Abu Sayyaf frees Mary Jean
Islamic militants released a Filipina Red Cross aid worker Thursday, leaving a Swiss and an Italian still held captive, officials said. 'Phone call to kin, noodles for Mary Jean'
A phone call to her family, some noodles and warm water were the first three things that Mary Jean Lacaba asked from authorities that picked her up in a village in Indanan, where her kidnappers released her Thursday night, a military official said.
ICRC: 'Nightmare not over'
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) welcomed the release of Filipina Mary Jean Lacaba but said that the "nightmare of the abduction is not over."
Arroyo to Abus: Release other hostages
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo hailed the release of Abu Sayyaf hostage Mary Jean Lacaba, and urged the group to free two other Red Cross workers. ASG wants something from gov't
Before the release of Red Cross worker Mary Jean Lacaba, her abductors said they wanted something apparently from the government, according to Sulu Vice Governor Lady Ann Sahidulla.
Teodoro to fly to Jolo for ICRC worker
Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro is set to fly to Jolo, Sulu, early Friday morning to pick up Mary Jean Lacaba of the International Committee of the Red Cross, who was released by the Abu Sayyaf kidnappers Thursday.
2 remaining Red Cross captives doing fine
Swiss Andreas Notter and Italian Eugenio Vagni - the two remaining captives of the Abu Sayyaf - are alive and doing fine, according to a Sulu official.
Singaporean controlled Sulu negotiations
The man who had been claiming to be Albader Parad, the leader of the Abu Sayyaf faction that kidnapped three Red Cross volunteers, turned out to be a Singaporean terrorist.
10 Jemaah utak sa kidnap
Sampung miyembro ng hinihinalang Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrrorist kabilang ang isang Sin gaporean ang umano'y utak sa pakidnap ng mga bandidong Abu Sayyaf sa tatlong bihag na International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) workers sa Sulu.
100 families displaced by hostage crisis
100 families in Sulu were in two temporary homes set up in the coastal area of the province anticipating possible clashes between soldiers and Abu Sayyaf before the release of one of the three International Committee of the Red Cross workers held captive since January.
Gov't bracing for offensive vs Abu Sayyaf
THE GOVERNMENT is bracing for a worst-case scenario from a possible all-out offensive against bandits still holding three Red Cross workers in captivity, Malacanang yesterday said.
Bomber ng Al Khobar tiklo
Bumagsak sa bitag ng mga awtoridad ang isa sa tatlong bomb expert ng Al Khobar extortion gang sa isinagawang operasyon sa bahagi ng Purok Bagong Silang sa Barangay Perez, Kida pawan City, North Cotabato.
Moro rebels seek UN help in ceasefire
With clashes between the military and the Moro rebels in some parts of Mindanao getting more frequent, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) yesterday appealed to the United Nations to intervene in the reimplementation of the ceasefire agreement.
AFP to hire 12,000 displaced OFWs
Overseas Filipino workers who lost their jobs due to the global financial crisis could seek employment with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). AFP public affairs chief Lt. Col. Ernesto Torres said they could hire at least 12,000 displaced OFWs – and even their dependents – as auto mechanics, construction workers, nurses, psychologists, clerks, computer operators, and data encoders for six months.
50 laid off OFWs to return from Taiwan
Fifty more Filipino workers who were laid off in Taiwan due to the global financial crisis are set to return to the Philippines.
Fresh wave of e-mailed UK job offers
A new wave of e-mail messages offering job opportunities in the United Kingdom has prompted labor officials to remind prospective overseas Filipino workers to be wary of such job offers.
Tipster gets P300,000 for rebel's arrest
The Central Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines yesterday rewarded P300,000 cash to an informant who helped in the arrest of an alleged rebel leader. Centcom commander Maj. Gen. Armando Cunanan personally handed over the cash reward to the informant who was instrumental in the arrest of Loreto Gabuay alias "Tun-og" and "Budoy," 60, resident of barangay Salay, Paranas, Samar, last September 23, 2008.
Gabuay has two standing warrant of arrests for robbery with homicide and frustrated homicide which were all issued by Executive Judge Sinforiano Monsanto in Catbalogan, Samar. He has been included on the "rewards list" of the authorities.
RP seeks Joma's expulsion from Holland
The government would ask the Dutch government for the formal expulsion of Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chairman Jose Maria Sison to secure his return to the country.
Bracing for worst
MAYORS of local government units affected by the Supreme Court (SC) decision nullifying their conversion from towns into cities vowed to continue fighting for their cityhood.
'Not yet final'
CARCAR, Naga and Bogo remain cities, along with 13 other newly converted local governments, and a Cebuano lawmaker remains optimistic they will remain that way despite a recent Supreme Court decision.
"Lost" cityhood may affect police
Police operations the cities of Carcar, Naga and Bogo may be affected if the three cities are reverted back to towns.
City-Filinvest deal worse than Piatco: PJ
THE Cebu City Government's payment of capital gains taxes and documentary stamp taxes for the sale of a 10.6-hectare South Road Properties (SRP) lot was cleared by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), city officials said.
Gwen sues Baquerfo, town treasurer
GOV. Gwendolyn Gar-cia has ordered the filing of criminal and administrative charges against Tudela Mayor Rogelio Baquerfo Sr.
Capitol shoulders Tudela power expenses
After days of having no electricity in the town's municipal hall, Tudela municipal officials and employees can now heave a sigh of relief after the Cebu provincial government promised to shoulder the town's unpaid electricity bill.
MCWD denies it is not paying Compostela
Metropolitan Cebu Water District general manager Armando Paredes disputed claims by the Compostela munbicipal government that the MCWD has not paid the water it extracted in the town three decades ago.
10 PUJs face franchise freeze
THE LTFRB 7 recommended the 30-day suspension of the franchises of 10 jeepneys spotted in a protest last March 16 staged by the Nadsu.
More drug tests for bus drivers
Mini-bus drivers can expect more surprise drug tests in the coming days, said Aden Belza, assistant chief for operations of the Land Transportation Office.
3 of 1,727 studes found positive
Three of the close to 2,000 public high school students in Cebu who underwent a random drug test conducted by the Department of Education and the Dangerous Drugs Board were found positive of illegal drugs use.
Substandard nursing schools' closure
RECRUITERS ARE seeking the closure of substandard nursing schools churning out under-qualified graduates, making it difficult for placement agencies to meet requirements of foreign employers.
CCPO asks city to light dimly-lit areas
To prevent more taxi robberies in the future, the officials of Cebu City Police Office yesterday reiterated their request to the city government to install more streetlights, particularly in areas that are not properly lighted.
Trucks hauling sand and gravel nabbed
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau and the National Bureau of Investigation apprehended five trucks hauling sand and gravel in barangays Lagtang and Pooc in Talisay City last March 26 and 31.
Gonzales midepensa ni Castro
Gidepensahan ni Secretary Raul Gonzales sa Department of Justice (DOJ) ang kontrobersiyal nga si assistant prosecutor Mary Ann Castro kinsa maoy kasamtangang hepe sa Special Board of Inquiries sa Bureau of Immigration and Deportation kansang kaso nga giingong pagdawat og suborno napundo pa karon sa Sandiganbayan 2nd division.
Glo reconvenes probe on Subic drug case
President Arroyo has reconvened the independent panel that investigated the alleged bribery in the controversial "Alabang Boys" drug case, this time to look into the dismissed drug case against an alleged drug lord in Subic.
Bersamin is new SC justice
At 11 am, Thursday (April 2), Court of Appeals (CA) Justice Lucas Bersamin received the news from the High Court that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo picked him to replace Supreme Court Justice Adolfo Azcuna, who hung his robe on February 16, 2009. Lakas leaders opt out of Cha-cha
Former President Fidel V. Ramos on Thursday said that the leadership of the ruling Lakas Christian-Muslim Democrats (Lakas CMD), has agreed to stop its push for Charter change (Cha-cha). House to drop Cha-Cha beyond deadline
THE HOUSE leadership is giving itself only until the end of the current regular congressional session, or early June, to push Charter change initiatives, or else these would be dropped.
SK confident bill vs. SK will not prosper
Sangguniang Kabataan National Federation head Jane Censoria Cajes is confident the bill proposing to abolish the SK will not prosper.
Congress craft common bill for new CARP
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS have agreed to draft a common version of a new agrarian reform measure to replace an extended law that would expire by end-June.
Duterte liable for 'negligence' --CHR
If only for the "negligence" of the police force of the city that he heads, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte should be held accountable for the authorities' failure to stop and solve the nearly daily vigilante killings, the human rights head said.
Eroplano, 2 piloto, 5 pasahero missing
Pito-katao ang ini ulat na naglaho maka raang bumagsak ang pribadong eroplano sa kabundukan ng Sierra Madre matapos mag-take off sa paliparan ng Tugue garao City, Cagayan Valley.
3 Pinoy Inaresto sa India
Tatlong Pinoy ang ina resto umano sa India ma tapos na tangkaing magpuslit ng may $56,521 o halos P3 milyon.
Pag-IBIG cuts rates, hikes loanable amount
State-run provident fund, the Pag-IBIG Fund, has increased its budget for housing loans, slashed interest rates and increased the amount members could borrow.
NFA builds up palay inventory to 18M bags
The National Food Authority (NFA) plans to build up its palay inventory this year to between 14 million and 18 million bags.
DTI reviews flour prices
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is reviewing the price of flour in order to determine if prices should go down to more affordable levels given the implementation of the zero tariff and the worldwide reduction in prices.
Prices of construction materials softening
The rate of increase in retail prices of construction materials in Metro Manila further slowed down to 4.8 percent year-on-year in February, bolstering government hopes that the sector would be one of the main drivers of growth this year.
Groups challenge SMC diversification
Coconut farmers and civil society groups led by former senators Jovito R. Salonga and Wigberto R. Tanada have asked the Supreme Court to compel the Eduardo M. Cojuangco, Jr.-led San Miguel Corp. (SMC) to justify recent acquisitions amid the depletion of funds containing coconut levies.
G20 seals $1.1-trillion deal; markets rally
World leaders clinched a $1.1-trillion deal on Thursday to combat the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and said financial rules would be tightened to stop it happening again.
Dow jumps above 8,000 1st time in 2 mos
Investors are buying up stocks again, sending the Dow Jones industrials above the 8,000 mark for the first time in nearly two months.
Police, protesters clash b4 NATO summit
Police used tear gas to beat back a crowd of several hundred people in Strasbourg as the city in eastern France, host of NATO's 60th anniversary summit, readied for the arrival of world leaders.
Israeli FM questioned in bribe case
Israeli police interrogated the country's new hardline foreign minister for more than seven hours on Thursday in connection to an ongoing bribery investigation.
Pacquiao puts team into 'weight challenge'
Since Manny Pacquiao is sweating it out for his May 2 fight, the top pound-for-pound fighter has decided that his team members will have to do some sort of training too. Trainer: Hatton will KO Pacquiao
AFTER Freddie Roach said Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao will stop Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton in just three rounds, Floyd Mayweather Sr. answered that the fight won't even last three rounds.
Chip Tsao ban pa rin sa Pilipinas
Sa kabila ng paghingi nito ng paumanhin, ban pa rin sa Pilipinas ang Hong Kong writer na si Chip Tsao, ayon kay Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Marcelino Libanan.
RP ginawang 'bahay-aliwan' ng Balikatan
Pinaiimbestigahan ni Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan ang paglala ng prostitusyon partikular sa Legazpi City kung saan isinasagawa ang Bali katan exercises.
Obama gifts queen with personalized iPod
It's not every day the American president's driver is told to move his bulletproof car.
Michelle O charms Queen Elizabeth II
Michelle Obama has done what few others have managed - getting Queen Elizabeth II to break protocol. Mrs. Obama clearly made an impression with the 82-year-old monarch - so much that the smiling queen strayed from protocol and put her arm around the first lady in a rare public show of affection.
Facebook, YouTube make better workers
Caught Twittering or on Facebook at work? It'll make you a better employee, according to an Australian study that shows surfing the Internet for fun during office hours increases productivity.
Guinness bet photo mosaic for Glo b'day
Government agencies will take a crack at a Guinness World Record by rolling out the largest photo mosaic, featuring 1,000 pictures of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Rita Rudner - "In Hollywood a marriage is a success if it outlasts milk."
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