How will MNLF fit in the Bangsamoro? Senate panel consults Mindanao sectors

How will the Moro National Liberation Front fit in the proposed Bangsamoro political entity that will replace the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao?

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EX-UP Law dean: Family Code’s provision on marriage violates equal protection clause

Pacifico Agabin, a former dean of the UP College of Law, on Wednesday said the Family Code of the Philippines needed updating, especially its provisions on marriage.

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Clouds spoil blood moon viewing in some areas

No thanks to cloudy skies, not all Filipinos managed to see the so-called blood moon during a total lunar eclipse Wednesday evening.

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Congress asked to clarify Bangsamoro gov’t powers on control of natural resources

Congress should define the powers that will be devolved to the proposed Bangsamoro government concerning the management of natural resources, the head of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said Wednesday.

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Mike Arroyo asks court to allow him to travel to HK, Japan

Former First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo has asked the Sandiganbayan to allow him to travel to Hong Kong and Japan for one week later this month.

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Binay has no property in Rosario, Batangas—assessor's office

Residents of Rosario in Batangas are familiar with Vice President Jejomar Binay's alleged property in their town but its Municipal Assessor's Office has no record of the former Makati mayor owning a piece of land in the area, GMA News' "24 Oras" reported on Wednesday.

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Mayor Binay to seek SC help vs. Makati Building II probe

The camp of Makati Mayor Junjun Binay will elevate to the Supreme Court the issue on the Senate blue ribbon subcommittee's jurisdiction to investigation the alleged overpricing in the Makati City Hall Building II project.

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VACC files supplemental complaint vs. PNP chief Purisima

The anti-crime group Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) has filed a supplemental complaint with the Office of the Ombudsman against Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Alan Purisima.

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Subcommittee invites VP Binay anew to explain Batangas property

The Senate Blue Ribbon Subcommittee will once again invite Vice President Jejomar Binay to attend its inquiry into allegations of corruption in Makati City after a former ally accused the longtime mayor owning a 350-hectare property in Rosario, Batangas.

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Ex-Binay ally: Overpricing in Makati meant to cover unpaid bill in Batangas property

The padded construction costs of Hilmarc's Construction Corporation's projects in Makati City were caused by the unpaid multimillion-peso improvements in the 350-hectare property in Rosario, Batangas, allegedly belonging to Vice President Jejomar Binay, a former close ally told the Senate Blue Ribbon Subcommittee on Wednesday.

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List of flights canceled due to bad weather on Oct. 8

Heavy rain over parts of the country forced the cancellation of some domestic flights, the Department of Transportation and Communications said.

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Gov’t resources not being used to discredit VP Binay —Palace

Government resources are not being used to discredit Vice President Jejomar Binay, Malacañang categorically said Wednesday.

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Belmonte on ratings dip: ‘Talagang ganyan lang 'yan’

House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. on Wednesday shrugged off the results of the latest Pulse Asia survey showing a three percent drop in his trust and approval rating, saying he's unmindful of how much publicity he garners.

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Former Makati official bares VP Binay’s property in Batangas

Former Makati Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado presented before the Senate blue ribbon subcommittee pictures and an aerial survey of the alleged 350-hectare property of Vice President Jejomar Binay in Rosario, Batangas, worth P1.2 billion.

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Trillanes wants admin case vs. COA auditors who audited Makati Building II

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV wants an administrative case filed against the Commission on Audit (COA) personnel who audited the allegedly overpriced Makati City Hall Building II for failure to thoroughly do their job.

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AMLC monitoring Senate probe on Makati City Hall Building II

An official of the Anti-Money Laundering Council on Wednesday said they are monitoring the Senate blue ribbon subcommittee hearing on the alleged overpricing in the construction of the Makati City Hall Building II for possible money laundering cases.

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VP Binay’s camp denies he owns Batangas property

The camp of Vice President Jejomar Binay denied Wednesday that he owns a nine-hectare property in Rosario, Batangas.

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Ridon seeks House probe on Marcos paintings, wants Imelda to 'explain'

Kabataan party-list Rep. Terry Ridon wants Congress to ascertain the state of the Presidential Commission on Good Government's efforts to seize paintings believed to be part of the ill-gotten wealth of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos' family.

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Suspect in Cherry Pie Picache's mother's murder arrested in Laguna

Authorities on Tuesday night arrested the main suspect in last month's killing of the mother of actress Cherry Pie Picache.

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Sen. Binay, COA's Mendoza trade views on the definition of ‘complain’ during budget hearing

Commission on Audit Commissioner Heidi Mendoza got a grilling from Senator Nancy Binay on Tuesday, during the COA's budget hearing at the Senate, GMA 7 news program “24 Oras” reported

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Ochoa's legal team denies thwarting Korean fugitive's deportation

Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr.'s legal team on Tuesday denied thwarting the deportation of a South Korean national who had allegedly embezzled funds from a firm in Korea.

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Parents’ group calls for review of K to 12 program

A group of concerned parents on Tuesday called on lawmakers to revisit some provisions as well as the implementation of Republic Act 10533 or the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013, commonly referred as the K to 12 Law.

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Cherry Pie gives DNA sample to NBI

To help build an airtight case against her mother's alleged murderer, actress Cherry Pie Picache on Tuesday gave National Bureau of Investigation agents samples of her DNA.

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If family agrees: Purisima to sell P3.7-M ‘ordinary house’

Philippine National Police chief Director-General Alan Purisima said that he was planning to sell his rest house in San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija if members of his family would agree, a report on GMA News' "24 Oras" said on Tuesday.

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Nancy Binay questions still-unaudited fund for National Museum in Batanes

Senator Nancy Binay questioned on Tuesday the yet-to-be-audited fund release for an extension office of the National Museum being built in Batanes.

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Nat’l government to provide block grant, subsidies to Bangsamoro region

The national government is planning to pour several billions of pesos to the proposed Bangsamoro political entity in the form of an annual block grant and several subsidies to help it catch up with the development of other regions, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said Tuesday.

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Palace: No comment on VP Binay’s ratings drop

Malacañang on Tuesday refused to comment on the significant drop in Vice President Jejomar Binay's approval ratings.

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Hidden wealth? Palace would rather focus on Purisima’s accomplishments

The public should give weight to Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Alan Purisima's accomplishments instead of focusing on accusations that he amassed hidden wealth, Malacañang said Tuesday.

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Jinggoy once endorsed Napoles NGO in Senate session hall, Luy says

Senator Jinggoy Estrada once signed an endorsment letter for one of Janet Lim Napoles' bogus non-government organizations at the Senate session hall during plenary deliberations, pork barrel scam whistleblower Benhur Luy told the Sandiganbayan on Tuesday.

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Special Advertising Feature: Sports-Inspired Living in the Metro

New San Jose Builders, Inc. (NSJBI) is pleased to announce that the metropolis's newest condominium sports complex is about to rise in Quezon City: the Victoria Sports Tower.

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PNoy’s endorsement to make Mar unbeatable in 2016 –LP stalwart

Despite placing second in Pulse Asia’s latest survey of preferred presidential candidates, Interior Secretary Mar Roxas still has a shot of becoming the man to beat in the 2016 elections if he is endorsed by President Benigno Aquino III, a Liberal Party stalwart said Tuesday.

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Passing game: Pimentel tosses jurisdiction issue to whole Blue Ribbon panel

Senator Aquilino Pimentel III will submit to the whole Senate Committee on the Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations, also known as the Blue Ribbon Committee, his decision on whether his sub-committee has jurisdiction over the inquiry into the alleged overpricing in the construction of the P2.7-billion Makati City Hall Building II.

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DAP funds spent irrationally –militant group

Militant group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) on Tuesday alleged that funds from the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) were spent on projects aimed to advance the political agenda of administration allies.

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Jinggoy knew if multimillion-peso kickback was short by a few thousands—Luy

Senator Jinggoy Estrada knew whether his alleged multimillion-peso kickbacks were short even if by just few thousands of pesos, pork barrel scam whistleblower Benhur Luy told the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan on Tuesday.

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PNP spox: Experts also welcome to see Alan Purisima’s ‘ordinary house’

The controversial rest house of Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Alan Purisima in San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija is open not only to the members of the media but also to experts who would want to assess its value, PNP spokesperson Senior Supt. Wilben Mayor said.

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Enrile seeks SC help vs. suspension

Senate Minority Leader Juan Ponce Enrile, charged with graft and plunder in connection with the alleged pork barrel scam, has asked the Supreme Court to stop his suspension from office.

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VP Binay camp admits approval ratings dragged down by Makati building issue

The series of nationally televised hearings held by the Senate Blue Ribbon subcommittee on the alleged overpriced Makati City Hall building II resulted in what it was meant to do: drag down the approval ratings of Vice President Jejomar Binay.

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Pulse Asia: Senate, House see slight ratings improvement, but still below 50 percent

Both houses of Congress saw a slight improvement in their approval and trust ratings in the third quarter of 2014, but have yet to gain the nod of half of Filipinos, according to a new survey conducted September 8 to 15 by pollster Pulse Asia.

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Senate hearings on alleged Makati City Hall building overprice temporarily shelved

The Senate hearings on the alleged overprice in the Makati City Hall Building II are effectively set aside until a subcommittee rules with finality on a jurisdictional challenge by Makati City Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay Jr.

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VP Binay no longer owns Batangas farm – statement

Vice President Jejomar Binay no longer owned a piggery and flower farm in Rosario, Batangas as he had divested himself of the business after the 2010 elections, according to an Office of the Vice President-Media Affairs Division (MAD) statement released Monday.

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Lone bettor wins P98.652-M Mega Lotto jackpot

A lone lotto bettor is now P98.6 million richer after winning the jackpot in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office's Mega Lotto 6/45 draw Monday evening.

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Auditor denies misleading public on Makati special audit findings

Audit Commissioner Heidi Mendoza said she did not mislead the public when she testified at a Senate hearing on the allegedly overpriced Makati City Hall last Thursday.

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Palace: World Bank optimism due to PNoy’s reforms, competent Pinoys

Malacañang on Monday credited the Aquino administration's reform programs and the "competent" Filipino workforce for World Bank's positive outlook on the Philippines.

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VP Binay open to Manny Pacquiao as 2016 running mate, but...

Some members of the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) are pushing for a Jejomar Binay-Manny Pacquiao tandem for the presidential elections in 2016, a report on "24 Oras" said on Monday.

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Militants warn of higher LRT fares with P65-M extension deal

Commuters riding the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) should brace for a fare increase now that the government has awarded the P 65-billion LRT-1 Cavite Extension Project to the Light Rail Manila Consortium (LRMC), a party-list and a militant group said Monday.

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SC seeks side of 3 remaining petitioners vs. DAP

The Supreme Court wants to hear the arguments of the three remaining petitioners who contested the government's appeal regarding the controversial Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP), which has been declared partially unconstitutional by the high court.

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China's tourism cruises good way to bolster claim to disputed islands – security analyst

The tourism cruises being conducted by China is a good strategy to strengthen its claim over the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, a security analyst said.

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Overseas Jobs: Flight Attendant

Position	: FLIGHT ATTENDANT
Country	: OMAN
Date Posted	: Sep 20, 2014
Name of Project	: OMAN AIR UNDER AL MILADI GLOBAL MANPOWER SERVICES
Requirements
Must be Female Must have a minimum age of 23 yrs. old Must have a maximum age of 30 yrs. old
Job Details : QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Female, Single with pleasing personality 2. 160cms in height and weight should be proportionate to height 3. Airline experience is a plus 4. Must possess a valid passport without travel restrictions; 5. Must have clean working record with former airline; 6. Apart from mother tongue, must be fluent in English; knowledge of Arabic Language is an asset 7. Fresh graduate applicants are welcome to apply 8. Must know how to swim unaided. If you think you have the qualification stated above you may apply personally and Look for Ms. Jingkey for line-up. Kindly prepare 1 set of the following requirements(strictly all copies of documents must be in A4 size bond paper); a. passport b. whole body photo and 2x2 picture (must have a light blue background) c. college diploma d. transcript of records e. employment certificates from previous employer f. training/seminars attended g. NBI clearance(if available) Please wear corporate attire, must be skirt.  Visit STB-DJL Human Link, Inc for application

Palace noncommittal on teachers’ pay hike

Should public school teachers expect a salary increase soon? Malacañang cannot say for certain.

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OCD eyes cutting off power, water service in Mayon danger zone

To discourage stubborn residents from returning to the danger zone around restive Mayon Volcano, the Office of Civil Defense for Bicol is eyeing cutting off power and water to the area.

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