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Crew members of Japanese ship hijacked off Somalia are safe (9:29 p.m.)
MANILA — The 23 crew members of a Japanese-owned ship hijacked off strife-torn Somalia are safe, a Philippine official said Wednesday.
The crew includes nine Filipinos along with Malaysian, Korean, and Myanmar citizens, he said.
The Filipino captain called his family in the Philippines and told them that “the crew is safe, that they are being treated [...]
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- NegOr lawmaker urges LGU’s to adopt iTax (7:32 p.m.)
- Official assures pay for teachers in barangay, SK polls (7:29 p.m.)
- Shares fall on worry of possible suit vs Ayala over mall blast (6:38 p.m.)
- Arroyo slams resign call (3:05 p.m.)
- Opposition to file ‘stronger impeach’ raps on Monday (2:02 p.m.)
- Davao: Seguridad sa sementeryo gihugtan (1:57 p.m.)
- Beijing suspends sale of Olympics tickets (12 p.m.)
- Australian experts support PNP’s Glorietta findings (11:56 a.m.)
- Bacolod: ‘Hungry’ hospital workers stage picket (11:05 a.m.)
- Crowds head out to provinces for All Saints’ Day (11 a.m.)
- Pampanga: Election board error mars canvassing in SF’s barangay (9:55 p.m.)
- Davao: Slay try on poll bet triggered by rivalry (9:30 p.m.)
- Police say industrial accident caused Makati mall blast (9:15 p.m.)
- Bomb chemical seized (6:28 p.m.)
- 14 coup plotters brought back to Fort Bonifacio (7:01 p.m.)
- Group warns of another people power revolt (6:45 p.m.)
- Police findings: Glorietta blast an ‘industrial accident’ (6 p.m.)
- Police on alert for All Saints’ Day (7:05 p.m.)
- Cagayan de Oro: Seguridad sa mga sam-ang andam na (3 p.m.)
- Gensan: Pacquiao, Casabuena ug uban pa midaog (2:47 p.m.)
- Davao: Kapitan midaug, gipatay (2:30 p.m.)
- Police arrest 7 foreigners, 2 Pinoys in drug raid (12:45 p.m.)
- Koronadal City: Vote-buyer arrested (8:30 p.m.)
- Missing BETs delay polls in Koronadal (8:20 p.m.)
- Barangay, SK polls generally peaceful: police (7:10 p.m.)
- Lawmaker proposes raising women workers’ maternity benefits (7:05 p.m.)
- Court set to execute forfeiture of Estrada’s assets (4:30 p.m.)
- Bacolod: Fire kills 1, eats P29M worth of properties (1 p.m.)
- At least 5 killed in landslides (6:17 p.m.)
- American soldier dies in non-combat incident in Southern RP (6:10 p.m.)
- American soldier dies in non-combat incident in Southern RP (6:10 p.m.)
- Ad posters at Edsa, other metro major roads to be removed (5:50 p.m.)
- Estrada won’t accept gov’t post: wife (5:45 p.m.)
- General Santos: 10 ka sekyu samdan sa aksidenti (5:27 p.m.)
- Davao: Dalaga giluba, grabe (5:15 p.m.)
- Dumaguete: Arroyo to keynote local gov’t finance confab (6:40 p.m.)
- Davao: SK candidate killed, 4 kagawad bets hurt (6:20 p.m.)
- Iloilo: Case v. pa of slain SK leader mulled (1:19 p.m.)
- Iloilo: Case v. pa of slain SK leader mulled (1:19 p.m.)
- 2T soldiers, 1T Cafgus to secure polls in Visayas (12:35 p.m.)
- 2T soldiers, 1T Cafgus to secure polls in Visayas (12:35 p.m.)
- Pampanga: Palace has to resolve questions on pardon: senator (10:55 p.m.)
- Pampanga: Money was illegally disbursed: guv (9:46 p.m.)
- Davao: Bankerohan party for Estrada’s pardon (7:05 p.m.)
- 2 senators ask SC to nullify executive privilege over Neda docs on NBN deal (4 p.m.)
- PAL plane overshoots runway; 19 hurt (2:30 p.m.)
- Bacolod: More investments expected to ‘flood’ Bacolod (10:58 a.m.)
- De Venecia: FG Arroyo was promised US$70M kickback in broadband deal (6:54 p.m.)
- Arroyo grants Estrada pardon (6 p.m.)
- Trillanes insists witnesses ready to prove gov’t behind Glorietta blast (4:13 p.m.)
- DILG: Police solve half of extrajudicial killings (4 p.m.)
- Davao: Lalaki gipatay sa armado nga nakamotorsiklo (12:58 p.m.)
- Gensan: Mag-asawa giambus, 1 patay (11:43 a.m.)
- Gov’t, Muslim rebels break impasse in peace talks (11:10 a.m.)
- Bacolod: Ombud finds basis vs Leonardia on gov’t center contract (11 a.m.)
- Baguio: Junkshops to be penalized for defying health, sanitation codes (10 p.m.)
- Pampanga: Bystanders maul suspected tomb robbers (9:30 p.m.)
- Davao: Rebels ask campaign fees from barangay, SK bets (9:20 p.m.)
- Davao: BIMP-iCon saves Mindanao railway (8:20 p.m.)
- NegOr officials admit low tax collection (8:17 p.m.)
- Senator seeks explanation on use of Arroyo’s intel funds (6:10 p.m.)
- Makati orders closure of entire Glorietta complex (5:50 p.m.)
- Shares climb 2nd day on Wall Street recovery (5:40 p.m.)
- Former VP files graft suit against Arroyo over aborted broadband deal (5:20 p.m.)
- Jackie Chan records official Beijing Olympics (3:36 p.m.)
- General Santos: Kumander, kauban dakpan (2:44 p.m.)
- Davao: 2 tawo giluba, patay (2:40 p.m.)
- Iloilo: Comelec welcomes protest v. candidates (2:31 p.m.)
- Bacolod: 2 killed in Calatrava encounter (2:30 p.m.)
- Cagayan de Oro: 154 MILF members to surrender soon: Fourth ID (10:15 p.m.)
- Army troops capture 2 rebels in Zambo Sur operation (10:05 p.m.)
- Sandiganbayan OK’s Erap’s withdrawal of motion for reconsideration (6:10 p.m.)
- Senator files bills for transparency in gov’t projects (5:50 p.m.)
- JDV suspects assassination plots against him over NBN controversy (5:35 p.m.)
- Alcala: Councilor shot dead (3:40 p.m.)
- Davao: LPG gas gi-monitor sa pulis (2:55 p.m.)
- General Santos: 4 munisipyo gihulagway nga peligro(2:50 p.m.)
- Arroyo convenes top Security Council in wake of Glorietta blast (2 p.m.)
- Bacolod: Computer, textbook ’scam’ at DepEd uncovered (11:33 a.m.)
- San Fernando: Palace denies giving P500T to Panlilio (11:30 a.m.)
- Trillanes snubs police probe on Makati mall blast (10:50 p.m.)
- Group calls for boycott of Arroyo cronies’ firms (10:35 p.m.)
- Glorietta mall closed (10:20 p.m.)
- Zamboanga: 3 rebels killed in clash, assault rifles recovered (8:45 p.m.)
- Estrada asks full Arroyo pardon (6:20 p.m.)
- RP emerged as world’s fourth biggest remmitance collector (5:55 p.m.)
- Group seeks a stop to myTV services (5:25 p.m.)
- Retirement age of 70 for workers proposed (5:18 p.m.)
- Probers so far find no bomb fragments in mall blast (4:12 p.m.)
- Britney Spears regains visitation rights of her sons (2:12 p.m.)
- French inventor says ‘Mona Lisa’ once had eyebrows, lashes (2:05 p.m.)
- Shares plummet 4% to 3-week low (2 p.m.)
- Dumaguete: Provincial board tasked to resolve boundary disputes (5:30 p.m.)
- Solons to establishments: upgrade security measures (5:20 p.m.)
- Dumaguete: Capitol urges PPA to fast track port rehab (7:50 p.m.)
- Cagayan de Oro: Gifts not wrong: Mayor (7:40 p.m.)
- Davao: Stop military operation for soldier’s sake: NPA (5:15 p.m.)
- Partial list of those killed and injured in Glorietta blast (4:57 p.m.)
- ‘Harry Potter’ author reveals that Dumbledore is gay (1:31 p.m.)
- Iloilo: Hubby kills wife’s ‘rapist’ (1:18 p.m.)
- Tight security up for last 2 days of MassKara fest in Bacolod (12:20 p.m.)
- Arroyo’s statement on Makati blast (7:21 p.m.)
- 3 bishops ask Arroyo to resign (7 p.m.)
- Actor faces tax evasion case (6:50 p.m.)
- Arroyo released P1M to for marginalized movie industry workers (6:25 p.m.)
- Estrada confident of reversal of plunder verdict (5:20 p.m.)
- 2 estate firms to join bidding for Manila power plant (5:14 p.m.)
- Crude oil futures surpass US$90 a barrel (4:56 p.m.)
- Suspected Canadian pedophile nabbed in Thailand (4:09 p.m.)
- Senior Muslim rebel, relative killed in Jolo ambush (3:47 p.m.)
- Philippine shares rise 1.3 percent (3:43 p.m.)
- Poll official in Zambo warns aspirants v. ‘greeting streamers’ (8:22 p.m.)
- Dumaguete: Authorities clear drivers linked to hold-up (8:18 p.m.)
- Shares climb 0.3 percent, led by mining stocks (5:08 p.m.)
- Davao: Nogie to JDV: Don’t sleep with the enemies (2 p.m.)
- Gov’t evacuates 1,500 people due to volcano mudflows (11:12 a.m.)
- US couple’s dancing cockatoo gets worldwide notice on YouTube (11:10 a.m.)
- Iloilo: Ex-soldier shot dead inside school (11:04 a.m.)
- Bacolod: ‘Bad English’ can be problem in court: Legarda (10:54 a.m.)
- Arroyo reappoints bypassed Cabinet secretaries (8:15 p.m.)
- Lawyer vows to keep impeach raps v. Arroyo (7:40 p.m.)
- Anti-insurgency drive in W. Pangasinan intensified (5:57 p.m.)
- Davao: Comelec braces for violent polls (5:45 p.m.)
- Shares retreat 1.5% on losses in U.S., rising oil prices (5:30 p.m.)
- Senator wants ‘human milk banks’ in more hospitals (4:57 p.m.)
- Court grants Estrada 34 –hour special pass (4 p.m.)
- Palace declares Oct. 29 holiday (3:30 p.m.)
- Police foil bomb attack in Tacurong City (1:31 p.m.)
- Davao: Pamilya nabalaka sa gidagit anak (1:17 p.m.)
- General Santos: Asawa sakpan sa bana (1 p.m.)
- Iloilo: Traffic testing to proceed: councilor (11 a.m.)
- Dumaguete: Fire hits Dumaguete at dawn (9:04 p.m.)
- Davao: Manila here for jobs fair (6:32 p.m.)
- Davao: 1 dead, 2 hurt in prison riot (6:20 p.m.)
- Gov’t came within reach of top Indon terror suspect (4:33 p.m.)
- Cagayan de Oro: ‘Killer’ sa polis tiklo (4 p.m.)
- Militant lawmaker injured in vehicular accident (3:30 p.m.)
- Gensan: 16 anyos gipatay, gilugos (3:05 p.m.)
- Davao: Lalaki nakit-ang patay sa kasilyas (3 p.m.)
- Iloilo: Food problems in IRC made Warden resign (10:48 a.m.)
- Lincoln Center to honor Meryl Streep in 35th annual gala (10:30 a.m.)
- LA judge orders Jackson to pay law firm $175,000 (10 a.m.)
- Pampanga: ‘Palace money not bribe’: Guv (9:50 p.m.)
- Cagayan de Oro: Third blaze razes Xavier Heights (9:35 p.m.)
- Police nabbed 9 cars, 21 motorbikes in operation (7:12 p.m.)
- Shares climb 1% ahead of third-quarter corporate earnings (4:55 p.m.)
- Bulacan guv admits receiving cash from Palace (3:30 p.m.)
- Gensan: Daghang NPA gilauman nga motahan na (12:10 p.m.)
- Davao: Wa hatagi og kuwarta, naghikog (12 p.m.)
- Dumaguete: Legislator scores erring health staff (8:15 p.m.)
- Law enforcers hesitant to use new anti-terror law: official (8:05 p.m.)
- Sayyaf receives new funds; spy agency fears attacks (7:50 p.m.)
- Labor groups want PhilHealth probed (6 pm)
- Cagayan de Oro: Langyaw, gikuotan,P76 mil nadala (5:35 p.m.)
- Davao: Patay’ng lawas napalgan (5:30 p.m.)
- Zamboanga: 10 Mindanao areas off limit to Canadians (9:35 p.m.)
- Dumaguete: Police: Arroyo’s visit to NegOr is safe (9:15 p.m.)
- American national working in DavOr arrested for pedophilia (5:09 p.m.)
- General Santos: Bomba sa tindahan nakit-an (4:55 p.m.)
- Davao: Nagbaktas giluba, patay (4:46 p.m.)
- Iloilo police heed call for tighter operations v. illegal fishing (1:50 p.m.)
- Bacolod: Whistleblower dares hospital management to bare plan (1:40 p.m.)
- Pimentel hits DENR for not closing down erring mining firm (9:40 p.m.)
- Arroyo to focus on economic gains than politics (6:50 p.m.)
- MILF ends Ramadan, hoping for peace, devt in Mindanao (6:35 p.m.)
- Davao: Farmers picket, DAR office anew (6:30 p.m.)
- Norway: Al Gore, United Nations share Peace Prize for climate work (5:50 p.m.)
- Davao: Sakop sa CSU tigbak (5:40 p.m.)
- Cagayan de Oro:12 anyos na-trap sa sunog, patay (5:21 p.m.)
- Cagayan de Oro: Bata gimolestiya sa uyoan (5:15 p.m.)
- Baguio: Dad says garbage segregation to continue (11:10 a.m.)
- Sayyaf militants plan bombings after Ramadan, police warn (7:26 p.m.)
- Ex-Ched chairman welcomes probe on P550M project (6:45 p.m.)
- NegOr lawmaker says gov’t officials control Tamlang Valley (6:38 p.m.)
- Davao: Militiamen erred in giving up to rebels (6:31 p.m.)
- Stock index slides 0.3 percent as market consolidates (6:08 p.m.)
- Spears seeks expanded visitation rights with kids (2:20 p.m.)
- Cagayan de Oro: 2 tindahan, balay nasunog (2:10 p.m.)
- Tiger Woods’ caddie Steve Williams gives $1M to children’s hospital (2 p.m.)
- Davao: Pamilya nahilo sa gikaong pan (12:03 p.m.)
- Gensan: Dionesia Pacquiao gihidlaw sa mga apo, gikuyapan (12 p.m.)
- Iloilo: Police create task group v. Colaja’s killers (9:30 a.m.)
- Sweden: German scientist grabs crown for Nobel chemistry prize (8:30 p.m.)
- Pangasinan: Barangay candidate killed (8:10 p.m.)
- Davao: NPA vows to free hostages soon: Uy (8 p.m.)
- Nepal: Rock stars prepare world’s highest concert for charity on Mount Everest (5:47 p.m.)
- Shares rise 1.6%, tracking advance in US markets (5:27 p.m.)
- Court lifts ban on infant formula ads in blow to breast-feeding advocates (5:17 p.m.)
- Arroyo defends $465-M CyberEd project (4:01 p.m.)
- JDV may delay transmittal of impeach raps vs Arroyo (2:43 p.m.)
- DOJ to strengthen prosecution of suspects in political killings (2:30 p.m.)
- Gensan: Laing biktima sa kilkil mireklamo batok Maritime (2:15 p.m.)
- Davao: Inahan nanganak og 5 ka bata (2 p.m.)
- OFW kidnapped in Nigeria freed (1:30 p.m.)
- Dumaguete: Capitol workers receive productivity bonuses (11:30 a.m.)
- Kiefer Sutherland pleads no contest in drunken driving case (10:12 a.m.)
- Iloilo: Grounded boat operators not losing hope (9:50 a.m.)
- Court orders Spears booked for hit-and-run charges (9:30 a.m.)
- Skilled Pinoy workers needed in Australia, New Zealand (7:20 p.m.)
- Arroyo wants Cyber-Ed project pushed through (7:10 p.m.)
- Davao: Tribal heads urge stop to mining and logging (5:25 p.m.)
- Abu Sayyaf member killed in Sulu clash (5:15 p.m.)
- Arroyo pushes for CyberEd project (4:51 p.m.)
- Shares plunge 2.5 percent after record highs; PLDT leads retreat (4:35 p.m.)
- Lawmaker names Kampi top exec in 2M bribe try (2 p.m.)
- Davao: Shokoy napukot sa mananagat (12:07 p.m.)
- GenSan: 12 tawo nahilo sa lugaw (12 p.m.)
- University of North Carolina researcher wins Nobel Prize (10:02 a.m.)
- Bacolod: From ‘City of Smiles’ to ‘City of Smells?’(10 a.m.)
- Pampanga: Arroyo extols Pampanga entrepreneurs (10:35 p.m.)
- Manila: Lawmaker bares bribe try to support ‘weak’ Arroyo impeach raps (7:50 p.m.)
- Davao: Suspect in Kidapawan twin blasts released (6:35 p.m.)
- Report: There is irregularity in CHED’s P300M call center project (6:19 p.m.)
- House Speaker, son charged with ‘graft’ (5:39 p.m.)
- Shares soar 2.6% to record high (5:25 p.m.)
- Davao: Pulis namatay, giimbestigahan (3 p.m.)
- Iligan: Komentarista gipusil, kritikal (2:50 p.m.)
- Iloilo: 6T passengers affected of boat trip ban to Guimaras (11 a.m.)
- 500 Armm barangays are poll hotspots (5:25 p.m.)
- Dalaga gisanggot, patay (5:10 p.m.)
- 9 anyos nga anak, gilugos (4:35 p.m.)
- Babaye patay sa masaker, iyang bana samaran (4:10 p.m.)
- Arroyo: Manny is RP’s gift to the World of Boxing (2:35 p.m.)
- New impeach complaint filed against Arroyo (3:39 p.m.)
- Davao: 2 driver gipusil ug giluba, pulos grabe (2:20 p.m.)
- General Santos: 2 nahug sa motor namatay (2:18 p.m.)
- Bacolod: Man runs amok, kills 1 in barangay fiesta (12:02 p.m.)
- Cagayan de Oro: Most wanted caught (10:25 p.m.)
- Coast guard calls off search for 14 crewmen of sunken ship (9:10 p.m.)
- Cory Aquino labelled as slut in US-based entertainment show (7 p.m.)
- India, RP agree to boost trade, cooperate in fighting terrorism (6:35 p.m.)
- Davao: 3 miners trapped in Diwalwal cave-in (5:55 p.m.)
- Smart brings mobile TV to Baguio (5:16 p.m.)
- Shares end flat as investors lock in gains (5:05 p.m.)
- Discussions on Estrada’s plea to overturn plunder verdict set (4:50 p.m.)
- 3rd Oro resident slain outside city (8:58 p.m.)
- Dumaguete: Trader links robbery to fire incidents (8:54 p.m.)
- Communist rebels raid Australian mining firm, torch vehicles (5:49 p.m.)
- Central bank cuts key rates by 25 basis points (5:47 p.m.)
- Shares climb 0.15% as investors await decision on interest rates (4:50 p.m.)
- Lumban town vice mayor slain (4:47 p.m.)
- 4 ‘carjackers’ killed in shootout (4:43 p.m.)
- 2 Koreas sign peace and economic cooperation pact (2:47 p.m.)
- Classes suspended in Bulusan (2:44 p.m.)
- RP on alert vs dengue after 283 deaths far 2007 (11:05 a.m.)
- Bulusan volcano spews ash amid quakes (11:02 a.m.)
- Iloilo: Shippers feel helpless on privatization plan (11 a.m.)
- Bacolod: Ex-police director figures in hospital drama (10:50 a.m.)
- Spears gets visitation, but court won’t reverse custody order (10:37 a.m.)
- JDV: Death of ZTE deal proves project is ‘faulty’ (7:20 p.m.)
- Davao: Digos’ most wanted land swindler nabbed (7:10 p.m.)
- Defense sec in Davao for AFP troops visit (6:55 p.m.)
- 10 tons of rotten meat seized in Pasay (5:53 p.m.)
- Lawmaker urged colleague to sue cosmetic surgeon (4:45 p.m.)
- Shares surge 2.5% to near record high (4:20 p.m.)
- Iloilo: Typhoon affects 3T families in W. Visayas (12:35 p.m.)
- Bacolod: 7 docs, hospital under probe over cataract anomaly (12:33 p.m.)
- Baguio: Curfew for minors in Benguet sought (12:25 p.m.)
- Dumaguete: Farmers call for junking of Japan-RP pact (8:10 p.m.)
- Davao: Militar says Arroyo should be reminded of HR violations too (7:45 p.m.)
- Ex-NBI agent, secretary found dead in condo (7:30 p.m.)
- Stock market surges 2.2% to 2-month high (4:50 p.m.)
- Gensan: 14 anyos babaye, gidagit (2:08 p.m.)
- Davao: 3 anyos gibugno sa unggoy (2:04 p.m.)
- Britney temporarily loses custody of her 2 sons to ex-husband (1:19 p.m.)
- UN envoy meets with Myanmar leader (12:40 p.m.)
- Navy commandos, Muslim militants clash leaves 10 dead (12:32 p.m.)
- Leaders of North and South Korea begin 2nd summit (11:16 a.m.)
- Baguio: Stickers to regulate sale of refilled water (11:12 a.m.)
- San Fernando: Capitol launches White Ribbon campaign (11:10 a.m.)
- Iloilo: Jailed cop tags mistress the killer (11:02 a.m.)
- Bacolod: Ombud probes mayor on government center (11 a.m.)
- Zamboanga: Town councilor found dead inside pension house (9:40 p.m.)
- Officer known for anti-terror exploits becomes RP chief (8:30 p.m.)
- Another retired military official given gov’t post (8:15 p.m.)
- Davao: Councilor, wife killed in ambush (7:55 p.m.)
- Gensan: Asawa ug bana tigbak (3:35 p.m.)
- Davao: 3 minor gibugha (3:34 p.m.)
- Economy seen growing more than 7% in 3rd quarter (3:33 p.m.)
- ASEAN turns screws on Myannar as Japan mulls sanctions (3:30 p.m.)
- ‘Transformers’ hits No. 2 on China’s foreign film earnings list (3:10 p.m.)
- Beyonce snubs Malaysia amid talks of sexy clothes conflict (3:05 p.m.)
- Iloilo: 3 jailed, 3 wounded in a frat war (3 p.m.)
