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Philippines
Inquirer.net - In a personal letter, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has appealed that she be allowed to seek medical treatment abroad on the promise that she would return. |
 | Gulf Today - MANILA: The World Bank (WB) head on Thursday expressed support for the programme of Philippines President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino for good governance and poverty reduction. |
 | gulfnews.com - Manila: Government soldiers have taken over the empty hideout of a renegade rebel and his 120 men, three days after the military waged attacks on 30 villages in two provinces in the southern Philippines, ... |
 | Inquirer.net - As expected, health groups lambasted Mandaluyong Regional Trial Court Judge Carlos Valenzuela who has stopped the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority from implementing an antismoking ordinance pending the resolution of a complaint ... |
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A 20-year-old grandson of former Vice President Teofisto Guingona Jr. and nephew of Senator Teofisto Guingona III fell to his death from the 31st floor of a hotel in Muntinlupa City Thursday.
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The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) is cracking down on substandard courses in schools of higher learning, closing poor quality programs in at least two institutions in less than a week.
 | Tempo - Manila, Philippines - A construction worker died while seven others, including a policeman, were injured in two separate blasts that hit Zamboanga City and Marawi City both on Wednesday night. |
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By Karen Boncocan MANILA, Philippines—Four suspected New Peoples Army members were killed in an encounter in Cagayan Thursday morning, the Philippine National Police said.
 | Inquirer.net - More Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger in the last three months, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. |
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MANILA, Philippines - Three suspected members of the New People's Army (NPA) were arrested by government security forces in Tanay, Rizal Wednesday night.
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By Karen Boncocan MANILA, Philippines—Motorists and traffic-and-law enforcers involved in “kotong” (bribery) beware, as various government agencies are intensifying their efforts against corruption.
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Four teenagers carrying high-powered firearms in a sports car were arrested after a brief chase in Barangay (village) Holy Spirit in Quezon City before dawn Thursday.
 | Inquirer.net - By Jerry E. Esplanada The Philippines and the United States have agreed to hold their second bilateral strategic dialogue early next year in Washington. |
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The warden of the Pasig City Jail was sacked on Thursday, hours after the escape of an inmate on Wednesday night, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said.
Manila Bulletin -
MANILA, Philippines -- Police forces nationwide were placed under the highest security alert status in preparation for the exodus of hundreds of thousands of people to the provinces for the observance of the traditional All Saints and ...
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BACOLOD CITY—A fire of unknown origin destroyed school buildings in Pulupandan town, Negros Occidental, past 6 pm Thursday. The blaze gutted down a two-story building with eight classrooms and two other classrooms in a separate ...
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MANILA, Philippines - US forces under the general command of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade held their annual amphibious land exercises and combined arms live fire exercises Thursday in Crow Valley, Capas, Tarlac.
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Operators of the 83-km North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) urged motorists on a break for the long All Saints' Day holiday to take morning trips to ease traffic that is expected to build up starting today (Thursday) until Sunday.
Philippine Star -
Television cameramen go past a police cordon to take shots of the buses destroyed in a showroom fire in Quezon City yesterday. BERNARDO BATUIGAS MANILA, Philippines - An hour-long fire destroyed five buses at a showroom in North Fairview, ...
Sun.Star -
WITH ongoing constructions at Magsaysay Avenue and Naguilan Road, the Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) will assign additional personnel to man city streets coinciding with the long holiday weekend starting October 29 to November 1.
Business
 | Toronto Star - Markets around the world gave the thumbs-up to a new bailout package to solve the European debt crisis Thursday, but there are still plenty of questions about just what it all means, where the money's coming from, ... |
Inquirer.net -
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filed with the justice department Thursday charges of multiple counts of tax evasion against the owners of a Bulacan-based textile company for allegedly failing to file returns and pay income taxes ...
Inquirer.net - Philex Mining Corp. on Thursday said it posted P4.35 billion in net income for the first nine months of 2011 on the back of higher production and metal prices. |
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THE BUREAU of Customs has seized P20.2 million in smuggled goods that were misdeclared by importers to avoid paying taxes. Importer Christina Bitanga McCain allegedly misdeclared and undervalued three motorcycles, as well as Hummer and Chrysler ...
 | Inquirer.net - Two lawmakers want to disconnect the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and Digital Telecommunications Inc. (Digitel) merger until the Supreme Court shall have ruled with finality on a question of the buyer's foreign ... |
Manila Bulletin -
MANILA, Philippines - The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) explained that the recent series of “red alerts” in the Mindanao grid is due to a generation deficiency caused by the scheduled maintenance of some power plants, ...
Philippine Star -
MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) yesterday reminded employers to provide additional pay for workers who would report for work during the two ...
Inquirer.net -
More funds are flowing into state healthcare as the Department of Budget and Management has released P294 million for the hiring of nurses and midwives for government health facilities.
 | Philippine Star - Many Filipinos have thyroid disorders. Proof perhaps are the long lines of patients at the clinics of internal medicine specialists. |
 | BBC News - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said allowing Greece into the eurozone in 2001 was a "mistake". He said Greece was "not ready" at the time. |
 | BusinessWorld Online Edition - THE NATIONAL Competitiveness Council (NCC) and a team of industrial designers have proposed a rehabilitation plan for the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in a bid to enhance the country's infrastructure competitiveness, an official said ... |
Manila Bulletin -
By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT MANILA, Philippines - Vietnamese and Filipino firms are forging a $25-million franchise agreement for the establishment of 200 coffee shops around the country.
Manila Bulletin -
MANILA, Philippines - Top home developer Vista Land and Lifescapes, Inc. is ramping up to P10 billion its investment in the Presidio, a residential and commercial enclave within the 60-hectare Vistaland Lakefront master-planned city ...
 | Xinhua - NEW YORK, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Crude prices jumped on Thursday as European leaders reached a deal to address the debt crisis. Euro zone leaders struck a deal early Thursday after a long- lasting high-anticipated summit, in which private banks and ... |
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said the financial burden sharing reached in the European summit should calm markets in the Philippines and across Asia, at least temporarily.
 | The Press Association - Greece's Prime Minister has voiced relief at the new debt relief and bailout deal hammered out by European leaders. In a televised address to the nation, George Papandreou said the 130 billion euro (£113 billion) package bought the country time to make ... |
BusinessWorld Online Edition -
THE SUPREME COURT (SC) has affirmed the nullity of a retirement scheme at the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) that could lead to disproportionate benefits.
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CUSTOMERS of distribution utility Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) favor prepaid electricity as it is easier to manage the household budget, the company said in a statement yesterday.
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THE HOUSE of Representatives has approved on second reading a bill creating the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) in a bid to develop the ICT sector amid the growth of the business process outsourcing industry.
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Communications Secretary Ricky Carandang said on Thursday the country was in negotiations with the World Bank for a $100 million (roughly P4.4 billion) loan to partially fund the Aquino administration's conditional cash ...
Sports
 | Manila Bulletin - MANILA, Philippines - Deep into the post-game chat with Frankie Lim of San Beda, a scribe asked him about his outlook for Season 88th of the NCAA but the multititled mentor politely declined. |
Tempo - The trio will star for the Los Angeles Galaxy when the two-time Major League Soccer champion meets the Philippine Azkals in a friendly match on Dec. 3 at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. |
 | Inquirer.net - The Energen Pilipinas Under-16 team's bid for a historic world berth came to an end as South Korea handed the young Nationals its first loss, 67-58, in the Fiba Asia U16 semifinals Thursday night at the Khanh Hoa Sports Center here. |
 | National Post (blog) - Texas Rangers' Elvis Andrus (L) is congratulated by manager Ron Washington after scoring his team's second run against the St. Louis Cardinals during the ninth inning. |
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By Cedelf P. Tupas MANILA, Philippines—Petron Blaze and Talk 'N Text clash for the first time Friday since their memorable seven-game series in the Governors' Cup where the Boosters spoiled the Grand Slam bid of the Tropang Texters.
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MANILA, Philippines—Last season's finalist Cebuana Lhuiller debuted in the PBA D-League Aspirants cup with a 58-74 victory over Cobra Energy Wednesday at the Trinity Gym.
 | Washington Post - NEW YORK - NBA owners and players are meeting again, hoping to build on the progress from a marathon session Wednesday and strengthen the chances of an 82-game season. |
 | Inquirer.net - Top Rank president Todd duBoef put that “bounty'' for the next opponent of the WBO/WBC bantamweight champion whose title fight against Omar Narvaez last Oct. 22 ended in a whimper when the erstwhile unbeaten Argentinian refused to ... |
 | Telegraph.co.uk - Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao trains in front of the media with Freddie Roach ahead of his title defence fight against Juan Manuel Marquez. |
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CALATAGAN, Batangas—Jonel Ababa survived inconsistent putting Thursday to shoot a 3-under-par 69 and take a two-stroke lead over Cassius Casas heading into today's final round of the ICTSI Calatagan Challenge.
Manila Bulletin -
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines - The 62nd Fil-Am Invitational golf tournament will be held Nov. 23-Dec. 10 with organizers staking two Toyota Vios as hole-in-one prizes at the Baguio Country Club and Camp John Hay courses here.
Manila Bulletin -
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine Army pounced on Malaysia's poor reception and leaned on the Carolino sisters' power game as it came away with a 25-14, 25-18, 25-21 victory at the start of the V-League Invitational Club Championship before a big crowd ...
 | SkySports - WBO light-welterweight champion Timothy Bradley insists he remains keen to fight Britain's Amir Khan in the future. Bradley, who has a 27-0 record as a professional, turned down a unification bout with WBA and IBF strap holder Khan earlier this year. |
 | Times of India - ISTANBUL: Caroline Wozniacki, who celebrated becoming year-end world number one for the second successive year on Wednesday, marked the occasion by crashing out of the WTA Championships on Thursday. |
 | Mirror.co.uk - LEWIS HAMILTON has targeted a hat-trick of wins to sign off from the toughest season of his Grand Prix career. The 26-year-old is convinced he can win Sunday's inaugural Indian Grand Prix and then add Abu Dhabi ... |
 | The Sweet Science - Drink a glass of your own urine at the start of every episode because, hey, that's just smart healthy living, right? Drink a glass of raw quail eggs if the thought of urine consumption wasn't quite enough to make you quit this drinking game. |
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MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Sports Commission is asking Malacanang for a P10 million contingency fund for the country's campaign in the Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia next month.
 | Inquirer.net - Joan Tipon of the Philippines, left, slips a punch thrown by South Korea's Han Soon-chul during the final of the Bantam 54kg boxing category at the Asian Games in Doha, Qatar in 2006. |
Philippine Star -
The guest list was like a who's who of La Salle alumni and they all came to meet new Archers men's senior basketball coach Gee Abanilla for lunch at the Manila Polo Club last Tuesday.
 | Ninemsn - Pakistan finished day two of the second cricket Test at 4-281 in reply to Sri Lanka's first innings total of 239 at Dubai Stadium. |
Southeast Asia
 | Salt Lake Tribune - AP Clambering aboard bamboo rafts and army trucks, residents fled waterlogged homes on the outskirts of Thailand's capital on Thursday as floods that have engulfed a third of the country inched closer to downtown areas ... |
 | ABC Online - The ABC has obtained exclusive video which reportedly shows the aftermath of a deadly crackdown by Indonesian troops who attacked an independence rally in the restive province of West Papua. |
 | New Straits Times - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his Australian counterpart, Julia Gillard, meeting at the sidelines of CHOGM in Perth. - Bernama picture THE proposal to swap asylum seekers between Malaysia and Australia is not a "Malaysian solution" but a ... |
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In a personal letter, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has appealed that she be allowed to seek medical treatment abroad on the promise that she would return.
TODAYonline - KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia should support human rights only as much as it can and not pay heed to critics who ask for excessive rights, the country's former Prime Minister said on Wednesday. |
 | Oman Daily Observer - MUSCAT - The Foreign Ministry has called on citizens not to travel to Thailand at present in view of the adverse climatic conditions prevailing there especially in the capital Bangkok. |
 | Gulf Today - MANILA: The World Bank (WB) head on Thursday expressed support for the programme of Philippines President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino for good governance and poverty reduction. |
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A 20-year-old grandson of former Vice President Teofisto Guingona Jr. and nephew of Senator Teofisto Guingona III fell to his death from the 31st floor of a hotel in Muntinlupa City Thursday.
 | Inquirer.net - As expected, health groups lambasted Mandaluyong Regional Trial Court Judge Carlos Valenzuela who has stopped the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority from implementing an antismoking ordinance pending the resolution of a complaint ... |
Sin Chew Jit Poh -
SINGAPORE, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- Singapore is set to roll out its Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network, an ultra-high speed optical fibre network that provides broadband access speeds up to 100 times faster than the fastest public networks today.
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By Karen Boncocan MANILA, Philippines—Four suspected New Peoples Army members were killed in an encounter in Cagayan Thursday morning, the Philippine National Police said.
Inquirer.net -
The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) is cracking down on substandard courses in schools of higher learning, closing poor quality programs in at least two institutions in less than a week.
Business Standard - The flood situation in Thailand has dampened the travel plans of Indians who'd intended vacationing there. Bookings to Thailand have been cancelled on a large scale, from 20 to 30 per cent of the total in the past week, according to tour operators. |
| Inquirer.net - More Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger in the last three months, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. |
| Tempo - Manila, Philippines - A construction worker died while seven others, including a policeman, were injured in two separate blasts that hit Zamboanga City and Marawi City both on Wednesday night. |
 | Voice of America - October 27, 2011 Indonesian Court Reduces Radical Islamic Cleric's Sentence Brian Padden | Jakarta An Indonesian appeals court Wednesday announced it cut the prison sentence of radical Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir from 15 years to nine years. |
 | Sun.Star - MATI CITY -- Several Mindanao-based journalists are requesting their colleagues in southern Philippines to temporarily halt sending stories to national publications and broadcasting networks that are publishing stories calling for an all-out war ... |
Inquirer.net - By Karen Boncocan MANILA, Philippines—Motorists and traffic-and-law enforcers involved in “kotong” (bribery) beware, as various government agencies are intensifying their efforts against corruption. |
 | Tempo Interaktif - TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:Busyro Muqoddas, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chief, has requested that no alterations should be made to the authority owned by his institution. |
Inquirer.net - Four teenagers carrying high-powered firearms in a sports car were arrested after a brief chase in Barangay (village) Holy Spirit in Quezon City before dawn Thursday. |
World
 | Wall Street Journal - The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to lift the no-fly zone over Libya, bringing to an end the seven-month international military action in the country. |
 | Al-Arabiya - Saudi King Abdullah named Prince Nayef as the kingdom's heir and deputy prime minister on Friday. (File Photo) By Al Arabiya and Agencies Saudi Arabia's interior minister, Prince Nayef, was named the new heir to the throne by royal decree which was ... |
 | Salt Lake Tribune - AP Clambering aboard bamboo rafts and army trucks, residents fled waterlogged homes on the outskirts of Thailand's capital on Thursday as floods that have engulfed a third of the country inched closer to downtown areas ... |
 | CBS News - (AP) TUNIS, Tunisia - Authorities say the moderate Islamist Ennahda party has won Tunisia's first free elections, winning 90 of 217 seats in an assembly tasked with writing a new constitution for the fledgling democracy. |
 | Washington Post (blog) - New Post polling shows the Occupy Wall Street movement could be a boon for Democrats in 2012. But violent clashes with the police at Occupy Oakland, along with arrests elsewhere, raise questions about how long the movement can last - and whether its ... |
 | Sky News Australia - The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting starts in Perth this morning, when it will be be officially opened by Queen Elizabeth. |
 | Toronto Sun - A man reacts as rescue workers carry out an earthquake victim from a collapsed building in Ercis, near the eastern Turkish city of Van, October 25, 2011. |
 | Politico - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday that a stalemate with North Korea could “lead to the possibility of escalation and confrontation,” according to reports. |
 | msnbc.com (blog) - Cardinal Ratzinger attends Pope John Paul II's funeral in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on April 8, 2005. The cardinal was elected to succeed John Paul as Pope Benedict XVI. |
 | National Post (blog) - GENEVA - The Catholic Church's ban on the use of contraception is not to blame for the population boom that is about to tip the world over the seven billion mark because most Catholics ignore it, a UN Population Fund (UNFPA) official said this week. |
 | Voice of America (blog) - Pakistani intelligence officials say two suspected US drone strikes have killed 11 militants linked to a top Taliban commander in Pakistan's northwest tribal region. |
 | The Australian - US-Israeli citizen Ilan Grapel, 27, is greeted by his mother Irene in Tel Aviv after he was freed by Egypt as part of an exchange deal. |
 | The Economist - THE election for mayor of Seoul on October 26th produced an upset. The self-styled “citizens' candidate”, Park Won-soon, an anti-establishment independent, trounced the articulate and glamorous legislator representing the country's ruling conservative ... |
 | Herald Sun - SYRIAN security forces have killed eight people, including two children, activists said, as UN Security Council permanent member China urged President Bashar al-Assad to accelerate promised reforms. |
 | Fox News - | AP WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said bluntly Thursday that US outreach to gauge the Taliban-linked Haqqani network's interest in peace talks after more than a decade of war was answered with "an attack on our embassy" in ... |
 | BBC News - Polling across the Irish Republic has closed after 15 hours of voting for the country's ninth head of state. Turnout is reported to be about 50%, down from around 70% in the general election in February. |
 | Reuters - BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will intensify controls of online social media and instant messaging tools, the ruling Communist Party said in an agenda-setting document that marks the government's highest-level ... |
 | CNN - By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- At least six people have died and several others are missing after rains triggered severe flooding in northern Italy, state-run news agency ANSA reported. |
| Voice of America - October 27, 2011 Indonesian Court Reduces Radical Islamic Cleric's Sentence Brian Padden | Jakarta An Indonesian appeals court Wednesday announced it cut the prison sentence of radical Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir from 15 years to nine years. |
Inquirer.net - The Sandiganbayan has moved to seize three pieces of property of former First Lady Imelda Marcos in favor of the Presidential Commission on Good Government which has been seeking to collect at least P43.8 million from the estate of the ... |
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