MANILA, Philippines – Prosecutors ended the cross-examination of ousted President Joseph Estrada Wednesday in the former leader's corruption trial. Estrada, who was ousted in a 2001 military-…

Mrs Arroyo may have an eye on her legacy In the Philippines, Congress is notorious for taking months - if not years - to pass laws. But earlier this month, both houses repealed the death penalty i…

Al Jacinto, Arab News MARAWI CITY, 29 June 2006 - War is hell but it could also be beneficial if waged the right way.That is happening now in some parts of the southern Philippines, where a joint effo…

Philippine News , Jun 28, 2006 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO - Filipinos have among the highest homeownership rates in the country's Asian Pacific American population, reports Philippine News. Sixty percent …

A politician and the leader of a left-wing group that advocates illegal occupation of private farms have been killed in separate attacks in the Philippines.

Quality agents given priority by call center operators
Sun.Star, Philippines - 6 hours ago
CALL center operators in Davao City are giving more priority on the quality of call center agents, whom they hire to satisfy the needs of their clients who are …
Call center operators give priority to quality of call center … Philippine Information Agency
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Army chief urges all to join war v. rebels - Sun.Star
28 Jun 2006 at 12:46pm

Army chief urges all to join war v. rebels
Sun.Star, Philippines - 6 hours ago
… as a country if these insurgency problems are impeding the socio-economic development of the country," Senga said during his visit to Davao City Wednesday. …
Gov't drive vs terrorists is on - Senga Philippine Information Agency
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Japan-bound ship yields stowaways - Sun.Star
28 Jun 2006 at 12:46pm

Japan-bound ship yields stowaways
Sun.Star, Philippines - 6 hours ago
… paper identified the Bangladeshis as Mid Nasiruddin, Masudur Rahman, and Muhammad Akter Ujjuman, all of legal age, residing temporarily at Matina, Davao City. …
BI detains 3 Bangladeshis caught inside Japan-bound ship Tempo
3 Bangladeshi stowaways nabbed Journal Online
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5 more golds for Davao (Sun Star)
26 Jun 2006 at 1:04pm
CARLO Rodriguez made waves to lift Coastland Davao Swim Team to a five-gold medal haul output in the Philippine Olympic Festival Swimming Juniors/Seniors Championships at the Trace Aquatics Center in Los Baños, Laguna over the weekend.

Japan-bound ship yields stowaways (Sun Star)
28 Jun 2006 at 12:34pm
DAVAO CITY — Three Bangladeshi nationals suspected to be stowaways were caught on board a banana refrigerated ship–the MV Atlantic Erica Voyage 156–bound for Japan this week.

DAVAO City's Diosdado Gabi, who made a spirited but unsuccessful campaign last March to capture a world boxing crown, is set to make his ring return on August 10 at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

CARLO Rodriguez made waves to lift Coastland Davao Swim Team to a five-gold medal haul output in the Philippine Olympic Festival Swimming Juniors/Seniors Championships at the Trace Aquatics Center in Los Baños, Laguna over the weekend.

KADAYAWAN sa Davao Foundation Inc. and the City Government of Davao and Globe Telecom is all set and ready for this year's grand celebration of the 21st Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival.

DAVAO CITY — Government forces overran a major camp of communist rebels in Mindanao and seized a large cache of explosives after weeks of fighting that left two soldiers dead and a dozen others wounded.

CEBU City rider Niño Surban spoiled the day for Davao City standouts by winning the open expert title of the 5th Banakon Mountain Bike Challenge in Tagum City Sunday.

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A married British diplomat pretended his Filipino girlfriend was a VIP so he could 'fast-track' her visa and set up a secret home with her in England, a court heard today. No sooner had he completed his posting in Manila and returned to this country than

The U.S. and Philippine military have agreed to stage more joint military exercises and training under the framework of the bilateral Security Engagement Board ( SEB) established recently, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff Generoso

THE QC who tried in vain to stop Singapore executing Melbourne drug mule Nguyen Tuong Van, yesterday called on the Federal Government to praise the Philippines for abolishing the death penalty. Lex Lasry welcomed President Gloria Arroyo's repealing of

A Philippine woman who has accused four U.S. Marines of rape was offered money to drop the charges, her stepsister testified Monday. The stepsisters were making a complaint at the Philippine military's Intelligence and Investigation Office in Subic Bay,

Davao slugfest ushers Pacquiao-Larios fight
Minda News, Philippines - 1 hour ago
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/JUNE 26) ? An amateur boxing tournament involving boxers from 180 barangays dubbed as Mano-A-Mano Amateur Boxing Tournament gets going …

Davao bets make finals - Sun.Star
25 Jun 2006 at 12:42pm

Davao bets make finals
Sun.Star, Philippines - 22 hours ago
Ouano and Gabutero, whose participation in the meet was supported by the City Government of Davao, were expected to slug it out with the country's best in the …

Vendetta motive for slay of activist couple - Sun.Star
25 Jun 2006 at 12:37pm

Vendetta motive for slay of activist couple
Sun.Star, Philippines - 22 hours ago
By Ben O. Tesiorna. DAVAO CITY — Police are eyeing "vendetta" as the motive behind the killing of two journalists in Kidapawan City on June 19. …

Forester Licensure Examination Results (Philstar.com)
26 Jun 2006 at 10:41am
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 203 out of 500 passed the Forester Licensure Examination given by the Board for Foresters in the cities of Manila, Baguio and Davao this June 2006.

Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination (Philstar.com)
26 Jun 2006 at 10:41am
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 1,253 out of 5,318 passed the Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination given by the Board of Accountancy in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo and Legazpi this May 2006. The results of examination with respect to two (2) examinees were withheld pending final determination of their liabilities under the rules and

Sun.Star Davao named RP's regional newspaper of year
Sun.Star, Philippines - 18 hours ago
THE Rotary Club of Manila, the country's oldest Rotary Club, has chosen Sun.Star Davao as the Regional Newspaper of the Year for its 2005 Annual Journalism …
STAR is Rotary Club of Manila?s ?Newspaper of the Year? Philippine Star
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Davao Sur to stage amateur boxing championships - Minda News
22 Jun 2006 at 7:54pm

Davao Sur to stage amateur boxing championships
Minda News, Philippines - 10 hours ago
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/22 June) — The provincial government of Davao del Sur will hold an amateur boxing championships on June 28 to 30 at the provincial …
Amateur slugfest, clinic set Sun.Star
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Davao paddlers off to Subic - Minda News
22 Jun 2006 at 7:54pm

Davao paddlers off to Subic
Minda News, Philippines - 10 hours ago
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/22 June) — Former national team members Paulo Dino Ouano and Arnel Gabutero left yesterday for Subic to compete in the 2006 National …
2 Davao athletes join Nat'l Open Invitational Track Minda News
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Philippine Gov't Projects 5 PCT Growth in Agriculture (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! …
23 Jun 2006 at 2:19am
DAVAO CITY, June 23 Asia Pulse - The government is projecting 4.5 to 5 per cent growth in agriculture as indicators showed a 7.5 per cent increase in production during the first six months of the year.

Cold Chain expands in Mindanao (Asia Times)
23 Jun 2006 at 5:39am
DAVAO CITY - The Cold Chain Association of the Philippines Inc (CCAP) will invest P600 million (US$11.3 million) to build cold chain facilities in three key cities in Mindanao. A cold chain is a temperature-controlled supply chain.