biggest and deadliest murder case since the country's World War II war crimes trials.
'Colorful' rallies, giant flag mark start of presidential race
ABS-CBN - Wednesday, February 10
MANILA, Philippines (2nd UPDATE) - From celebrity-filled rallies to unfurling a giant flag, all the pomp and posturing of the Philippine elections went on display on Tuesday as presidential candidates kicked off their campaigns 90 days before the May 10 elections.
Suspected rebels torch Mindoro cellsite
ABS-CBN - Wednesday, February 10
MANILA, Philippines - Suspected members of the New People's Army (NPA) set fire to a cellsite of Globe Telecom in Mindoro Occidental province early Tuesday, police said.
Bidding for Fujimi property deferred to March
ABS-CBN - Wednesday, February 10
MANILA, Philippines - The government has moved anew the bidding for the lease of its Fujimi property in Tokyo, Japan.
It's final: Pagdangan is Bulacan Governor
ABS-CBN - Wednesday, February 10
MANILA, Philippines - In a curious decision, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday officially recognized Roberto Pagdangan as the real winner of the 2007 Bulacan gubernatorial polls.
BPOs to 'presidentiables': Are we a priority?
ABS-CBN - Wednesday, February 10
MANILA, Philippines - Business process outsourcing (BPO) specialists lament that they have yet to hear any presidential candidate speak about his or her plans for the sector, saying the disregard is probably because BPOs are not a "political, hot issue."
Gibo highlights LGU support in kick-off sortie
GMANews.TV - Wednesday, February 10
Forty district representatives, twenty city mayors, and over a hundred local executives from all over the country attended Tuesday’s sortie of the Lakas-Kampi-CMD in Antipolo City to officially kick-off the nationwide campaign of its standard-bearer, Gilberto Teodoro Jr.
Barcenilla to get GM title next month
ABS-CBN - Wednesday, February 10
MANILA, Philippines – Rogelio "Banjo" Barcenilla has something to cheer about next month. National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) president Prospero "Butch" Pichay Jr. said the Arizona-based Barcenilla will finally get his "long overdue" grandmaster title next month.
Petron completes first phase of retail network expansion
ABS-CBN - Wednesday, February 10
MANILA, Philippines - Petron Corp. has successfully completed the first phase of its retail network expansion as it managed to open 200 service stations in a year's time, the oil firm announced on Tuesday.