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Former Comelec exec bares ‘intel’ funds

Former Comelec exec bares ‘intel’ funds

By MIKHA FLORES FIRST it was the source code for the PCOS machines they were quarrelling about.  Now former colleagues, Commission on..

May 22, 2013
Time matters little to world’s fastest jigsaw puzzle maker

Time matters little to world’s fastest jigsaw puzzle maker

By MARIA FEONA..

May 22, 2013
Ramos urges neutral probe of Taiwan incident, reminds Pinoys of Contemplacion case

Ramos urges neutral probe of Taiwan incident, reminds Pinoys of Contemplacion case

By ELLEN TORDESILLAS MAKASSAR, Indonesia—Former President Fidel V. Ramos has recommended the creation of a neutral investigation on the..

May 21, 2013

FVR leads call for reduction of budget for lethal weapons

By ELLEN TORDESILLAS MAKASSAR, Indonesia—Former President Fidel V. Ramos Monday called on rich countries to reduce their budget for..

May 21, 2013
Activism in art the Carlos Celdran way

Activism in art the Carlos Celdran way

(Photos sourced from Carlos Celdran) By MATTHEW REYSIO-CRUZ THE whole nation wondered who he was. Sporting a black overcoat and top hat,..

May 21, 2013
MILF to set up political party this year

MILF to set up political party this year

By CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS, MindaNews DARAPANAN, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao – The victory of the President’s party in last week’s..

May 20, 2013

ARMM’s Hataman vows to lower poverty incidence to ‘single-digit during our term’

By CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS, MindaNews COTABATO CITY – OIC Governor Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM),..

May 20, 2013

Samar politics a game of musical chairs

By VICENTE ALEJANDRO   CATBALOGAN City – It was like a game of musical chairs in Samar in Monday’s mid-term elections. With votes..

May 20, 2013
Basketball, brotherhood, and beating a bleeding disease

Basketball, brotherhood, and beating a bleeding disease

By LEAN CARLO MACOTO LIKE the vast majority of Filipino men, Raymund Nanos is a huge basketball fan. His favorite sport is basketball. His..

May 20, 2013

Still all in the family: 16 of 26 govs reelected; 12 provinces elect exec-legislative family teams

By MINDANEWS DAVAO CITY – Sixteen of 26 governors in Mindanao were reelected while 12 provinces elected members of the same families to..

May 19, 2013
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