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Archived News Headlines from MAY 12, 2014 to May 31, 2014
(Please note that some articles may no longer be available from their respective publications)

May 31, 2014

Sec. Ochoa confirms Jinggoy request for P250M project Executive Secretary Jojo Ochoa is allegedly included in the deleted files of pork barrel scam whistleblower Benhur Luy. But Malacanang ...	Napoles gave pols almost P1B during 2010 campaign period - Luy files Based on the files retrieved by the National Bureau of Investigation from the hard drive of Benhur Luy’s ...	US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel vows to back Japan in China row US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned Beijing on Saturday against “destabilizing actions” in the South ...	US eyes use of Navy base in Cagayan The United States may station troops at the Philippine Navy base here under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). Local officials ...
In dig at China, PM Abe says Japan to support ASEAN in securing seas, skies Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, pushing for a greater role for Japan in regional security, said on Friday that Tokyo ...	Can Manny Pacquiao make it big in the PBA? Manny Pacquiao is already a sports icon in the Philippines. And he’s made inroads into politics as a congressman. But he’s not done yet. The pint-sized 35-year-old ...	Bloodied Donaire wins crown by technical decision A badly cut Nonito Donaire Jr. pulled off a technical decision against South African Simpiwe Vetyeka to claim the WBA featherweight crown ...	Thai junta chief rules out elections for at least a year Thailand's junta chief on Friday ruled out elections for at least a year to allow time for political "reforms", and defended the recent military coup ...

May 30, 2014

Gloria Arroyo richer by P16 million Former President and Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has increased her wealth by P16.2 million, based on her statement of assets, liabilities ...	Files named 'Ochoa,' 'Abad,' 'Legarda,' 'Sotto,' deleted from Luy hard drive Files apparently pertaining to Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. and Budget Secretary Florencio ...	Philippine economy misses growth target The Philippine economy grew at its slowest quarterly pace in two years, decelerating sharply to 5.7 percent in the first three months of 2014, 7.7 percent ...	ER Ejercito leaves Laguna capitol after Erap visit Unseated Laguna governor ER Ejercito left the provincial capitol on Friday morning after his uncle, former president and now Manila Mayor Joseph ...
New threats won't distract US from beefing up military in Asia - Sec. Chuck Hagel The United States will not be deterred from plans to strengthen its military position in Asia by emerging threats ...	Cabinet meeting latecomers annoy President Aquino PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino 3rd on Thursday was annoyed by some Cabinet members coming in late for a meeting of the National Economic Development ...	Napoles has powerful backers, says Cayetano Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano believes powerful people are backing Janet Lim Napoles to muddle the issue of the pork barrel scam ...	8 workers trapped in locked room die as fire razes warehouse in Pasay City Eight women workers died when they were trapped inside their room in an apparently illegal electronics ...

May 29, 2014

Ombudsman: Enough proof vs Senators Jinggoy Estrada, JP Enrile, Bong Revilla Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales has told the Filipino community in New York there is enough evidence ...	They survived Yolanda, but Tacloban tent city fire leaves mom, 6 children dead Tragedy hounded a family that survived super typhoon Yolanda's fury only to lose the mother and all six children ...	Open bank accounts, pork ‘players’ dared A group of lawmakers on Wednesday challenged Cabinet members and lawmakers implicated by Janet Lim Napoles in the pork barrel to reveal ...	NBI discovers deleted files in Benhur disk The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) discovered that a number of files in Benhur Luy's hard drive were deleted following a forensic examination ...
Grace Poe revisits FPJ's poll nightmare, pushes reforms Sen. Grace Poe called for comprehensive electoral reforms in the country on Wednesday, as she urged the public to learn from the harsh ...	Napoles was actually conned by some lawmakers IF her affidavit were to be believed, suspected pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles was duped by some lawmakers and their agents ...	More Chinese ships poaching endangered clams The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has released photos of several Chinese cargo ships full of giant clams in at least 5 areas of the Philippines-claimed ...	Sandigan junks graft case vs Ongpin, ex-DBP execs The Sandiganbayan on Wednesday junked the graft and corruption charges against businessman and former Trade minister Roberto V. Ongpin ...

May 27, 2014

20 senators including Bong-bong, Loi, Lito, Cynthia, Tessie, Pong, Jawo Janet Lim-Napoles named Monday 20 former and incumbent senators, and 100 congressmen...	Bam Aquino: Don't spare Janet Napoles' kids Senator Paolo Benigno Aquino said Janet Napoles' children should not be spared in the prosecution of the pork barrel scam. "How can her children be spared ...	Malacañang prepared for ‘burn the house down’ scenario MALACAñANG on Monday said it is ready to defend itself from any “burn the house down scenario” being cooked up by personalities involved in pork ...	MRT 3 chief Al Vitangcol resigns amid bribery allegations The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has appointed the administrator of the Light Rail Transit Authority as officer-in-charge ...
Palace mum on US plans for new security alliance Malacañan has no direct answer on whether the administration fully supports the United States' plan to form a new security alliance in the Asia Pacific ...	Thai coup chief gets king’s blessing, warns of crackdown Thailand’s coup leader received royal endorsement to lead the politically divided kingdom on Monday and quickly threatened to crack down ...	Napoles insists Butch Abad 'tutored' her on fund scam Janet Lim-Napoles, the alleged brains behind the P10-billion pork barrel scam, has turned the tables on some of her accusers, including three prominent ...	No 'Tres Marias' in Palace - Lacierda Malacanang denied the existence of “Tres Marias” allegedly working there as bagmen for a high official. In a press conference, Presidential ...

May 26, 2014

Napoles camp dangles proof of pork barrel crimes The lawyer of Janet Lim Napoles said his client's final testimony is already completed but that pieces of evidence supporting it are not yet included ...	EDCA validity questioned at Supreme Court, Malacanang ready to defend agreement Two former senators who voted against the continued stay of US military forces in the country in 1991 ...	President Benigno Aquino III appoints new judges PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino 3rd has appointed new judges for Metro Manila.In a one-page transmittal letter sent to Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno ...	Pinoys in Singapore drop PH independence celebration plans Organizers of a Philippine independence celebration have dropped plans to hold it in a busy Singapore shopping district, police said Monday, after ...
Govt to spend P500 million to rehabilitate naval station near Spratlys Malacañang said the Naval Station Carlito Cunanan in Palawan near the disputed Spratly Islands will ...	Clique bent on making Napoles a state witness DESPITE President Benigno Aquino 3rd’s opposition to making Janet Lim Napoles a state witness, a powerful clique within the administration ...	Napoles gets 'feelers' from pork scam players A lawyer of Janet Lim Napoles revealed Monday that the businesswoman has received "feelers" from people she is implicating ...	DOJ expects Napoles' affidavit, final list of 'pork' solons anytime soon Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Leila de Lima is expecting the camp of Janet Lim Napoles to submit ...

May 25, 2014

The Philippines open to new US regional security architecture The Philippines is willing to listen to the United States following reports a new security alliance is being planned with other Asia Pacific nations ...	Palace to Napoles: Put your money where your mouth is Back your words with action first. This was the message of Malacañang to Janet Lim-Napoles as it urged the alleged pork barrel scam mastermind ...	Thai army jails ousted government leaders Thailand’s military will detain former premier Yingluck Shinawatra and ousted government leaders for up to one week, the army said Saturday, tightening ...	Osmena warns of blackouts in Luzon next year Senator Sergio Osmena III on Sunday warned of widespread brownouts in Metro Manila and Luzon next year which can no longer be blamed on ...
Soldiers kill 4 rebels, capture 2 others in Negros Oriental skirmishes Four suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed and two others were captured by government ...	Bishop says pork scammers must return loot Government officials who profited from the pork barrel scam should stop making denials, admit their wrongdoing and return their loot, the Catholic Bishops ...	House OKs bill penalizing hoarding of coins A bill seeking to penalize the hoarding of Philippine coins has been passed on second reading at the House of Representatives. House Bill 4411 ...	Reasons why US will not help The Philippines vs China in fight over Ayungin Shoal China is not currently facing an Ayungin dilemma. It's not equally worried about a rogue state ...

May 24, 2014

President Aquino: Why, why, why, China? Why does China want to rule the South China Sea? President Aquino in an interview with Bloomberg TV said he could not help but be puzzled by China's ...	Indonesia tells South China Sea claimants to avoid using military force Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on all claimants to disputed territories ...	Thai junta bans ousted leaders from travelling Thailand’s new military junta summoned the kingdom’s ousted government leaders on Friday and banned them from leaving the country, following ...	Napoles not blackmailing Palace: lawyer The camp of alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles cried foul over allegations that she implicated Cabinet officials in the multibillion ...
China warns Japan, Philippines accuses China in maritime spat China warned Japan on Friday to stay out of a growing dispute with its neighbors over the South China Sea, as the Philippines implicitly accused Beijing ...	Asean ‘open skies’ to boost air transport A single aviation market for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), also known as the Asean Open Skies project which will be implemented ...	Fil-Am appointed FAA associate administrator for airports Filipino-American Eddie Angeles is flying high after he was appointed as associate administrator for airports by the Federal Aviation Administration ...	6th Infantry Division chief Maj Gen Gapuz retires The commander of the 6th Infantry Division, Major General Romeo Gapuz, retires Saturday as he turns the mandatory age of 56. Gapuz bows out after ...

May 21, 2014

'Tagum Death Squad' killed hundreds in officially sanctioned murders Ostensibly to rid his city of crime, a mayor in a provincial city hires and arms a band of killers who, with the guidance ...	PNP confirms Camp Crame jails renovated A spokesman of the Philippine National Police confirmed Wednesday that custodial centers inside Camp Crame are being renovated. PNP spokesman Senior ...	Filipinos in Thailand face evacuation The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday told Filipinos living or working in Thailand to prepare for evacuation as the Thai Army declared ...	Vietnam PM: China a serious threat to peace Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said Wednesday that China's placing of an oil rig in contested South China Sea waters had "seriously threatened ...
Benhur fails to submit 'pork' files to Blue Ribbon panel, says records with NBI Pork scam whistle-blower Benhur Luy on Wednesday failed to submit to the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee ...	9 arraigned Chinese fishermen plead not guilty The nine Chinese fishermen arrested for alleged poaching of marine turtles off Hasa-Hasa Shoal pleaded not guilty to charges brought against ...	Why Philippines needs to invest in defense The Philippines has not invested in defense for a long time and needs its military to develop at least domain awareness amid the ongoing maritime row between ...	How to feed the world when the new generation doesn't want to go into farming There is little incentive to go into farming today, thus today's farmers do not want their children to follow ...

May 20, 2014

EDCA useless, won't protect PH territory: Walden Bello A Philippine lawmaker believes the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) won't provide any protection for Philippine territories in the West ...	Pres. Aquino: Janet Napoles can’t be a state witness LEGAZPI CITY, Albay: Janet Lim Napoles is not qualified to become state witness because she appears to be the most guilty in the pork barrel scam, President ...	Palace: West Philippine Sea claimants must agree on a COC Malacanang on Tuesday affirmed the government’s commitment to pursue a peaceful resolution to the West Philippine Sea dispute but also urged ...	Juan Ponce Enrile: I can win pork barrel scam case Senator Juan Ponce Enrile is not stressed out. He doesn't get restless nights despite getting indicted for plunder over his alleged involvement ...
Supreme Court to rule on Lim’s poll case vs Erap THE Supreme Court (SC) has given due course to a petition filed by former Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim in connection with a disqualification ...	NPA leader, 2 others die in botched North Cotabato police station attack The Compostela Valley-based 10th Infantry Division announced that a ranking New People's Army ...	Philippines rushes to save Boracay The Philippine government on Tuesday said it is bent on saving the island paradise of Boracay as climate change and unchecked development threatens ...	Philippines most malware-infected country in the region — Microsoft The country leads the pack in the number of malware infections in the region according to a report by Microsoft ...

May 19, 2014

Janet Napoles to name 3 more senators in scam The camp of Janet Lim Napoles on Monday said it will add the names of 3 more senators allegedly linked to the multi-billion peso pork barrel scam ...	PNoy nixes Napoles as state witness: She's at center, how can she not be most guilty? How can a person who is at the center of the pork barrel scam be not among the most guilty of the accused? ...	Govt urged to go after hidden Janet Napoles assets Janet Lim-Napoles still has several millions worth of assets and pieces of property that remain hidden, according to the lawyer of pork barrel scam witness ...	Leila De Lima: Trial of Chinese poachers to proceed The trial of 9 of the 11 arrested Chinese poachers off the Hasa-hasa Shoal (Half Moon Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea will proceed, despite the refusal ...
Marawi prosecutor gunned down, prosecution service outraged A public prosecutor in Marawi City was gunned down in an ambush Monday, sparking outrage ...	Japan to establish island military posts Japan is to establish new military outposts on remote islands, a report said Monday, as Tokyo looks to bolster its defence amid a territorial dispute ...	Chinese paper tags PH as US' 'paranoid junior ally' A Chinese newspaper has tagged the Philippines as a "paranoid junior ally" of the United States as it warned that it would be against Washington's ...	Sen. Grace Poe to PNP: What's the score on media killings? Philippine National Police (PNP) Director Alan Purisima and other police officials are expected to be grilled in the Senate after Senator Grace Poe started ...

May 18, 2014

Official Napolist not yet complete, Janet to link more people to pork scam The official Napolist submitted by Department of Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to the Senate Blue Ribbon ...	Napoles camp apologizes for including JV on list The camp of Janet Napoles admitted its mistake in including Senator JV Ejercito in the list of those who allegedly received kickbacks from the pork barrel ...	Govt urged to go after hidden Napoles assets Janet Lim-Napoles still has several millions worth of assets and pieces of property that remain hidden, according to the lawyer of pork barrel scam witness ...	China evacuates its nationals from Vietnam after deadly unrest China has evacuated more than 3,000 of its nationals from Vietnam following a wave of deadly anti-Chinese ...
Pinoys urged not to engage in anti-Chinese riots Malacanang is asking the public not to engage in anti-Chinese riots like in Vietnam. In an interview with radio dzRB, Communications Secretary Herminio ...	Invest in PH Aquino’s pitch at World Economic Forum President Benigno Aquino 3rd will take every opportunity to showcase the Philippines as the best investment location in the region during the World Economic ...	Pantabangan Dam stops irrigation water release for 100,000 hectares of farmlands The National Irrigation Administration-Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation Systems has cut off water supply ...	Political crisis far from happening - analyst A political crisis will not be in the offing amid the pork barrel scam affecting the government, a political analyst believes. “The political crisis scenario ...

May 17, 2014

Philippines blasts new China infringement of territory The Philippines slammed on Friday moves by China to reclaim land on a disputed reef in the South China Sea in an apparent effort to build an airstrip. Foreign Affairs ...	President Aquino, Vietnamese PM Dung to tackle sea rows with China at WEF DISPUTES in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) involving China are expected to be discussed by Vietnamese ...	Allies question US' 'ironclad commitment' amid Chinese aggression US President Barack Obama sought to reassure allies in Asia last month that the United States would ...	Koko wants probe on Napoles' husband Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III wants government investigators to include the husband of Janet Lim Napoles in their probe into the multibillion-peso ...
China evacuates its nationals from Vietnam after deadly unrest China has evacuated more than 3,000 of its nationals from Vietnam, state media reported Sunday, after a wave ...	Palace not ruling out more Metro brownouts One power plant was back online on Saturday and another that broke down on Friday is being repaired as the government scrambled to stabilize electricity ...	Philippine move over Chinese reclamation project closely watched' The action of the Philippine government over the Chinese reclamation project on one of the disputed islets ...	New rules slap hefty penalty on DUI The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) on Friday issued rules on driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or drugs to prevent ...

May 14, 2014

China's airstrip in Spratlys could be the first step in air defense zone China’s construction of an airstrip at Mabini Reef could be the first step in Beijing’s plan to establish an air defense ...	Sandiganbayan issues freeze order on Corona assets The Sandiganbayan Second Division has issued a freeze order on the assets of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona and his wife, Cristina ...	Go on leave, bishop tells pork scammers An official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has asked lawmakers and other public officials implicated in the P10-billion pork barrel ...	Italian diplomat held in the Philippines allowed to see doctor An Italian diplomat detained in the Philippines for alleged child abuse will be allowed to leave prison briefly ...
PNP preparing detention cell for lawmakers in 'pork' scam Detainees are likely to be booted out from the detention facility of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to make room for three senators facing plunder ...	Napoles: De Lima spared 97 mayors in Malampaya gas scam AT least 97 local chief executives who supposedly benefited from the Malampaya gas fund scam were spared from criminal charges by Justice ...	Senators freshly linked to scam want to confront Napoles, Luy on pork lists Amid the successive emergence of several lists tagging more politicians in the pork barrel scam that caused ...	Ex-TRC chief Dennis Cunanan leaves the Philippines Technology Resource Center (TRC) director-general on leave Dennis Cunanan, one of those implicated in the multibillion-peso pork barrel scam ...

May 13, 2014

Panfilo Lacson calls for lifestyle check on Miriam Santiago Former Senator Panfilo Lacson said a lifestyle check is in order against Senator Miriam Santiago now that the Benhur Luy list is out. Santiago earlier called ...	Chiz, Alan, 9 other senators and 62 congressmen on Lacson 'Napolist' released by TG Senator Teofisto Guingona III on Tuesday released the so-called Napoles list submitted by Rehabilitation ...	Napoles list aims to destroy govt – Secretary Abad BUDGET Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad on Tuesday claimed that people who are out to destroy the administration of President Benigno Aquino ...	China appears to be building airstrip on disputed reef The Philippines accused China on of reclaiming land on a reef in disputed islands in the South China Sea, apparently to build an airstrip, only a day ...
Chinese media single out Philippines, urge Beijing: Make Manila pay 'unaffordable price' China's state-run media on Tuesday called for Beijing's territorial challengers to be made to pay an "unaffordable ...	5 Philippine schools join Asia’s top 300 FIVE Philippines colleges have made it to Asia’s top 300 universities, London-based education and career network Quacquarelli Symonds reported ...	Manny Villar cries foul over inclusion in Napoles list Former Senator Manny Villar on Tuesday cried foul over his inclusion in Janet Lim Napoles' list of government officials who allegedly benefited from ...	US, China spar again on South China Sea dispute China hit back at the United States over the disputed South China Sea on Tuesday, after US Secretary of State John Kerry said recent Chinese moves ...

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