Manila Informer

CAMP VICENTE LIM—Five agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Cavite were held by members of the Cavite police and the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) Regional Public Safety Battalion (RPSB), amid rising tension in Bacoor City in Cavite hours before the elections on Monday.   Bacoor City police chief Supt. Ronaldo [...]

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CHICAGO — The three US women freed after a 10-year ordeal of beatings and rape by their kidnapper said Sunday they will not give any interviews until after the criminal proceedings are completed.   In a statement read by a lawyer for the victims, Jim Wooley, the women said they were happy to be home [...]

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MADRID — Rafael Nadal sealed his fifth victory in seven tournaments since returning from a seven-month injury layoff in February as he claimed a third Madrid Masters title with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Stanislas Wawrinka on Sunday.   Nadal, who now holds a 9-0 career record over the Swiss, rolled through the first set [...]

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VIENNA — A Hungarian man who sawed off one of his arms by accident below the elbow managed to drive 15 kilometers (10 miles) to hospital in Austria clutching the severed limb, police said Sunday.   The 37-year-old somehow succeeded in fishing the arm out of the machinery that had sliced it off in Purbach [...]

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The Department of Transportation and Communications on Sunday disclosed the operating schedules of the Light and Metro Rail Transit systems for Election Day. Full News here – GMA News Online / News / Metro Manila Get up to 75% discount in Manila hotels!

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Four persons were arrested in two separate incidents after they were caught either distributing or handling envelops containing money and sample ballots in Iloilo and Cebu on Sunday, the eve of the May 13 elections.   The two arrested in Cebu were identified as Rudy Obado, 40, and Marjun Geraldez who [...]

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Zanjoe Marudo lamented that he wouldn’t be attending this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where his indie movie, “Death March,” is competing in the Un Certain Regard section. He cited a hectic schedule and heavy workload for this.   Zanjoe said promotion efforts for his   coming launch movie, “Bromance,” and shooting of the ABS-CBN remake of [...]

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Cayetano finds ally in Miriam Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago on Friday blamed a former PR man of Senator Loren Legarda as behind the black propaganda to pull her down from her no. 1 rank in the survey of the senatoriables. “Why point a finger at Senator Allan Peter Cayetano? Full News here – Read more on [...]

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday created the first saints of his reign, canonizing some 800 Italian martyrs who refused to convert to Islam in the 15th century, as well as a Colombian and a Mexican who founded congregations.   Thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square to attend the service to formally [...]

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LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Philippines – In an unprecedented move, Lucena Bishop Emilio Marquez used the pulpit to enjoin Catholics here not to vote for candidates seeking endorsement from or being backed by the Iglesia ni Cristo.   “Don’t sell your votes. Vote according to the dictate of your conscience. And lastly, huwag ninyong iboto ang [...]

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MANILA, Philippines – Five people were killed in separate ambushes in the volatile southern Philippines, police and the military said Sunday, and a radio reporter was kidnapped by armed men on the eve of mid-term elections.   Two men armed with short firearms abducted radio journalist Melinda Jennifer Glifonea at dawn on Sunday at a [...]

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CEBU CITY – One person was wounded on Sunday morning during a shootout between the group of a retired Army officer and supporters of a municipal mayor in the mountain village of Bilar town, Bohol. The wounded was identified as Gener Idulsa, supporter of Bilar Mayor Norman Palacio, according to an initial report submitted to [...]

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Manila: the Melting Pot It seems that almost every day a new skyscraper is sprouting up. With its population of nearly 12 million, Manila is among the top 10 largest cities in the world, along with Shenzhen and Istanbul. It is one of the fastest growing metropolis on the … Full News here – Read [...]

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MADRID  — Lionel Messi might have powered Barcelona to this season’s Spanish league crown, but it fell to humble crosstown rival Espanyol to finally finish off Real Madrid’s title defense with a 1-1 draw on Saturday. So after 10 months of competition, Barcelona’s 22nd league title and fourth in five years wasn’t decided at Camp [...]

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As an election liquor ban took effect over the country Sunday, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority reminded motorists not to drink and drive. In a post on its Twitter account, the MMDA pointed out the ban, which will last throughout Election Day on Monday, is to start at 12:01 a.m. Sunday. Full News here – GMA [...]

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