Quirino Grandstand Hostage-Taking

The dismissed police officer who took 25 hostages at Rizal Park on Monday in an attempt to return to the police force has gotten himself in deeper trouble, a Philippine National Police (PNP) official said. PNP spokesman Senior Superintendent Agrimero A. Cruz, Jr. said former Manila police officer Rolando Mendoza used the wrong way to [...]

DOJ OKs Murder Raps VS Ampatuan Sr, 196 Others

The Department of Justice on Tuesday recommended the filing of 57 counts of murder against former Maguindanao governor Andal Ampatuan Sr. and 196 others linked to the gruesome massacre of 57 people in Maguindanao last November 23. In a 78-page resolution, the DOJ eight-man panel of investigation prosecutors led by Senior State Prosecutor Leo Dacera [...]

Oil Jumps Above $72 As US Crude Supplies Fall

Oil prices rose sharply Wednesday, wiping out a week’s worth of declines after the government said supplies of oil and petroleum products dropped much more than expected. Benchmark crude for January delivery surged by $1.97, nearly 3 percent, to settle at $72.66 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In London, Brent crude for [...]

Philippines: The Gruesome Massacre of 57 People

I was really saddened to the fact, while it is true that the Philippines having been home to some of our modern-day great heroes, but it cannot be denied also that it has once again proved to the entire world being one of the most dangerous country for journalists, following the massacre of people in [...]

Mike Tyson Arrested After Airport Scuffle With Photographer

The former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was arrested yesterday after a brawl with a celebrity photographer at Los Angeles International Airport in which he allegedly injured the man’s head. The paparazzo told police that Tyson struck him once. The photographer, who was not immediately identified, was also arrested. He suffered a cut to his [...]

140 Die In Philippine Storm, Toll Expected To Rise

Rescuers pulled more bodies from swollen rivers as residents started to dig out their homes from under carpets of mud after flooding left 140 people dead in the Philippine capital and surrounding towns. Overwhelmed officials called Monday for international help, warning they may not have sufficient resources to withstand another storm that forecasters said was [...]

UN Reopens Probe Of Pinoy Peacekeeper’s Death

The United Nations has agreed to reopen an inquiry into the 2007 death from malaria of a Filipino UN peacekeeper in Sudan who Manila alleges was denied prompt medical attention. The UN agreed to review the case after Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro raised the matter last week with UN Undersecretary General for Peacekeeping Alain Le [...]

RP To Send Battalion To Golan Heights

DEFENSE Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr., arriving early yesterday, said he has assured the UN it will send a 336-strong peacekeeping battalion to the Golan Heights in Syria to help the world body keep the peace in the conflict area. Briefing the media upon his arrival at the NAIA, Teodoro said he assured UN Undersecretary [...]

RP-China Ties Chill Over Spratlys Law

A Philippine law passed last year that spelt out Manila’s claims to parts of the disputed Spratly Islands has had a “negative” effect on relations with China, Beijing’s envoy said Tuesday. The “baselines act” signed by President Gloria Arroyo spells out Manila’s claims to parts of the group of islands and atolls in the South [...]

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