PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — IN a tacit admission that ransom was paid for the release of television broadcaster Ces Oreña-Drilon and three others, Philippine National Police officials yesterday said Indanan, Sulu Mayor…
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ASG a force to reckon with
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The Abu Sayyaf Group is still a force to reckon with despite the death or arrest of many of its leaders. Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita made this admission…
Tearful reunion at Zambo beach resort
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — VETERAN ABS-CBN reporter Ces Oreña-Drilon and her cameraman Jimmy Encarnacion and their families had a tearful reunion yesterday, 10 days after they were seized by the Abu Sayyaf…
‘We were betrayed’ — Ces
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — AWARD-WINNING ABS-CBN reporter Ces Oreña-Drilon said they were victims of betrayal in Sulu where they spent nine days in the hands of the Abu Sayyaf. “I’ve been in…
GMA: Crush Abu Sayyaf
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Thus President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) headed by AFP chief Gen. Alexander Yano to launch a massive manhunt against the kidnappers of…
San Juan City bans minors from bars
San Juan City bans minors from bars By Non Alquitran Philippine Star Thursday, November 1, 2007 The San Juan City government have started the strict enforcement of an ordinance banning minors inside…
Foreign reserves hit $36.6b
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The gross international reserves of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas rose to a new all-time high of $36.6 billion at the end of May despite the central bank’s…
BAP-SBP election set amidst TRO threat
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — DESPITE a looming threat of a court order, the BAP-Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) is set to elect its first set of permanent officers during the group’s major…
Senate approves four bills before break
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The Senate passed several more bills as it held its last plenary session before the Congress adjourned last night but the extension of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program…
Church running out of cheap rice
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The Catholic Church has expressed concern over the slackening supply of cheap rice for the poor as its distribution in Metro Manila has not breached 10 percent of…
Akbayan hits Bayan over CARP delay
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — A WORD war erupted yesterday between militant party-list groups over a bill to extend the 20-year-old Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program, which expired on June 10. Bayan Muna, Anakpawis…
Gov’t assures CARP extension for 5 years
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — GOVERNMENT assured the extension of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) for another five years. Agrarian Reform Secretary Nasser Pangandaman said that members of the House of Representatives…
ABS-CBN won’t buy Ces Drilon’s freedom
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — VETERAN television journalist Ces Orena-Drilon and cameramen Jimmy Encarnacion and Angelo Valderama have been kidnapped for ransom, ABS-CBN management confirmed yesterday but maintained it will not pay any…
Drilon, crew recovery efforts on
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — NEGOTIATIONS are under way to effect the safe recovery of veteran ABS-CBN reporter Ces Orena-Drilon and her two assistants who were seized by suspected Abu Sayyaf extremists in…
Drilon separated from crew
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — BROADCAST journalist Cecilia Drilon has been separated from her crew and brought to an Abu Sayyaf hideout somewhere in Talipao, Sulu, a high-ranking security official said yesterday. For…