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Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies
Associated Press – 12 hours agoWhitney Houston, who ruled as pop music’s queen until her majestic voice was ravaged by drug use and her regal image was ruined by erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48.More »Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies
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‘Bourne’ actress awed by Palawan
Philstar – Sun, Feb 12, 2012These were the words of Hollywood actress Rachel Weisz during the shooting of “The Bourne Legacy” in El Nido, Palawan recently, the movie’s local producer said yesterday.More »’Bourne’ actress awed by Palawan
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‘Senate should respect SC order’
Philstar – Sun, Feb 12, 2012MANILA, Philippines – Senators acting as judges in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona should respect the Supreme Court (SC) order stopping them from scrutinizing his foreign currency deposit accounts, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president Jose Palma said yesterday. More »’Senate should respect SC order’
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Man falls from flyover onto MRT tracks
Philstar – Sun, Feb 12, 2012MANILA, Philippines – A motorcyclist fell from the EDSA-Tramo flyover in Pasay City and landed on the tracks of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) at around noon yesterday. More »Man falls from flyover onto MRT tracks
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Aquino dares Corona: Open dollar accounts to public scrutiny
GMA News Online – Fri, Feb 10, 2012President Benigno Aquino III on Friday challenged impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona to show that he is not hiding anything by allowing public scrutiny of his alleged dollar accounts with PSBank. More »Aquino dares Corona: Open dollar accounts to public scrutiny
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Eighth wonder? Jeju’s $18.8m phone bill
Asia News Network – Sat, Feb 11, 2012Seoul (The Korea Herald/ANN) – The government of Jeju Island is drawing criticism for having racked up a 21.2 billion won ($18.8 million) phone bill in the voting for the New Seven Wonders of Nature. More »Eighth wonder? Jeju’s $18.8m phone bill
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Riot mars Pinoy’s win in Argentina
Philstar – Sun, Feb 12, 2012MANILA, Philippines – An Argentine mob attacked Johnriel Casimero and his handlers, inflicting bruises on the Filipinos in an ugly riot that erupted after the Filipino fighter stopped hometown hero Luis Alberto Lazarte for the interim IBF light-flyweight crown in Mar Del Plata, Argentina Friday night (yesterday noon in Manila). More »Riot mars Pinoy’s win in Argentina
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Family, fans mourn Whitney Houston with tears, prayers
Reuters – 39 minutes agoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – From the New Jersey church where Whitney Houston’s singing career first took flight to the Beverly Hills hotel where her life abruptly ended, family and fans of the pop diva expressed their grief on Sunday with prayer, tears and raw anguish. Houston’s only child, daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, 18, was taken by paramedics from the hotel to nearby Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Sunday suffering from anxiety, Beverly Hills police and fire officials said. … More »Family, fans mourn Whitney Houston with tears, prayers
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Somali pirates seize 21 Filipinos from hijacked ship
Asia News Network – Sat, Feb 11, 2012Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) – Somali pirates on Thursday hijacked the MV Free Goddess, a Greek-owned bulk carrier with 21 Filipino crew members aboard, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). More »Somali pirates seize 21 Filipinos from hijacked ship
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2 Europeans’ kidnappers demand military pullout
Philstar – Sun, Feb 12, 2012TABIAWAN, Basilan Province ,Philippines – The kidnappers of two European birdwatchers have demanded the pullout of military units in Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi in exchange for their release. More »2 Europeans’ kidnappers demand military pullout
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Philippine swordsmith has Hollywood touch
AFP News – 18 hours agoFilomeno de Guzman does not know Sparta from medieval Scotland, but the Philippine swordsmith is an expert at replicating ancient warriors’ tools for killing each other. More »Philippine swordsmith has Hollywood touch
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Palparan: AFP not coddling me
Philstar – Sat, Feb 11, 2012MALOLOS CITY ,Philippines – Retired Army general Jovito Palparan yesterday denied that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is coddling him, saying that even if retired generals would offer him help, he would turn it down. More »Palparan: AFP not coddling me
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Uzbek man in US pleads guilty in Obama murder plot
AFP News – Sat, Feb 11, 2012An Uzbek man living in the United States pleaded guilty in federal court in the southern state of Alabama to planning to kill US President Barack Obama.More »Uzbek man in US pleads guilty in Obama murder plot
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2 dead, 1 hurt in Alabang mall heist
Philstar – Sat, Feb 11, 2012MANILA, Philippines – Two died and another was wounded in a failed armored van robbery in the Alabang Town Center mall in Muntinlupa before noon yesterday. More »2 dead, 1 hurt in Alabang mall heist
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Philippines’ richest man eyes huge land deal
AFP News – Thu, Feb 9, 2012The Philippines’ richest man is in talks to take control of one of the country’s main real estate firms, which has major parcels of undeveloped land in the nation’s capital, his company said Thursday. More »Philippines’ richest man eyes huge land deal
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Corona is finished
The Inbox – Fri, Feb 10, 2012By Ellen Tordesillas As I was writing this piece, Supreme Court Spokesman Midas Marquez was having a press conference announcing the Temporary Restraining Order that the High Court issued against the Senate, seating as an impeachment court, to subpoena information … Continue reading → More »Corona is finished
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Another bank account shows Corona’s millions
Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom – Thu, Feb 9, 2012Chief Justice Renato Corona owns another peso account containing millions, a bank official testified on Thursday’s hearing. More »Another bank account shows Corona’s millions
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Philippine military insists Malaysian terrorist is dead
Asia News Network – Sat, Feb 11, 2012Petaling Jaya (The Star/ANN) – Conflicting reports continue to emerge from the Philippines on whether Jemaah Islamiyah leader Zulkifli Abdul Hir @ Marwan has been killed in an air strike. More »Philippine military insists Malaysian terrorist is dead
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Bobby Brown ‘devastated’ by Whitney Houston’s death
Cover Media – 21 hours agoMariah Carey has led the many celebrity tributes on Twitter for the tragic star.More »Bobby Brown ‘devastated’ by Whitney Houston’s death
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SC: Stop disclosing CJ’s foreign accounts
Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom – Thu, Feb 9, 2012The impeachment court could not compel a bank to show Chief Justice Renato Corona’s foreign accounts and be used as evidence, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday. More »
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Malaysia to help Philippines identify dead militants
AFP News – Fri, Feb 10, 2012The Philippine military said Friday Malaysia would send forensics experts in an effort to obtain proof that Filipino forces had killed three of Southeast Asia’s most-wanted terror suspects. More »Malaysia to help Philippines identify dead militants
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K-stars top Yahoo! Philippines search
The Inbox – Fri, Feb 10, 2012A week before President Noynoy Aquino admitted that he and Korean-born TV host Grace Lee are dating, Korean celebrities dominated Yahoo! Philippines’ search logs. Song Hye Kyo and other Korean stars topped the trending search topics from January 23 to … Continue reading → More »K-stars top Yahoo! Philippines search
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Whitney Houston dead
Cover Media – 22 hours agoWhitney Houston leaves behind her only daughter, Bobbi Kristina. More »Whitney Houston dead
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Grammys tribute to Houston after shock death
AFP News – 3 hours agoThe music world paid emotional tribute to legendary US singer and actress Whitney Houston on Sunday, as stars gathered for the annual Grammy show less than 24 hours after her shock death at age 48. More »Grammys tribute to Houston after shock death
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‘Ahcee Flores’ is newest target of net attacks
Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom – Tue, Feb 7, 2012The earthquake in Visayas was the biggest story of the day. But an unkwown Pinoy suddenly rose to fame–for the wrong reason. More »’Ahcee Flores’ is newest target of net attacks
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AFP chief sets up Twitter account
GMA News Online – Fri, Feb 10, 2012In an apparent move to get with the times, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Jessie Dellosa set up a Twitter account to help reach out to his troops. More »AFP chief sets up Twitter account
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‘Weak’ Pacquiao dumps vices
AFP News – Fri, Feb 10, 2012Philippine boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao says he has given up gambling, cockfighting and other vices to become a goodwill ambassador for the Catholic church. More »’Weak’ Pacquiao dumps vices
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How to deal with trolls like ‘Ahcee Flores’
Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom – Thu, Feb 9, 2012If “Ahcee Flores” has become the most hated man or woman on the web today, thanks to the comment on a Yahoo! story saying he/she wished a tsunami would wipe out the people in the Visayas, then haters have made “Ahcee” the happiest person on the planet. More »How to deal with trolls like ‘Ahcee Flores’
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Palace: SC TRO on Corona $ accounts a ‘brazen effort to derail proceedings’
GMA News Online – Thu, Feb 9, 2012The Supreme Court decision to bar the Senate impeachment court from scrutinizing the dollar accounts of Chief Justice Renato Corona is “a brazen effort to derail the proceedings,” Malacañang said Thursday. More »Palace: SC TRO on Corona $ accounts a ‘brazen effort to derail proceedings’
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A man’s search for his first love
Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom – Mon, Feb 6, 2012In time for the season of love, can social media do its magic again and reunite this hopeless romantic with his long lost first love? More »A man’s search for his first love
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Film trailer: ‘The Bourne Legacy’ starring Jeremy Renner
AFP Relax – Thu, Feb 9, 2012The first trailer for the espionage thriller The Bourne Legacy, starring Jeremy Renner, was released online February 8 with the tagline: “There was never just one.” More »Film trailer: ‘The Bourne Legacy’ starring Jeremy Renner
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Malaysia deports Saudi journalist in Twitter row
AFP News – 13 hours agoMalaysia on Sunday deported a young Saudi journalist wanted in his home country over a Twitter post about the Prophet Mohammed, defying pleas from human rights group who said he faced execution. More »Malaysia deports Saudi journalist in Twitter row
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Grace Lee wants PNoy to stop smoking
The Inbox – 8 hours agoBy Ellen Tordesillas Anti-smoking advocates have a new ally and could yet be the most effective in the crusade to stop the habit that kills some 80,000 Filipinos every year. In her radio program, “Good Times in the Morning”, with … Continue reading → More »Grace Lee wants PNoy to stop smoking
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Due Process and the Constitution
Manila Bulletin – 7 hours agoMANILA, Philippines – As I write this article, the Supreme Court is reported to have issued a temporary restraining order against the implementation of the subpoenas issued by the Senate impeachment court requiring the Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank) to bring to the court the dollar deposit accounts of Chief Justice Corona and for its branch manager to testify regarding these accounts. The TRO was issued on behalf of the PSBank which filed a petition before the SC. More »Due Process and the Constitution
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EDITORIAL – Show the way
Philstar – Sat, Feb 11, 2012Chief Justice Renato Corona gave the green light for the clerk of the Supreme Court to release to the Senate impeachment court his statements of assets, liabilities and net worth or SALNs for the past years. Will he also give his written permission for the release of documents regarding his reported dollar accounts in Philippine Savings Bank? That’s the lone exception, under Republic Act 6426 or the Foreign Currency Deposit Act of the Philippines, for the “absolutely confidential nature” of foreign currency deposits in the country’s banks to be lifted. More »EDITORIAL – Show the way
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SC’s Carpio, Sereno reject motion for them to inhibit in Corona cases
GMA News Online – Wed, Feb 8, 2012Associate Justices Antonio Carpio and Maria Lourdes Sereno of the Supreme Court turned down a motion for them to inhibit in cases pending at the tribunal that seek to stop the Senate from going through the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona. More »SC’s Carpio, Sereno reject motion for them to inhibit in Corona cases
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EDITORIAL – Refuge
Philstar – Sun, Feb 12, 2012The latest episode in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona featured the battle over the secrecy of dollar accounts he is believed to have in one bank. The Su-preme Court, acting on a petition of PSBank, issued a temporary restraining order last Thursday, preventing the Senate impeachment court from tackling the issue. More »EDITORIAL – Refuge
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Chinese village experiments with democracy
AFP News – 15 hours agoA Chinese village which staged an extraordinary rebellion against authorities last year has taken a key step in a process to freely elect its own governing committee, according to residents. More »Chinese village experiments with democracy
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NY Knicks’ Lin scores 38 points against LA Lakers
AFP News – Sat, Feb 11, 2012Jeremy Lin passed his biggest test since bursting onto the NBA scene last weekend, scoring a career-high 38 points to lead the Knicks to a victory over Kobe Bryant’s Los Angeles Lakers. More »NY Knicks’ Lin scores 38 points against LA Lakers
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James single again: Masaya ako, sana masaya na rin si Kris
Philstar – Sat, Feb 11, 2012“Masaya na ako at sana masaya na rin siya.” More »