Manila Informer

The Manila Police District may finally get some relief soon from the water service cutoff at its headquarters due to its failure to settle P8 million in bills. The Metro Manila police office has released an initial P2 million to help settle the water bills, which had amounted to P8 million, radio dzBB's Carlo Mateo reported [...]

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MANILA, Philippines — A woman gave birth inside one of the trains of the Light Rail Transit Authority Wednesday morning, its spokesman said. In a Twitter post, LRTA spokesman Hernando Cabrera said the passenger gave birth to a baby boy while she was onboard a Doroteo-bound train from Carriedo station around 6:25 a.m. No other [...]

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At least 80 families lost their homes in a fire that hit a residential area in Manila's Tondo district shortly before midnight Tuesday. Full News here – GMA News Online / News / Metro Manila Get up to 75% discount in Manila hotels!

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WASHINGTON—Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday about online behavior. It said teens are sharing more personal information about themselves even as they try to protect their online reputations.   Teens told researchers [...]

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No limbs, no problem: Nick Vujicic inspires Manila Nick, who arrived in Manila last Friday as part of his Asia tour, is now a certified accountant and the CEO of Life Without Limbs—a non-government agency that motivates and inspires people from all over the world— proving that he did not let his … Full News [...]

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LOS ANGELES—Jodi Arias, the US woman found guilty of stabbing and shooting to death her boyfriend in 2008, pleaded with a jury Tuesday to spare her life after she was convicted in the high-profile murder case.   The 32-year-old, who had previously said she would prefer a death sentence to life in prison, listed the [...]

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No Filipino casualties reported so far in massive Oklahoma tornado A 3 kilometer-wide tornado packing winds of up to 320 kilometers per hour tore through Oklahoma City on Monday (Tuesday Manila time) killing at least 51 people, including 20 children, and injuring at least 230. Based on reports, many people were … Full News here [...]

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VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Tuesday denied that Pope Francis had performed an exorcism after an Italian religious television channel said footage of the pontiff blessing a boy in a wheelchair showed he had.   “The Holy Father did not intend to perform any exorcism,” Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said in a statement, after [...]

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HONG KONG—Asian shares were mixed Tuesday after a dip on Wall Street ahead of testimony from the US Federal Reserve chief and a policy meeting of the Japanese central bank.   The dollar turned higher against the yen in Asia as investors waited for Fed chairman Ben Bernanke’s testimony on the US economic outlook to [...]

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MANILA—A Quezon City court junked Tuesday a motion by American basketball player Jamelle Cornley, who is charged with thrashing a hotel and punching a policeman, for a reinvestigation and moved to another date Tuesday’s scheduled arraignment.   Judge Maria Gilda Pangilinan of the Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court’s Branch 31 dismissed an April 5 “very [...]

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Mancao: I won't leave; more fun here Former police senior superintendent Cezar Mancao on Monday denied “intelligence reports” reports that he was trying to secure a passport to leave the country and escape prosecution. In a radio interview, Mancao said he was not aware of any information … Full News here – Read more on [...]

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CAVITE CITY, Philippines– A Chinese naval ship was sighted escorting several fishing vessels in Philippine-occupied Ayungin shoal in the disputed West Philippine Sea. “Merong activities sila run… e nangingisda dun sa loob ng [territory] natin,” Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin told reporters in an ambush interview after the Philippine Navy anniversary rites at Fort San Felipe. [...]

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A powerful tornado rips through an Oklahoma City suburb Monday, striking at least two elementary schools and leveling block after block of homes. AFP   WASHINGTON – A powerful tornado swept through an Oklahoma City suburb on Monday, tearing down blocks of homes, two schools and leaving at least 91 people dead, including 20 children, [...]

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Protect yourself from identity theft The public should be more vigilant in protecting their personal details to prevent identity theft, according to Kaspersky Lab. Below are some methods you can do to effectively fight identity theft: Practice good password security. Use strong passwords … Full News here – Read more on Manila Standard Today Get [...]

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A seven-year-old boy was run over and killed by a Philippine National Railways train in Manila's Blumentritt area Monday evening. Full News here – GMA News Online / News / Metro Manila Get up to 75% discount in Manila hotels!

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