Friday - July 30, 2010

 

Comelec disqualifies Jalosjos daughter as Misamis Occ mayor

1. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday disqualified the daughter of convicted rapist Romeo Jalosjos who won as mayor of Baliangao town in Misamis Occidental during the May elections.

 

3 suspected NPA rebels killed in Pampanga clash

1. Three alleged members of the New People's Army (NPA) were killed in a firefight with government troops in Pampanga early morning Friday, the Philippine Army's spokesperson said

 

'El Niño' causes fire incidents to triple in Western Visayas

1. Fire safety officials in Western Visayas blamed the dry spell brought by the El Niño weather phenomenon for tripling the number of fire incidents in the first half of 2010.

 

Magnitude-4.6 quake rocks Mindoro

1. A magnitude-4.6 quake rocked the Mindoro area in Southern Luzon Friday morning, even as state seismologists warned of possible aftershocks.

 

Bicol seminary rector found dead

1. The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said the rector of a Catholic seminary in Camarines Sur in the Bicol Region was found dead in his room Wednesday.

 

DepEd orders probe of deadly Lanao school collapse

1. The Department of Education has ordered an investigation into the collapse of a school building that killed at least two pupils in Lanao del Norte last Wednesday, a radio report said.

 

Pacquiao sister's house in General Santos raided

1. Police raided the house of a sibling of Filipino boxing icon and Sarangani Rep. Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao in General Santos City over suspected illegal gambling operations.

 

6 Chinese freed on bail after arrest for mineral theft in Cagayan

1. Six Chinese nationals who were charged for mineral theft after allegedly collecting black sand from a riverbank in Cagayan have been temporarily freed after posting bail with a local court.

 

Magnitude-6.4 quake hits Mindanao anew, but too deep to be felt

1. Five days after a series of powerful temblors jolted Mindanao over the weekend, a magnitude-6.4 earthquake once again hit the area at 3:31 p.m. on Thursday.

 

More 'Basyang' victims found in Quezon, Oriental Mindoro

1. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Thursday three more victims of tropical storm "Basyang" were found in Quezon and Oriental Mindoro.

 

1 dead, 3 hurt in Ifugao landslide - police

1. One person was killed while three others were hurt following a landslide in the northern Philippine province of Ifugao Wednesday afternoon, police said.

 

Three nabbed for stealing human bones from Bacolod cemetery

1. Three men were arrested for allegedly stealing human bones from a local cemetery in Bacolod City to sell to an unidentified buyer.

 

Japan upgrades health center in North Cotabato

1. The Japanese government has turned over to local officials in North Cotabato a health center it upgraded at a cost of P3.4 million.

 

Catholic mission in Pagadian closes a year after Sinnott abduction

1. Nearly a year after one of its missionaries there was abducted, a Catholic mission in the southern city of Pagadian has decided to pull out of the area. But Columban missionaries insist the closure was not due to the abduction of Fr. Michael Sinnott, but rather, to the shortage of priests.

 

Report: 2 pupils killed, 5 hurt as Lanao school wall collapses

1. At least two pupils were killed while five others were injured after a wall of an old school building collapsed in Lanao del Norte province Wednesday afternoon.

 

Cops: Pampanga rob-slay suspect wanted to join NPA

1. The suspect in the massacre of an American and four others in Pampanga last week had wanted to join the communist New People's Army (NPA), police said Wednesday.

 

Fish dish kills 2, downs 5 in Pangasinan

1. A fish dish prepared for a drinking spree turned deadly for at least two residents of a village in Pangasinan province Monday night.

 

Cop shot dead in Cavite

1. Police in Cavite province are investigating the motive behind the killing of a colleague in Cavite City Tuesday night.

 

Facebook helps cops nab serial murder suspect

1. MANILA, Philippines - Police tracked down a suspect in a series of grisly robberies and killings with the help of his Facebook account, officials said Tuesday.

 

Comelec unseats Albay lawmaker over citizenship issue

1. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has canceled the proclamation of Fernando Vallejo Gonzalez as congressman of Albay's 3rd district after he failed to prove his Filipino citizenship

 

Bus falls into La Union ravine, 38 hurt

1. At least 38 people were hurt after a bus bound for Pangasinan fell into a shallow ravine in La Union on Tuesday, police said.

 

American holds wife, son hostage in Cavite

1. Authorities arrested a 50-year-old American who held hostage four people including his wife and son in Cavite province Monday night.

 

2 aftershocks rock Moro Gulf in Mindanao anew

1. At least two aftershocks rocked parts of the Moro Gulf early Tuesday, three days after a magnitude-6.9 quake jolted this area in Mindanao.

 

Suspected Abu Sayyaf bandit falls in Zamboanga

1. A suspected Abu Sayyaf bandit linked to the 2002 abduction of six Jehova's Witnesses in the southern Philippine province of Sulu has fallen into government hands in Zamboanga City over the weekend, police said.

 

Lumads stage SIPA, own version of SONA

1. BUTUAN CITY- Some 100 indigenous people (IP) representing Lumad communities all over the country staged what they call as the "State of the Indigenous People's Address" (SIPA), their own version of the President's State of the Nation Address (SONA).

 

Fishermen surrender P70M worth of cocaine in Samar

1. Instead of making money out of it, two fishermen in Samar province opted to surrender the cocaine bricks worth around P70 million they had fished out near the shoreline of Salcedo town.

 

DOLE: Region 6 wage board raises minimum wage by P15

1. Workers in Western Visayas stand to benefit from a P15 daily wage hike ordered by the regional wage board there, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Monday.

 

Ampatuan men clash with massacre witness' aides; 1 killed

1. One person was killed while two others were injured Sunday as armed men allegedly linked with the Ampatuan clan clashed with supporters of a Maguindanao vice mayor who has turned witness against the powerful political family.

 

Endangered birds released in Negros Oriental

1. Three endangered hornbills made history as the first Philippine captive-bred species of its kind to be released into the wild.

 

Cotabato town councilor shot dead - police

1. KIDAPAWAN CITY - A town councilor in North Cotabato province was shot dead by two unidentified motorcycle-riding men along the highway in Pikit town early Monday morning, police said.

 

Phivolcs: More than 250 aftershocks after Mindanao quake

1. More than 250 aftershocks rocked Mindanao following a magnitude-6.9 quake that rocked the Moro Gulf area last Saturday, state seismologists said Monday.

 

Report: Fire razes 30 homes in Cebu City

1. At least 30 houses were destroyed in a predawn fire that hit a residential area in Cebu City Monday.

 

Woman nabbed for killing own daughter in Kalinga

1. TABUK CITY, Kalinga - A mother here is facing the possibility of spending the rest of her life in jail after she suffocated her own six-year old daughter Saturday night.

 

 

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