Manila Informer

Outgoing Sen. Edgardo J. Angara was conferred the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun by Emperor Akihito in Tokyo on Thursday, making him the third Filipino to be given what is said to be the highest distinction given by the Japanese government to an individual.   Previous Filipino recipients of the award [...]

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LEGAZPI CITY—“I will be able to help you,” Jerome Berin, 23, of Malilipot, Albay, told his father Romeo, 54, in their last phone conversation on April 28.   “I asked him ‘what?’ and he replied ‘secret,’ and just told me he had a job,” recalled Romeo, who later realized Jerome might have been talking about [...]

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Cops and robbers: The battle for Manila – Rappler.com “You may have the impression,” says the Mayor of Manila, “That by Dirty Harry we mean I do dirty things. No, that's not true.” The Harry Callahan the world knows, immortalized in Blu-ray DVDs sold for US$ 32.30 a box on Amazon.com, is a man who [...]

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HONG KONG—Asian stocks were mostly lower on Thursday as dealers took profits after recent impressive gains, but higher than expected inflation figures out of China had little effect on the markets.   The falls came despite Wall Street recording another record rise and European shares closing strongly on Wednesday, following the release of figures showing [...]

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LONDON — Everton confirmed on Thursday that manager David Moyes will leave the club at the end of the season, paving the way for him to succeed Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.   “Everton can confirm that David Moyes will leave the club at the end of the season,” read a statement on the club [...]

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MBC wins Golden Doves Radio stations of Manila Broadcasting Company on both the AM and FM band proudly brought home five trophies at the recently concluded 21st Golden Dove Awards given by the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP). MBC's flagship station … Full News here – Read more on Manila Standard Today Get [...]

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MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police has called on the public to help them arrest individuals who will engage in vote buying, saying that person can only be investigated or arrested if there is a complainant.   Police Director Paul Monteagudo of the PNP-Directorate for Operations said somebody has to testify that a person [...]

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MANILA, Philippines—Customers of Manila Electric Co., the country’s biggest power distributor, can expect their electricity bills to go down by 12 centavos per kilowatt-hour (kWh) this May due mainly to lower transmission charges.   This means that households consuming 100 kWh a month can expect a reduction of P5.65 in their May power bills, while [...]

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JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesia’s elite anti-terrorism unit conducted several often bloody operations to root out suspected Islamic militants, killing seven and arresting 13 others, police said Thursday as they continued to investigate an alleged plot to bomb the Myanmar Embassy.   Investigators said the suspected militants robbed banks and committed other thefts to fund terrorism. Police were [...]

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It’s the homestretch to the May 13, 2013 midterm elections, and the field personnel of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) are now feeling the pressure of the last of its pre-election preparations. The PCIJ, from April 22 to 29, visited 17 Comelec district offices in five cities in the National Capital Region in order to [...]

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Ongpin cleared of behest deal The Court of Appeals has reconsidered its order freezing the assets of former Trade minister Roberto Ongpin and several current and former board members of the Development Bank of the Philippines implicated in the P660-million loans granted by the … Full News here – Read more on Manila Standard Today [...]

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Some streets in Manila's Tondo district may be closed to traffic as early as 8 a.m., Thursday for a "miting de avance" of the ruling Liberal Party. Full News here – GMA News Online / News / Metro Manila Get up to 75% discount in Manila hotels!

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The Light Rail Transit adopted a holiday-weekend trip schedule for election day, May 13. This means that the last train trip for the night will leave 30 minutes earlier than the usual weekday schedule. Full News here – GMA News Online / News / Metro Manila Get up to 75% discount in Manila hotels!

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A day after a massive power outage hit Luzon, some areas in Metro Manila were still experiencing power interruptions early Thursday morning. Full News here – GMA News Online / News / Metro Manila Get up to 75% discount in Manila hotels!

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With just days to go before the May 13 elections, the Department of Health on Wednesday started anti-dengue spraying-and-misting operations in Metro Manila schools, especially those designated as polling centers. Full News here – GMA News Online / News / Metro Manila Get up to 75% discount in Manila hotels!

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