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Philippines
 | Inquirer.net - The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Saturday belittled the military's claim it had captured a camp in Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay, that had belonged to suspected renegade rebel leader Waning Abdusalam. |
Inquirer.net - A bystander died and eight protesters from the Philippine Airlines Employees Association (Palea) were injured when the strikers' camp site was attacked by at least 50 men in Pasay City before dawn Saturday. |
Inquirer.net -
Former President now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo won't risk international condemnation by fleeing abroad to avoid prosecution for criminal cases filed against her, her legal spokesperson said on Saturday.
 | gulfnews.com - Manila: Senator Ramon Bong Revilla has offered a half a million peso (Dh42,901) reward to anyone who could provide information that would lead to the arrest of the suspects in the killing of his 22-year-old brother, ... |
 | Thanh Nien Daily - Vietnam and the Philippines have agreed to boost maritime cooperation for the purposes of maintaining peace, security and free navigation of the East Sea. |
 | Journal Online - THE number coding scheme for vehicles in Metro Manila will be lifted during the long weekend and extended up to November 2, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said yesterday afternoon. |
Philippine Star - MANILA, Philippines - Transportation and Communications Secretary Manuel Roxas II bared yesterday that he would not take a day off on All Saints' Day on Nov. |
Philippine Information Agency - TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, October 29 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo directed local government units to mobilize and deploy law enforcers and barangay tanods to the vicinity of cemeteries and memorial parks ... |
Journal Online - This was the result of the investigation conducted by the Station Investigation Section of the Muntinlupa City police after the grandson of former Vice President Teofisto Guingona and nephew of Senator Teofisto Guingona III jumped to his death at the ... |
Minda News -
By Ferdinandh B. Cabrera | Saturday| October 29, 2011 | Filed under: Top Stories COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/28 October) - A police officer sustained a minor leg wound when an improvised bomb within a cordoned area along Sinsuat Avenue, exploded just as ...
Tempo -
“Dear God please make us instruments of your will.“ This is the prayer President Benigno S. Aquino III wrote on http://www.godblessthephilippines.
Journal Online -
A BANK teller was killed while two security guards were wounded in a daring bank robbery inside Robinson's Place in Dasmariñas, Cavite, yesterday morning.
Inquirer.net -
We often remember our past presidents and their times in office by the indelible images they made, or by the powerful words they spoke in ringing voices - or in grudging denials.
Journal Online - A COMPUTER technician of an Internet café was shot dead by a still unidentified customer who had just finished using one of its computers in Ermita, Manila. |
 | Sun.Star - PALO, Leyte - A team will be deployed in strategic areas in Eastern Visayas starting Sunday to assist and ensure safety of motorist in the observance of All Souls and All Saints Day. |
Journal Online -
CAMP B/Geb. Oscar M. Florendo, La Union -- Owing to a number of killings in the region, the Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) headed by Chief Supt.
 | Sun.Star - THE brain is empty and so is the heart. The crush of people was getting to be a cause for vexation, and so after some attempts to see how Father Pops was to be laid to rest and failing, I sought out his people - the lumads. |
Sun.Star -
THE Criminal and Investigation Detection Group (CIDG) 7 ranked second in the quality of performance among all CIDG offices in the country.
Journal Online - THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has launched a search for the nine crewmen of a cargo ship which sank off Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, after encountering difficulties at sea Friday night, People's Tonight gathered yesterday. |
Business
 | ABC Online - The plans of hundreds of passengers in Perth remain in disarray as the Qantas grounding of its planes continues. All Qantas flights were stopped yesterday afternoon but many people were unaware and arrived at the domestic and international airports ... |
Inquirer.net -
Tracker teams have been deployed by the Philippine National Police (PNP) to search for former military comptroller Jacinto Ligot and his wife Erlinda, the PNP spokesperson, Chief Supt.
Manila Bulletin -
MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Finance (DoF) and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) called on certain banking and investment groups to let the courts determine the tax treatment of the so-called PEACe Bonds.
 | Inquirer.net - Cebu exporters yesterday expressed alarm over the large-scale export of raw seashells to China and Korea. They asked newly appointed Customs Commissioner Rozzano Rufino Biazon to curb what they said was a threat to local companies ... |
BusinessWorld Online Edition -
THE DEPARTMENT of Justice has ordered the filing of charges against controversial director Magno Jose "Carlo" J. Caparas for tax evasion in relation to unpaid taxes for his stint as a television program producer between 2006 and 2009.
 | BusinessWorld Online Edition - PHILIPPINE LONG Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) bagged a credit score upgrade on Friday from Fitch Ratings, which cited improved prospects after regulators approved the telco's takeover deal. |
Manila Standard Today -
The Asian Development Bank has committed lending $3.8 billion to the Philippines to finance governance reforms and poverty reduction efforts under its six-year country partnership strategy program.
Manila Bulletin -
MANILA, Philippines - Cebu Pacific (CEB) has posted a 30 percent growth in passenger traffic between the Philippines and ASEAN destinations in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the same period last year.
Bloomberg -
The Philippines can keep its benchmark interest rates steady for the “near term” given a “manageable” inflation outlook and barring surprises that may be caused by recent natural disasters in the region, ...
Philippine Star -
CLARK FIELD (PLDT/WeRoam) - Chairman Felicito Payumo of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority advises those overwhelmed by big, daunting and unstructured tasks to pick the low-hanging fruits first.
Manila Bulletin -
MANILA, Philippines - The National Power Corporation (Napocor) will decide by December whether or not to extend the special rate being offered to ecozone locators until December 12, 2012.
 | The Independent - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has told French banks they must stop paying big bonuses and dividends. In an interview on French TV after the eurozone agreement last week, Mr Sarkozy said the country's most senior bankers would be called in for talks ... |
 | The Independent - China will gain political respectability while risking virtually nothing of its vast wealth if the country carries through plans to provide $50bn-$100bn to the euro $1tn bailout plan. |
Philippine Star -
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) yesterday reported that commercial establishments in Metro Manila are hiring fewer workers.
Philippine Information Agency - TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, October 29 (PIA) -- The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), together with the members of the National Committee on Intellectual Property Rights (NCIPR), organized the 1st Philippine Anti-Counterfeiting and ... |
Manila Bulletin - MANILA, Philippines - The Singapore-owned Keppel Subic Shipyard, Inc. (KSSI) has resumed operations after complying with corrective measures issued by the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE). |
Philippine Star -
MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Social Welfare and Development has been allocated with an additional P1.97 billion to be spent for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
BusinessWorld Online Edition -
STOCKS CONTINUED to rally on Friday after European leaders approved a plan tackling the debt crisis on Thursday while the US reported surprisingly high economic growth for the third quarter.
istockAnalyst.com (press release) -
Oct. 29--TOUCH Solutions Inc. has obtained bourse approval to hold its maiden share sale next month, becoming the fourth company to go public this year.
Journal Online -
TWO progressive partylist lawmakers yesterday called for the early passage of the proposed law granting financial assistance to distressed Overseas Filipino Workers.
Sports
Philippine Star - HO CHI MINH CITY,Vietnam - Inspired by Energen Pilipinas' semifinal finish in the FIBA-Asia U-16 Championship, team manager Joel Lopa has signified his intention to extend the ... |
Philippine Star - MANILA, Philippines - UAAP four-peat champion Ateneo trounced University of San Agustin, 77-62, to arrange a showdown with West Negros University for the Philippine Sports Commission-University Games crown in Roxas City last Friday. |
Journal Online -
TALK 'N Text simply wouldn't forget the pain Petron inflicted in last season's Governors' Cup Finals. So the best way for the Tropang Texters to get some measure of vengeance was to - at least - beat the Boosters in their first meeting since their epic ...
Journal Online -
MALVINNE Ann Alcala primed up for next week's World Juniors by sweeping the ladies Open and girls Under-19 singles titles while Toby Gadi and Markie Alcala each pulled off a four-peat at the close of the VP Binay Grand Prix Badminton Open ...
Journal Online -
RAIN or Shine exploited the absence of Meralco's superstars the first time they met. Now that the Bolts' big names are back, the Elasto Painters will need other means to pull off a repeat win.
 | Reuters - Congressman and boxer Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines trains during a media workout at Wild Card Boxing Club in Los Angeles October 26, 2011. |
 | Atlanta Journal Constitution - AP NEW YORK - Anyone who has been to a car dealership, or bought a home, understands how negotiating works. FILE - In this file photo taken Oct. 4, 2011, NBA Commissioner David Stern listens during a news conference following NBA labor ... |
 | Inquirer.net - MANILA, Philippines - Far Eastern University sparkled in athletics, taekwondo and chess Friday in the Philippine Sports Commission-University Games at the Villareal Stadium in Roxas City, Capiz. |
Philippine Star - Arwind Santos (left) of Petron and Ryan Reyes of TNT battle for possession in Friday's game. JUN MENDOZA MANILA, Philippines - Barako Bull stretched its streak to four games in the PBA Philippine Cup last night just as it emerged slightly better than ... |
Inquirer.net - By Cedelf P. Tupas MANILA, Philippines—Philippine Army, brandishing a consistent attacking game walloped Ateneo, 25-13, 25-9, 25-17, Saturday to set up a finals showdown with Vietnam in the V-League Southeast Asian Club Invitational at the ... |
 | Washington Post (blog) - St. Louis Early Saturday morning, there was a “room service” knock on my door at a hotel two blocks from Busch Stadium where many out of town Cardinals fans stay, then party the World Series nights away. |
 | DVIDS - Soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, Skype with world-champion boxer Manny Pacquiao and his trainer, Freddie Roach, Oct. 29, at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan. |
Philippine Star -
MANILA, Philippines - Mayflor Diaz and Margarette Colonia dominated their respective divisions to capture the gold medals in weightlifting in the Mindanao qualifiers of the Batang Pinoy sportsfest in Zamboanga City Friday.
Inquirer.net -
JHONNEL Ababa closed with a solid 71 yesterday to post a six-stroke victory over Mhark Fernando and Tony Lascuna and capture his third leg win in the ICTSI Calatagan Challenge in Batangas.
Philippine Star -
MANILA, Philippines - Lone Filipino racing champion Ferdinand “Enzo” Pastor vies in the CTM Cup of the 58th Macau Grand Prix on Nov. 18-20, hopeful of his chances for another podium finish against the leading drivers from around the world.
 | The Guardian - Indian folk dancers gather at the pit lane before the Formula One Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit in Noida. Photograph: Eugene Hoshiko/AP A single pitted track leads to the village of Bhatta-Parsaul. |
SportingNews.com -
Wizards center JaVale McGee has visited the Phillippines twice in the last four months and expressed willingness to be part of the national team at the next FIBA Asia championship, according to The Philippine Star.
 | Inquirer.net - By Rene Bonsubre Jr. Rodel Mayol of Mandaue City beat Ernie Marquez of the United States via fourth round technical knockout yesterday at the San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino in California. |
 | The Hindu - Off-spinner Saeed Ajmal took five wickets to steer Pakistan to a nine-wicket win in the second Test against Sri Lanka at Dubai Stadium here on Saturday, going 1-0 up in the three-match series. |
 | CNN International - (CNN) -- Rory McIlroy will take a three-shot lead into the final round of the Shanghai Masters after firing an impressive seven-under par round of 65 on Saturday. |
Southeast Asia
 | The Independent - AP Defences shielding the centre of Thailand's capital from the worst floods in nearly 60 years mostly held yesterday as coastal high tides hit their peak. |
| Inquirer.net - The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Saturday belittled the military's claim it had captured a camp in Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay, that had belonged to suspected renegade rebel leader Waning Abdusalam. |
 | UPI.com - BEIJING, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Nine Thai army soldiers turned themselves in and confessed to killing 13 Chinese sailors on the Mekong River, police say. |
Inquirer.net - A bystander died and eight protesters from the Philippine Airlines Employees Association (Palea) were injured when the strikers' camp site was attacked by at least 50 men in Pasay City before dawn Saturday. |
 | gulfnews.com - Manila: Senator Ramon Bong Revilla has offered a half a million peso (Dh42,901) reward to anyone who could provide information that would lead to the arrest of the suspects in the killing of his 22-year-old brother, ... |
Inquirer.net -
Former President now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo won't risk international condemnation by fleeing abroad to avoid prosecution for criminal cases filed against her, her legal spokesperson said on Saturday.
 | Malaysia Star - TO KEEP up with the rest of the world, young Malaysians will need to be proficient in the English language as it is the language most commonly used in knowledge and information dissemination on the Internet. |
 | Jakarta Post - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has established a special unit to settle conflict in Papua, said presidential special staff for regional autonomy Velix Wanggai on Saturday. |
| Thanh Nien Daily - Vietnam and the Philippines have agreed to boost maritime cooperation for the purposes of maintaining peace, security and free navigation of the East Sea. |
Tempo -
“Dear God please make us instruments of your will.“ This is the prayer President Benigno S. Aquino III wrote on http://www.godblessthephilippines.
| Journal Online - THE number coding scheme for vehicles in Metro Manila will be lifted during the long weekend and extended up to November 2, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said yesterday afternoon. |
 | Asia Sentinel (blog) - The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today found two former independent directors of Transmile Group Berhad guilty under section 122B(b)(bb) of the Securities Industry Act 1983, for having authorized the furnishing of a misleading statement to Bursa ... |
Philippine Star -
MANILA, Philippines - Transportation and Communications Secretary Manuel Roxas II bared yesterday that he would not take a day off on All Saints' Day on Nov.
 | The Australian - MALAYSIAN authorities have seized nearly 450 protected snakes and turtles - many dead - that may have been destined for dining tables in neighbouring Thailand, an official said yesterday. |
Journal Online -
This was the result of the investigation conducted by the Station Investigation Section of the Muntinlupa City police after the grandson of former Vice President Teofisto Guingona and nephew of Senator Teofisto Guingona III jumped to his death at the ...
 | TODAYonline - by Teo Xuanwei SINGAPORE - The key players behind one of the Republic's biggest ever public sector scams, who pilfered some S$12.5 million from government coffers, yesterday pleaded guilty to cheating and money laundering offences. |
Philippine Information Agency -
TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, October 29 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo directed local government units to mobilize and deploy law enforcers and barangay tanods to the vicinity of cemeteries and memorial parks ...
Minda News -
By Ferdinandh B. Cabrera | Saturday| October 29, 2011 | Filed under: Top Stories COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/28 October) - A police officer sustained a minor leg wound when an improvised bomb within a cordoned area along Sinsuat Avenue, exploded just as ...
Journal Online -
A BANK teller was killed while two security guards were wounded in a daring bank robbery inside Robinson's Place in Dasmariñas, Cavite, yesterday morning.
 | Straits Times - One of Singapore's most well- known fashion retailers has agreed to lead a team of experts to revamp an iconic national institution. |
World
 | The Independent - A Taliban suicide bomber rammed a van into an armoured Nato bus yesterday, killing 13 US troops and four Afghans on a busy street in Kabul in the deadliest attack on coalition forces in more than two months. |
 | RT - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called for an immediate end to violence in Syria, Xinhua reported. In a statement issued Saturday, the UN chief condemned Friday's reported killing of dozens of civilians in the restive Homs and Hama provinces. |
| The Independent - AP Defences shielding the centre of Thailand's capital from the worst floods in nearly 60 years mostly held yesterday as coastal high tides hit their peak. |
 | Reuters Canada - TRIPOLI/BEIJING (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court said Saturday that Libya's Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was in contact via intermediaries about surrendering for trial, but it also had information mercenaries were ... |
 | Ninemsn - Prime Minister Julia Gillard will meet South African President Jacob Zuma on the sidelines of CHOGM on Sunday. Before the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) wraps up later in the day, Ms Gillard and Mr Zuma will discuss trade, ... |
 | The Independent - AP A veteran left-wing human rights activist and campaigner for the arts declared himself yesterday to be "a little overwhelmed" on becoming Ireland's President in waiting after a campaign notable for mud-slinging and unprecedented volatility among ... |
 | Toronto Sun - Libyans rally to demand the application of Islamic law by Libya's interim National Transitional Council (NTC), in Benghazi October 28, 2011. |
 | Arab News - RIYADH: Crown Prince Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, on Saturday commended the important role played by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah in steering Saudi Arabia to greater progress, ... |
 | IBNLive.com - Erics: A week after a powerful earthquake in southeast Turkey, survivors roamed the streets past devastated homes, some complaining their families still had no tents with winter closing in. |
 | Xinhua - BELGRADE, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Serbian police on Saturday conducted an early-morning raid on a number of buildings and detained people with potential links to Mevlid Jasarevic, who was arrested on Friday after firing shots at the US Embassy in Sarajevo, ... |
 | Times LIVE - IF Will and Kate's first child is a girl, she'll probably become queen one day - and not even the arrival of a little brother can mess that up. |
 | Pakistan Daily Times - ISTANBUL: President Asif Ali Zardari will arrive to Istanbul, today, on the invitation of Turkish President Abdullah Gul to participate in the sixth trilateral summit being hosted by Turkey to find a peaceful and everlasting solution to Afghanistan's ... |
 | Washington Post - LIMA, Peru - Peruvian authorities said Saturday that 134 homes were destroyed and 103 people treated at hospitals for injuries during a 6.9-magnitude quake just off the central coast. |
 | Reuters - 1 of 5. New US citizens celebrate after taking the oath of citizenship during a naturalization ceremony beneath the Statue of Liberty during ceremonies marking the 125th anniversary of the Statue at Liberty Island in New York, October 28, 2011. |
 | Jakarta Globe - Nearly 700 Muslims in Singapore have had to abandon their haj pilgrimage plans at the eleventh hour after they failed to get the visas promised by their travel agents. |
 | Seattle Post Intelligencer - A Palestinian man mourns at the morgue of Al Najar hospital following an Israeli air strike on an Islamic Jihad training base in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. |
 | Reuters - SIDI BOUZID, Tunisia (Reuters) - This provincial Tunisian town became the cradle of the "Arab Spring" revolts nearly a year ago because residents were fed up with being talked down to by elites in the distant capital. |
 | Voice of America (blog) - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has blamed China's leadership on the growing number of self-immolations among Buddhist monks in China. |
Sun.Star - By Jereco O. Paloma POLICE authorities in the city will be strictly implementing the "liquor ban" starting 3 pm today, October 30, until midnight of November 3., as thousands of Dabawenyos will be visiting their departed loved ones in cemeteries across ... |
 | Focus Taiwan News Channel - Taipei, Oct. 29 (CNA) A stalled Taiwan-China investment protection pact will be on the agenda of a second meeting under the Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Committee, slated for Nov. 1 in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, Vice Economics Minister Francis ... |
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