To celebrate Valentine’s Day, Bench put up four billboards in Guadalupe asking people to “LOVE ALL KINDS OF LOVE.” …
- MILF's Iqbal: We’re not terrorists, we also saved SAF men
Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s chief negotiator finally showed up at the Senate probe on Mamasapano carnage, saying they remain committed to attaining peace. …
- PNP OIC Espina to rebels in Mamasapano: 'Ano ba 'tong overkill na ito'
"Bakit niyo fininish ‘yung mga tao ko? Kwarenta’y-kwatro ‘yan.” …
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- Sunken Japanese WWII Battleship Located in the Philippines LiveScience.com
More than 70 years after it sank during World War II, the legendary Japanese battleship Musashi has been discovered off the coast of the Philippines. Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has been leading an expedition to find the Musashi — one of the biggest battleships ever built — aboard his high-tech 414-foot-long (125 meters) yacht, the M/Y Octopus. …
- US billionaire says WWII Japanese ship found in Philippines AFP News
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen said Wednesday he had found one of Japan's biggest and most famous battleships on a Philippine seabed, some 70 years after American forces sank it during World War II. Excited historians likened the discovery, if verified, to finding the Titanic, as they hailed the American billionaire for his high-tech mission that apparently succeeded after so many failed search attempts by others. Allen posted photos and video online of parts of what he said was the …
- Philippines' Aquino promises police commandos extra resources after botched raid Reuters
Philippine President Benigno Aquino promised police commandos better extra resources on Wednesday, weeks after 44 commandos were killed in a clash with Muslim rebels, but declined to answer questions about the botched raid, a senior officer said. On Jan. 25, police commandos sneaked into a southern rebel area to "neutralise" Zulkifli bin Hir, alias Marwan, an al Qaeda-linked bomb maker with a $5 million U.S. bounty on his head. The mission went disastrously wrong for the government when …
- Wife of Frenchman on Indonesia death row clings to hope AFP News
The wife of a Frenchman on death row in Indonesia says she refuses to believe she has seen him for the last time, as fears grow he will soon be executed with a group of foreigners. Serge Atlaoui has been detained on Indonesia's notorious Nusakambangan prison island in Central Java since he was sentenced to death in 2007 on drugs charges. The Frenchman, 51, had his appeal for clemency rejected in January by Indonesian President Joko Widodo, a vocal supporter of capital punishment for drug …
- 3 Filipino health workers infected with MERS in Saudi Arabia Associated Press
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Three Filipinos have contracted Middle East respiratory syndrome while working at separate hospitals in Saudi Arabia, the Philippine government said Friday. …
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has requested a meeting with European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker, a government source said Friday, after Athens got no help from the European Central Bank to address a cash squeeze. "The prime minister called Mr Juncker to arrange a meeting next week," a government source said. Athens is scrambling to find cash to address a mounting debt repayment schedule this month. It had pinned its hopes on the European Central Bank giving more leeway to …
- Greek PM seeks EU talks after ECB snub AFP News
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has requested a meeting with European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker, a government source said Friday, after Athens got no help from the European Central Bank to address a cash squeeze. "The prime minister called Mr Juncker to arrange a meeting next week," a government source said. Athens is scrambling to find cash to address a mounting debt repayment schedule this month. It had pinned its hopes on the European Central Bank giving more leeway to …
- Security questioned in probe of attack on US envoy to Seoul Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Police on Friday investigated the motive of the anti-U.S. activist they say slashed the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, as questions turned to whether security was neglected. …
- Harrison Ford survives crash-landing on golf course Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When a man battles Darth Vader, Nazis and other evil-doers for work, what does he do for fun? Harrison Ford's answer is found in a pilot's license and the freedom to take to the skies at will. …
- Xi carries on China's tradition of political slogans Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — Political slogans have been a mainstay of Chinese life dating back to Mao Zedong, the founder of the People's Republic. …
Business software maker SAP SE will cut about 2,250 posts, or around 3 percent of its global workforce, while creating a similar number in expanding parts of the company, as it accelerates a push to sell its products via the Internet. Last year SAP, Europe's largest software maker, which employs about 75,000 workers worldwide, cut a similar percentage of posts, said Stefan Ries, SAP's chief of human resources. He said SAP expects to create about 2,200 jobs this year in growth areas such at …
- Apple supplier Japan Display to build $1.4 bn LCD screen factory AFP News
Apple supplier Japan Display said Friday it would spend $1.4 billion on a new smartphone and tablet screen factory, in a move that may be a response to growing demand from the US iPhone maker. The plant, which is expected to produce 25,000 sheets of liquid crystal displays (LCD) a month, will be constructed in the central Japanese city of Hakusan at a cost of 170 billion yen ($1.4 billion), the company said. The plant, which would boost Japan Display's screen production by about 20 percent, …
- Asia stocks mostly up, euro struggles on ECB stimulus AFP News
Asian markets mostly rose Friday following gains in New York, while the euro remained stuck at 11-year lows after the European Central Bank said it would launch its massive stimulus programme next week. …
- 3 reasons Apple's watch will _ or won't _ change the game Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — No one can argue that many Apple devices have changed the way people live their lives. The company's iTunes, iPhone and iPad have shaken up music, phone and computer markets worldwide. Is the Apple Watch going to be able to do the same? …
- Asia stocks gain after ECB upgrades growth ahead of US jobs Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Asian stock markets were higher on Friday as investor sentiment was boosted by the European Central Bank's growth forecast upgrade and expectations for a solid increase in U.S. employment. …
Hi-tech criminals are increasingly selling live streams of child sex over legitimate chat sites and apps such as Skype for hard-to-trace virtual currencies like Bitcoin, Europe's policing agency warned on Tuesday. "Criminals that sexually exploit children online are becoming more entrepreneurial with technological developments and are profiting financially," Europol said in a special report on commercial sexual exploitation of children online. Compiled by Europol's EC3 cybercrime centre, …
- French court says has jurisdiction in Facebook vagina case AFP News
A Paris court ruled Thursday that it has jurisdiction to judge a case against US social networking site Facebook which blocked the account of a French teacher who posted an image of a vagina. The court ruled that Facebook's clause forcing all users to agree that any litigation must be based in California, where the site is based, was "abusive". Facebook is being sued by a French father of three whose account was blocked after he posted a 19th century picture by Gustave Courbet, "The Origin of …
- Mandarin Oriental says hackers stole credit card data AFP News
Hackers broke into the Mandarin Oriental luxury hotel group's database and stole credit card information from "an isolated number" of its properties in the United States and Europe. "Unfortunately incidents of this nature are increasingly becoming an industry-wide concern and therefore we have also alerted our technology peers in the hospitality industry." The hotel group said the breach came from malicious software that was "undetectable by all anti-viral systems." Mandarin said it had …
- Car industry welcomes Google, Apple but battles loom AFP News
Auto giants at the Geneva Motor Show say they welcome the potential move of Silicon Valley players into their sector but experts warn of major disruptions. Google has long made headlines with its plans for a self-driving car, but Apple is now also reportedly readying for a plunge into the industry to begin developing an electric car. "This could surprise you, but I welcome with open arms the interest of Apple, Google and others in the auto industry," Volkswagen head Martin Winterkorn said, …
- Watches, robots suitcases: mobile gadget highlights AFP News
Tech companies showcased countless connected gadgets at the world's biggest wireless telecom fair, the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, which wrapped up on Thursday. Here is a selection of highlights: …
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Mamasapano tragedy will be a factor in 2016 elections
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PNP to Aquino: Provide answers and accountability
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