Manila Informer

CHICAGO — The man accused of holding three young US women captive for around a decade in a house in Cleveland will plead innocent to charges of rape and kidnapping, one of his lawyers said Wednesday.   “There will be a plea of not guilty,” attorney Jaye Schlachet told AFP.   He would not say [...]

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MANILA, Philippines—Filipinos in 26 countries snubbed the overseas absentee voting, the Commission on Elections en banc sitting as National Board of Canvassers said Wednesday night. The board said these countries include Columbia, Netherlands, Suriname, Venezuela, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Latvia, Burundi, Congo, Madagascar, Malawi, [...]

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LOS ANGELES — As an international sex symbol, a mother of six, a UN ambassador and a tattooed tabloid target, Angelina Jolie has never been one to shun the spotlight.   But the A-list Hollywood star’s biggest headline grabber to date may be the shock revelation that she had a double mastectomy to cut her [...]

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Grace Poe surpassed JV Ejercito in San Juan by a margin of 1,250 votes, according to the canvassed votes transmitted to the Commission on Elections server. Full News here – GMA News Online / News / Metro Manila Get up to 75% discount in Manila hotels!

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As he conceded defeat to former President Erap Estrada in Manila's mayoral race, outgoing Mayor Alfredo Lim on Wednesday wished Estrada and vice mayor-elect Isko Moreno "all the best." Full News here – GMA News Online / News / Metro Manila Get up to 75% discount in Manila hotels!

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Taiwan: Renegade or China proxy? Almost lost in the May 13 midterm election fever was the international incident off Batanes involving the shooting and death of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard. Taipei wants Manila to apologize, pay compensation to the family of the … Full News here – Read more on Manila [...]

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MANILA, Philippines–A six-month-old baby girl was killed and her mother was injured in a grenade explosion in North Cotabato before dawn Wednesday. Colonel Dickson Hermoso said the explosive went off at the house of a certain Adelida Aguinaldo on Malvar Street in Kabacan, North Cotabato around 2 a.m. Baby Chelzy Jaye Buisan Eliarda was killed [...]

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MANILA, Philippines—Reelectionist Antonino “Tony” Calixto won a landslide victory in the mayoralty race in Pasay, getting three-fourths of the total votes cast in the city. Calixto of the Liberal Party was proclaimed mayor of Pasay at the Cuneta Astrodome Tuesday midnight after garnering 119, 177 votes. All his rivals received 30 percent of the total [...]

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Pacman to promote Rios fight in US, China Eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao will begin promoting his showdown with Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios during a one-week visit to the United States in mid-July. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told the Manila Standard that he will wait until the end of … Full News here – [...]

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LOS ANGELES— Michael Jackson appeared “a little loopy” after visits with his long-time dermatologist and was considering using a teleprompter to help him perform some of his songs during his ill-fated comeback concerts, a choreographer who worked one-on-one with the pop superstar told a jury Tuesday.   Travis Payne said he expressed concerns to the [...]

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In what could be seen as an extension of the violence that occurred there two weeks ago, four supporters of Taguig mayoral candidate Rica Tinga were hurt Monday after they were allegedly mauled by men identified with the local city government. Full News here – GMA News Online / News / Metro Manila Get up [...]

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MANILA, Philippines—Governor Casimiro “Jun” Ynares III was proclaimed the next Mayor of Antipolo City over re-electionist Nilo Leyble late Tuesday night after a long delay in canvassing at the Ynares Center. The final and official count by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) was 128, 108 votes for Ynares and 121,032 for Leyble. The City Board [...]

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(Updated May 14 – 4:00 a.m.) The city board of canvassers in Taguig City suspended their canvassing past 2 a.m. of Tuesday, incumbent Mayor Maria Laarni "Lani" Cayetano was leading with 68,216 votes, while her rival Ma. Rebecca Carissa "Rica" Tinga trailed with 42,495 votes AT 53.05 percent of election returns veing canvassed. Full News here [...]

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Manila mayoralty elections 'dirtiest', 'most expensive' MANILA, Philippines – The battle for the mayoralty seat between former President Joseph Estrada and incumbent Manila mayor Alfredo Lim was the "dirtiest", a progressive coalition of Makabayan said on Monday. "We're expecting a chaotic battle … Full News here – Read more on Philippine Star Get up to [...]

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Counsel for Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim objected to the announcement that former President Joseph Estrada was the winner of the mayoralty race, and called for a complete count of all the votes. Full News here – GMA News Online / News / Metro Manila Get up to 75% discount in Manila hotels!

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