De Venecia pushes for UN interfaith body in Madrid
MANILA, Philippines - Former House speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. brought to Spain Thursday his campaign for an interfaith dialogue council to be set up as a former United Nations body.
Kuwaiti ruler commutes OFW May Vecina’s death sentence
DEATH NO MORE. Filipino domestic helper May Vecina is given a new life after Kuwait’s emir commuted her death sentence
Pump boat sinks off Cebu; 5 rescued - report
MANILA, Philippines – Five men were rescued when their pump boat sank after being battered by huge waves off the coast of Cebu province early Friday morning, a radio report said.
The report said local fishermen spotted the five men drifting on the waters off Barangay (village) Esperanza in the province’s San Francisco town.
Initial information said [...]
Cops secure Mendiola, Plaza Miranda ahead of protest rally
MANILA, Philippines - Police secured the Mendiola Bridge near Malacañang and Plaza Miranda in Manila’s Quiapo district at noon Friday to prepare for a students’ protest action in the afternoon.
Radio dzBB reported that the Manila Police District (MPD) said it is ready to deal with the students, who were to hold their “Black Friday” rally [...]
Kabalu: MILF willing to share leadership of ‘juridical entity’
MANILA, Philippines — The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is willing to share with the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and other groups the leadership of Bangsamoro Juridical Entity the group is negotiating with the Philippine government, a rebel official said on Friday.
More funds should be alloted to sectors which help create jobs
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine government should allot more funds in sectors involved in production and job creation to protect the public from what observers said is the “perfect economic storm,” economists said.
Up to 10,000 Pinoy illegals in Iraq: consultant
Agence France-Presse
Up to 10,000 Filipinos are ignoring a Philippine government ban on working in Iraq, a recruiting company consultant said Thursday.
The Filipinos enter Iraq via Dubai and Kuwait, many to work at US military bases including camps Anaconda and Victory, said Emmanuel Geslani of Anglo-European Services Inc., a leading employer of Filipinos in Iraq.
President [...]
Malaysia to deport Pinoy, Indon illegals in Borneo starting August
Agence France Presse
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia plans to deport 150,000 mostly Filipino and Indonesian illegal migrants from Borneo island in a massive operation to begin in August, the deputy prime minister said Thursday.
Najib Razak said foreigners in Sabah, a Malaysian state on the northern tip of Borneo, which has been a magnet for illegal [...]
UN task force: No toxic leak yet from ‘Princess’
By DAVID DIZON
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‘Sound but unpopular’ decisions behind Arroyo’s -38
Malacañang said Friday that President Arroyo’s latest negative net satisfaction rating, her worst so far, was because of “correct but unpopular decisions” to address food and energy problems in the country.
“It is a price the President had to pay for making correct but unpopular decisions. A necessary part of the huge burden of governance”, Secretary [...]