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Philippines for-you: October 2007

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Friday, October 26, 2007. Philippines' Estrada given pardon. Disgraced former Philippine President Joseph Estrada has been granted an official pardon by his successor, a government spokesman has confirmed. President Gloria Arroyo's office said the decision was reached after Estrada agreed not to pursue political office. Estrada was given a life sentence last month after being convicted of corruption following a six-year trial. But political opponents of Estrada were highly critical of the move. After his...

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Philippines for-you: April 2007

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Monday, April 09, 2007. Philippines election violence on rise. Election-related violence continues to rise in the Philippines, just over a month before congressional and local elections. Authorities say four poll-related incidents, including a bomb attack, have occurred in the last week. The Philippine National Police have reported 46 poll-related violent incidents in the country since January, when campaigning started for the May elections. Links to this post. Bali suspect escapes Philippines raid.

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Philippines for-you: December 2006

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Saturday, December 09, 2006. ORGANIZERS postponed two high-profile regional summits from next week to early January, blaming a brewing storm and not warnings of a planned terrorist attack. Both the Southeast Asian Leaders’ and the East Asia Summits will be held in Cebu shortly before the island’s peak tourist season, when the Sinulog festival is held and major hotels are packed. Government officials have yet to decide whether the four-day holiday for the schools and government offices will still push thr...

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Philippines for-you: August 2007

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Friday, August 31, 2007. Former Philippine Communist leader arrested. Jose Maria Sison, the former Communist leader in the Philippines, has been arrested in the Netherlands, charged with the murders of two former political associates. 66-year-old Sison has been living in the Netherlands since 1987, and was the founder of the Philippine Communist Party. The party's military wing, the NPA or New People's Army, is waging an armed rebellion across the Philippines that has cost 40,000 lives. Raisa Espinosa-Ro...

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Philippines for-you: Ousted Philippine president Estrada seeks pardon on plunder conviction

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Wednesday, October 24, 2007. Ousted Philippine president Estrada seeks pardon on plunder conviction. Ousted Philippine leader Joseph Estrada, jailed after a historic corruption conviction, dropped his appeal Monday and said he will seek a presidential pardon instead. Estrada said he authorized his lawyers to withdraw his appeal to the special anti-graft Sandiganbayan court to reverse his Sept. 12 conviction for economic plunder. Arroyo recently authorized Puno to hold talks with Estrada on a possible par...

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Philippines for-you: Philippines hit by two quakes

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Thursday, October 25, 2007. Philippines hit by two quakes. Two earthquakes rocked the southern Philippines in the past two days, but no casualties or damage were reported, the government said on Wednesday. A magnitude 5.5 quake struck before dawn on Wednesday in Tawi-Tawi province, 1080 kilometres south of Manila, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. The tremor's epicentre was located north-west of Tawi-Tawi. It was felt at intensity four, the institute said. Philippine el...

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Philippines for-you: Study German Language in Cebu

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Friday, January 07, 2011. Study German Language in Cebu. Learn German language with a native German teacher in Cebu. Get one-on-one class and improve your knowledge of German language in a blink. The next exam for German A1 – the exam needed for visa – will held in Cebu in April. More Informations and Registration at Study German in Cebu. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Mandaue chief wants state of calamity declared. 4 killed, 14 others injured in Manila bus explosio. Study German Language in Cebu.

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Philippines for-you: Mall Blast in Philippine Not a Bomb

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Thursday, October 25, 2007. Mall Blast in Philippine Not a Bomb. The Philippine police announced, on Tuesday, that the mall explosion that killed 11 people and wounded more than 100 is probably an accident, and not cause of a bomb. The blast in the Glorietta shopping center centre, in the financial district of Makati City, occurred last Friday, could have been caused by gas that was build-up in the mall’s basement, chief of Manila police forces, Geary Barias, reported. This comes as a relief for the gove...

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Philippines for-you: Mandaue chief wants state of calamity declared

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Thursday, January 27, 2011. Mandaue chief wants state of calamity declared. State of calamity eyed in Mandaue City. Meanwhile, Mandaue City in Cebu province is considering declaring a state of calamity due to flash floods that hit parts of Metro Cebu this week. Affected by Tuesday's flash floods in Mandaue City were Tipolo, Subang-daku and Guizo villages where floodwaters were neck-deep. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Mandaue chief wants state of calamity declared. Study German Language in Cebu.

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Philippines for-you: May 2007

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Monday, May 21, 2007. 1 killed in melee in immigration jail. Tension gripped the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation (BI) detention cell in Camp Bagong Diwa, Bicutan, Taguig City late Thursday night after inmates engaged in a riot that left one of them dead. The fatality was identified as Jessie James Bronsil, reportedly an American national, who was shot and hit in the chest by BI agent Ricardo Iresare during the chaos. Bronsil was brought to the Sabili Hospital in Lower Bicutan and was later transfer...