Islamic State ‘brand’ gains ground among Asian militants

A threat by Philippine militants to kill a German hostage in a show of solidarity with Islamic State is the latest sign that the Middle East group's brand of radicalism is winning recruits in Asia and posing a growing security risk in the region.

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House to conduct inquiry on emergency powers

The House of Representatives filed a resolution Friday directing the House Committee on Energy to conduct an inquiry in aid of legislation before giving President Benigno Aquino III emergency powers to avert an expected shortage of electricity in 2015.

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Groups ask gov’t, NDF to resume formal peace talks

Groups from various sectors appealed to the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) to resume formal peace talks.

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Ombudsman prober: No COA evidence linking Napoles to NGOs

An Ombudsman investigator on Friday admitted seeing no evidence in the Commission on Audit's special audit report that would link alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles to the anomalous disbursement of billions of pesos in pork barrel allocations to dubious non-government organizations that delivered little or none at all to the supposed beneficiaries.

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PNP ‘white house’ renovation above board, donations all accounted for –Sindac

The renovation of the “white house” or the official residence of the national police chief is above board, with all donations accounted for, Chief Supt. Reuben Theodore Sindac, chief information officer of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said Friday.

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DOJ: Probe on extortion rap to continue despite NFA chief’s resignation

Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Friday said the investigation on National Food Authority administrator Arthur Juan would continue despite his resignation amid accusations he tried extorting P15 million from a rice trader in Bulacan.

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Drilon: Tap private sector to make up for expected power shortage

Senate President Franklin Drilon prefers that the government tap the private sector to address the looming power crisis in 2015 instead of giving President Benigno Aquino III emergency powers to contract additional generating capacity.

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PNoy’s guards to secure Pope Francis during PHL visit

The Presidential Security Group (PSG) will be tasked to protect Pope Francis during his visit to the Philippines in January next year, Malacañang said Friday.

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Palace won’t ask Abaya to go on leave while facing MRT deal probe

Malacañang will not ask Transportation and Communications Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya to go on leave while facing the Ombudsman's probe on an allegedly anomalous maintenance contract for the Metro Rail Transit (MRT).

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VP Binay hits detractors for linking wife to corruption issue

Vice President Jejomar Binay on Friday said he was saddened that his wife, Elenita, is being dragged into the corruption controversy involving the allegedly overpriced Makati City Hall Building II, a News TV Live report said.

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Joker Arroyo wants SC to look into how Abad distributed DAP ‘with complete abandon’

Former Senator Joker Arroyo on Friday asked the Supreme Court to look into how Budget Secretary Florencio Abad distributed funds from the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) “with complete abandon.”

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Napoles denies close ties with Justice Ong: ‘Aba ang sungit-sungit niyan’

Janet Lim Napoles on Friday remained adamant in denying any involvement with Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Gregory Ong, who was dismissed by the Supreme Court earlier this week for gross misconduct, dishonesty and impropriety.

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Palace on support for US campaign vs. ISIS: PHL can’t accept ‘naked cruelty’

The government cannot just accept “naked cruelty,” a Malacañang official said Friday following President Benigno Aquino III's expression of support to the US government's campaign against the Islamic State militant group.

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