By RONALYN V. OLEA MANILA — Groups advocating for the passage of a freedom of information law have been waiting for 15 years already but… 08/12/2011
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Govt version of Freedom of Information bill restrictive – journalists
3 new election fraud witnesses surface
MANILA, Philippines – Three more people have surfaced to reveal what they know about the alleged election fraud in Maguindanao in the 2007 midterm polls.… 07/22/2011
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Arroyo may face life imprisonment, lawmaker says
MANILA, Philippines (1st UPDATE) – Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo may face life imprisonment if former Commission on Elections supervisor Lintang Bedol’s statements on alleged cheating… 07/22/2011
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Disbarment case filed vs Duterte
MANILA, Philippines – A lawyer has asked the Supreme Court to disbar Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte for repeatedly punching a trial court sheriff during… 07/22/2011
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Protestant Church sues Arroyo for killings, human rights abuses
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – While the Aquino government dilly dallies in running after former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, her family, and officials of… 06/24/2011
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Killings, threats against journalists escalating
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Another radio broadcaster was shot dead, the fourth journalist killed under the new administration. According to a report… 06/24/2011
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Whitewash feared in extrajudicial killing where soldiers were clearly involved
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Whenever a case of an extrajudicial killing is being blamed on soldiers, the Armed Forces of the Philippines… 06/24/2011
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Pacquiao bats for P125 wage hike for workers
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – He may be about to move into a renovated house in Forbes Park, the Philippines’ toniest address, and he… 06/24/2011
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‘Motel’ in Prison
NEW BILIBID PRISON IN MUNTINLUPA MANILA–The state of VIPs in the New Bilibid Prison’s (NBP) Maximum Security Compound drew the ire of lawmakers who went… 06/10/2011
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Recurring problems greet millions of students
MANILA, Philippines – A new school year began on Monday for millions of students across the country, many of them returning to face the same… 06/10/2011
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