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According to the famous folk singer Freddie Aguilar, he is convincing his younger sister Marlene Aguilar-Pollard to surrender her son Jason Ivler to the authorities. Jason is the prime suspect in the killing of Renato Victor Ebarle, Jr., son of Malacañang official Renato Victor Ebarle, Sr. over a traffic altercation in November last year.
“Sabi ko no’n kay Marlene na isuko na niya si Jason dahil mas madali ang gano’n kaysa naman sa nangyari sa pamangkin ko. Kaya lang, hindi niya ako sinunod. Ngayon, ganyan ang nangyari."
Aguilar was sad with …
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The fire in Baseco Compound at Port Area, Manila started at around 9 pm Saturday night. Since most of the houses in this area are made of wood, the fire quickly spread through the place destroying around 500 houses and over 1000 families lost their homes. The fire was put out at 11:00 pm by the firefighters. The 2 injured people were immediately taken to the hospital.
"Natutulog na kami, nakita ko lumiliwanag kaya kinalampag ko mga kapitbahay namin kasi walang sumisigaw," a fire victim, hrouGrace Ferrer, recalled in an interview …
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Former President Joseph Estrada is about to return to Malacañang after almost nine years that he has been ousted. Erap, as what Estrada is popularly known has been invited by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to attend the meeting of the full National Security Council (NSC) on Tuesday. Erap said he accepted the invitation of President Arroyo that was sent to him last Friday night disregarding what the motives of the president Arroyo may be. He just wants to participate on the discussions of national concerns.
In the said meeting they will …
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A 7.2 magnitude earthquake destroyed about 500 homes in Solomon Islands according to officials. The National Disaster Management Office assumed that thousands of people lost their homes because the average home in the Solomon Islands would house 4-5 people.
"There are 500 homes that have been affected but not all have been totally destroyed," Disaster Management Office spokesman Julian Makaa told AFP.
Tarpaulins,food and a patrol boat has been dispatched from the capital Honiara for the worst affected areas of Rendova Island and Marova Lagoo. The quake struck about 103 km from …
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The two bodies of the fatalities of a sunken passenger ferry in the Province of Cavite that has been recovered by the PCG (Philippine Coast Guard) have been claimed by their relatives. The relatives accepted the fate of their relatives but they look forward to seeing their other relatives who are still missing.
The ferry sank 228 feet into the waters off Limbones Island in Cavite hours before Christmas Eve.
Only American diver Matthew Caldwell, who has his own diving gears and equipment, was able to go that deep. Caldwell is a …
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Navy officers Lt. Christopher Pantaleon, Petty Officer 3 Almario Manalili and officer Reynan Sumalinog were killed while they were patrolling the coastal line of Barangay Kandiis in Muhammad Ajul town Tuesday night at around 7:25 pm by a former MILF group. This is according to Senior Superintendent Abubaker Tulawie, Basilan’s provincial police chief. The former MILF group is believed to have been led by a certain Tanad Nasalun.
Accrding to Tulawie, the bandits fired at the Navy team, instantly killing the 3 officers. Because of this more policemen and troops were …
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It has been reported that the Smart Communications incorporated is expecting to end the year with 40 million subscribers. Smart Communications said that it would have a 1 million broadband subscribers by the the end of the year.
“Smart achieved these by coming out with products and services that address the needs of the different market segments. We’ve also continued to roll out our 2G, 3G and fixed wireless broadband networks nationwide to reach even those in remote locations,” Napoleon L. Nazareno, Smart Communications president, said in the statement.
They were able …
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Yesterday it was reported that DOH Site was hacked and today GMANEws.tv reported that the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Website were greeted with an image of the Grim Reaper and a message in Indonesian.
“HACKED BY ANDRIECOM … HACKER-NEWBIE.ORG, Indonesian Hacker-Newbie Community,” the English parts of the messages on the defaced home page read.
“This world is full of hope … too many people in the world (wish) for change for the better, but very few people (act) to change things for the better,” went parts of the message …
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There are about 4,000 machines arrived yesterday , this machine will be used for the 2010 polls election that will be conducted to conclude the next president of the Philippines . This machines are part of Philippine Election 2010 Computerization | Automation , that will happen on May 2010.
According to the report the machine will undergo a series of test until it is proven effective for 2010 National Election, I just pray that among that test there will be no culprit that will try to sabotage the system. The total …
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Although it has been reported that the Mayon Volcano showed less visible signs of unrest, this could just be a deceptive calmness that may eventually lead to a deadly eruption. This was according to the Chief government Volcanologist.
“Do not become complacent. The people only see what is coming out of the crater and that is often cloud covered. It is not just the observed phenomenon that matters. We also look at the quakes, the gas emitted and the swelling of the volcano,” said chief volcanologist Renato Solidum.
The people should not …

