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Japan cult member nabbed after 17 years on the run
TOKYO - A former member of Japan's Aum Supreme Truth doomsday cult, which was responsible for the 1995 nerve-gas ...
Japan cult member nabbed after 17 years on the run
TOKYO - A former member of Japan's Aum Supreme Truth doomsday cult, which was responsible for the 1995 nerve-gas attack on the Tokyo subway, was arrested Sunday after almost 17 years on the run, police said. [Continue Reading]
Local stocks crawl at slowest pace in 10 years
MANILA, Philippines - The local stock market rose by a meager 4.07 percent last year, the slowest pace in 10 years, as natural calamities and financial turmoil took a toll on investor sentiment. [Continue Reading]
Pacquiao pays courtesy call to Aquino
Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao paid a courtesy call to President Benigno Aquino III Saturday, following his arrival from the US earlier in the day, according to radio and television reports. [Continue Reading]
Pacquiao arrives late for mass in Quiapo Church
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao arrived at the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene (Quiapo) Church amid whispers from churchgoers who were surprised by his entourage's arrival during the first reading of the Mass. [Continue Reading]
Hero’s welcome for Pacquiao
(UPDATE 2) Manny Pacquiao arrived home to a hero's welcome Saturday, dapper in a dark suit and striped tie, and ever gracious in his first homecoming as a boxer-politician. [Continue Reading]
Tourism chief defends logo, says it cost nothing
Not a single centavo was paid for the conception of the new but widely criticized new Philippine tourism brand “Pilipinas Kay Ganda,” according to Tourism Secretary Alberto Lim. [Continue Reading]
Miriam softens threat on Cabinet ‘lightweights’
After threatening to “massacre” at least half of President Aquino’s “lightweight” Cabinet, Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago on Friday began singing a slightly different tune on the fate of Cabinet members before the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA). [Continue Reading]
Population expert draws flak for forecast
A pro-life advocate in the House of Representatives on Friday sought the deportation of Malcolm Potts over the latter’s prediction that the Philippine population would reach 160 million in 40 years, possibly causing the country to become a failed state like Somalia. [Continue Reading]
‘Jose Velarde’ coming home
“Jose Velarde” is coming home, and he wants no plunder charges to greet him. [Continue Reading]
House bill to give casuals a break
The House committee on civil service and professional regulation approved on Wednesday House Bill No. 28 which seeks to grant security of tenure to casual or contractual employees in the government who have rendered at least 10 years of service. [Continue Reading]