Sat Jul 20, 2013 2:29pm EDT * First convictions in cruise disaster trial * Victims of accident say sentences too light * Lawyers could ask appeals court to overturn plea bargains * Captain Schettino trial still under way By Silvia Ognibene and Naomi O'Leary ROME, July 20 (Reuters) - Four Costa Concordia crew members and a company official were sentenced to jail in Italy on Saturday for their ...
Seven dead in Philippine communist attackSeven people were killed when communist insurgents attacked a rural army outpost in the southern Philippines the military said on Saturday.
MANILA: Seven people were killed when communist insurgents attacked a rural army outpost in the southern Philippines, the military said on Saturday. Six rebels and a pro-government militiaman were killed while another militiaman was wounded during the five-hour gunbattle on Friday, said the military, adding the attack only ended after they deployed helicopter gunships. Around 60 fighters of ...
Filipinos shifting from ?sari-sari? stores to supermarkets
STUART Jamieson, managing director of Nielsen Philippines It may be too early to pronounce the sari-sari store industry dead, but Filipinos' shopping habits are definitely changing along with the times and the surging economy. According to the results of a survey conducted by international market research firm Nielsen, local buying habits-- especially for grocery items-- are also changing ...
NBI alarmed by abundance of illegal drugs in Cebu
CEBU CITY - The Philippines is no longer just a conduit for the transport of illegal drugs but has become its final destination, according to the National Bureau of investigation. And the authorities as well as some members of Cebu City's high society are alarmed by this development. "We are no longer just a transhipment area, but have become a drop off point based on the alarming ...
Filipino filmmaker is head of Locarno film fest jury
LAV DIAZ (right) at work on "Norte." The 66th Locarno International Film Festival has appointed award-winning Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz as the president of the jury of Concorso Internazionale (international competition). Diaz's films will be featured at the fest, which is set in Switzerland from Aug. 7 to 17: "Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan" and "Batang West ...
Aquinos speech at Ignatian Festival no hints about SONA
With just two days to go before he delivers it, President Benigno Aquino didn't give a clue on what his State of the Nation Address on July 22 will be about, even during his speech at an activity at the Ateneo de Manila University ? his alma mater.Aquino delivered a message at the ADMU's Ignatian Festival 2013 but did not even give hints of the SONA, according to a report on ...
Weather disturbance nears Hinatuan rain over Palawan Vis-Min
Rain may fall over parts of Palawan, Visayas and Mindanao in the next 24 hours as a potential cyclone ? a low-pressure area ? hovered near Hinatuan City Saturday afternoon, state weather forecasters said.In its 5 p.m. bulletin, PAGASA said that as of 4 p.m., the LPA was estimated at 280 km east of Hinatuan City, and was embedded along the Inter-tropical Convergence Zone affecting ...
Pangilinan group to acquire Philippine Star
Manny V. Pangilinan. FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines - The group of businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan expects to close within this year a deal to take over a controlling interest in broadsheet Philippine Star, a spokesman said Saturday. The group is looking to acquire 80 percent of the broadsheet, said Mike Toledo, head of the MVP group media bureau. "Transaction (is) to be sealed within ...
Cebu Pacific pays passengers in Davao airport accident
FILE PHOTO DAVAO CITY, Philippines--Did Cebu Pacific enter into an out-of-court settlement with a group of passengers of a plane that missed the runway on landing at Davao's Francisco Bangoy International Airport here last June 2? Members of a group demanding that Cebu Pacific pay them P1 million each in damages said they had received compensation but an official of airline would not ...
2 killed as armed men attack B?laan community in Davao del Sur
DIGOS CITY, Philippines--Unidentified armed men swooped down on a B'laan tribal neighborhood in Kiblawan, Davao del Sur, early Saturday morning and shot dead two persons without any provocation, the police said. Senior Superintendent Ronaldo Llanera, Davao del Sur police director, said Santigao Marikit, 19, and Usman Labires were outside their homes in Sitio Banog in Barangay Kimlawis ...
PUP reminds students No class suspension on SONA day
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines on Saturday reminded its students there will be no suspension of classes on Monday, when President Benigno Aquino delivers his State of the Nation Address.In a post on its Twitter account, the PUP indicated regular classes will go on as ...
Sabah cops probe revenge letter claiming to be from Kiram camp
Police in Sabah are investigating a letter claiming to be from the camp of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III, and hinting at a revenge attack in August.But this early, police doubt the letter is really from Kiram's camp, according to a report posted Saturday on Malaysia's The Star Online."We have started our own investigations even though they have been no official police ...
Aquino to Ateneans Dont just gripe on Facebook find solutions
President Benigno Aquino III urged the elite Ateneo de Manila community to help find solutions to the nation's problems and not just complain on social media. "Ang paghanap ng solusyon sa mga problema ay hindi madadaan sa pagsulat ng reflection paper, sa pagpo-post ng status sa Facebook o sa basta-basta pagre-retweet lang. Hindi sapat na alam mo na ang problema. Obligasyon mong ...
DOTC At least 9 flights canceled amid warnings of bad weather
At least nine domestic flights were canceled Saturday amid state weather forecasters' warnings of bad weather conditions in several parts of the country.The Department of Transportation and Communications said the nine belonged to air carriers Cebu Pacific, Zest Air, and Philippine Airlines Express.In posts on its Twitter account, the DOTC said the canceled flights ...
Days before SONA Bishop Soc urges Pinoys to pray for govt leaders
Days before before President Benigno Aquino III delivers his State of the Nation Address on July 22, the incoming head of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) urged Filipinos to cultivate the habit of praying for their leaders. CBCP vice president and incoming president Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas said Filipinos should pray for their leaders even if ...
Remains of Ozamiz gang leader arrive in Gen San kin call for justice
The remains of slain Ozamiz Gang leader Ricky Cadavero arrived in General Santos City in Mindanao Saturday morning, days after he and a suspected gang member were gunned down in Laguna province. Cadavero's remains arrived at General Santos City at about 9 a.m., according to a report by radio dzBB's Mao dela Cruz. A separate report on "Balitanghali" said Cadavero's ...
DOJ probe indicates possible rubout in Ozamiz gang killings ? De Lima
Forensic investigation has found evidence that the two gang members who were killed while under police custody in Laguna may have been murdered instead of accidentally shot, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Ricky Cadavero, head of the notorious Ozamiz group that has been linked to mall and bank robberies in Metro Manila, and gang member Wilfredo Panogalinga Jr. were earlier reported ...
Aquino to Ateneans Step out of your comfort zone
"Step out of your comfort zone and be men and women for others."This was the reminder given by President Benigno Aquino III to members of the Ateneo de Manila community when he went back to his alma mater for the 2nd Ignatian Festival held at the Irwin Theater on Saturday morning.Aquino, an Ateneo alumnus who graduated with an Economics degree in 1981, was the keynote speaker of the ...
PHL Navy hoping BRP Alcaraz wont encounter cyclones en route to PHL
The Philippine Navy on Saturday said it is keeping its fingers crossed that the BRP Ramon Alcaraz, the Philippines' newest warship, will not encounter any cyclone while on the last leg of its journey to the Philippines.Philippine Navy spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Gregory Fabic said the BRP Ramon Alcaraz is now on the longest leg of its journey, going from Hawaii to Guam.In a radio interview, Fabic ...
NCR cops to field human rights affairs officers at SONA
The police in Metro Manila will deploy "human rights affairs officers" near the Batasan Complex in Quezon City on Monday when President Benigno Aquino III delivers his State of the Nation Address (SONA) before Congress.These human rights affairs officers will protect the rights of policemen if they are accused of human rights violations in dealing with protesters, radio dzBB reported ...
Sabah court sets September trial dates for 30 Kiram followers
A Sabah court on Monday set September 17 to 27 as the trial dates for at least 30 followers and sympathizers of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III for clashes with Malaysian forces in Lahad Datu earlier this year.The high court in Kota Kinabalu is handling the case against 27 Filipinos and three Malaysians who had been charged with terrorism and waging war against the ...
VP Binay warns vs new text scams dropping his name
Vice President and housing czar Jejomar Binay on Thursday warned the public against a new wave of text scams using his name to fleece people of money.In ...
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