The Philippine embassy in Australia has sent a formal request to the Australian government to look into the death of a Filipino farm technician last June in the Northern Territory, ABS-CBN Australia News Bureau reported. (more…)

MANILA, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) — Kobe Bryant, the U.S. basketball superstar of the Los Angeles Lakers, is expected to descend on the Philippine capital of Manila on September 5, local media reported Wednesday.
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Comedian and television host Joey de Leon has declined to comment on his squabble with “Wowowee” host Willie Revillame as he chose to address the issue on his own show. (more…)

Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago said that if the Senate votes to use the Garci tape in a public hearing, she and her administration allies will seek a temporary restraining order from the Supreme Court.

But Santiago said this should be the “last option,” and appealed to her colleagues to simply exclude the Garci tape, and instead focus their probe on the alleged illegal wiretap operations of the ISAFP, or PNP, against public officials. (more…)

HONOLULU, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire–AsiaNet/ – Hawaiian Airlines expects to begin service between Honolulu and Manila in the Philippines in March 2008, pending U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) approval.
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By LOUI GALICIA
ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau

Jose Maria Sison’s answer to President Gloria-Macapagal Arroyo’s problem against communist insurgency in the Philippines is simply land reform, reported ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau. (more…)

The Associated Press – THE HAGUE, Netherlands: A Philippine communist leader accused of commanding a rebel uprising for more than 20 years from his home in exile was arrested by Dutch police Tuesday, suspected of ordering the murder of two former allies in his home country, prosecutors said.
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