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CAMP ELIAS ANGELES, Pili, Camarines Sur (Feb 25, 2012) - Four people lay dead in a clash between Army soldiers and a band of NPA rebels in a hinterland village of Camarines Norte early afternoon today.

Lt Col Epimaco Macalisang, the Commanding Officer of the 49th Infantry Battalion, said that he sent a platoon of his unit after receiving a 'hot information' regarding the extortion activity of the rebels in Malaya village, Labo town.

FORT BONIFACIO, Taguig City (Feb 16, 2012) – Having less in life does not make a person greedy especially in times of disaster. This attribute was shown by two low-ranking Army soldiers during the search and retrieval operations in the earthquake-shaken community in La Libertad, Negros Oriental.

Privates Danny Faigane and Marlon Vera were members of the disaster response team which was immediately deployed in that town, following the 6.9 magnitude earthquake which pummelled the village of Salonggon on February 6.

On February 13 at around 10:00am, the two soldiers were removing dirt and mud from an upper level of a house when they unearthed a metal box containing P70, 000.00. They also found another bundle of cash amounting to P20,000 in the same vicinity.

CAMALIGAN, Camarines Sur (Jan 10, 2012) – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and police intelligence personnel are looking into the claims of illegal drug trade in the capital town of Pili and the Provincial Capitol compound by a confessed illegal drug courier who was rescued by the local police in this town during the weekend.

In a confession-affidavit, Saidemen Pao Devonsah, 21, a native of Iligan City and a temporary resident of Latex, Cubao, Quezon City, admitted that he is an illegal drug courier transporting shabu from Metro Manila to a client in the capital town of Pili, Camarines Sur.

NAGA CITY (Dec 10, 2011) – The Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 21 ordered this week the detention of three residents of the port town of Pasacao, Camarines Sur at the Tinangis Provincil Jail in Pili on charges of Illegal Possession of Firearms and Ammunition under Republic Act 8294

 A joint police-army team conducted an entrapment operation in Barangay Sta. Rosa Del Norte in the said town and recovered high-powered firearms and large quantity of ammunitions in possession of the suspects.

ANTIPOLO City, Dec. 3, 2011—Migrante International and its affiliates had begun the five o’clock habit or series of vigils and protest actions as the death of the 35 year old Filipino, sentenced to death due to drug-related offense, is getting nearer.

The unidentified Filipino in death row is said to be scheduled for execution on December 8, in an undisclosed place and time. The said OFW [overseas Filipino worker] was allegedly caught with more than 4 kilos of heroin and was sentenced to death by the Supreme Court of China. However, news reports said, the Filipino is still unaware that his life would be taken away on December 8.

SAN PABLO City, Nov. 27, 2011—A priest from the Prelature of Infanta, Quezon joined a group of coconut farmers and various farmers’ coalition in demanding the recovery of the Coco Levy Funds which rightfully belong to the poor coconut farmers.

Fr. Jojo A. Eranista, 63, who is ministering the poor tribal settlers in Quezon told this writer that he and his tribal group joined coconut farmers' march from Lucena City (Quezon) to Manila hoping that the poor coconut farmers would finally be given the (coco levy) funds for the rehabilitation of the coconut industry and improvement of the plight of the poor...

As Christmas fast approaches, love abounds and becomes more evident everywhere. Thus, on Monday (November 28), GMA-7 launches two inspiring Asian dramas that will make viewers fall in love - “Love You” and “Dong Yi”.

“Love You”, which airs in the afternoon block, is a Taiwanese romantic comedy series from the Fated To Love You trilogy. Avid fans of Fated To Love You, which aired over GMA-7, will surely get hooked to this story about accidental couple, JV (Joseph Chang) and Karen (Rainie Yang)...

LAS VEGAS – The post-fight controversy that Pacquiao-Marquez III generated is not expected to die down anytime soon as everyone interested in boxing tries to give a post-mortem.

Juan Manuel Marquez fumed claiming he was robbed yet again after the 3 judges rules in favor of reigning WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao. Immediately post-fight the controversial decision was the talk in the Web. CNN promptly proclaimed that Marquez was not robbed of victory and ESPN who scored the match a 114-114 draw concurred much later...

LAS VEGAS – Juan Manuel Marquez, the boxer who claims he had twice beaten Manny Pacquiao,  was probably holed up in his suite at the MGM Grand when fans of the Filipino champion made a lot of noise downstairs, welcoming the Filipino icon at the hotel lobby Tuesday noon.

Hundreds of Pacquiao fans, a bunch of them waving a Philippine flag with the words “Pacquiao for President” on it, chanted “Man-ny! Man-ny!” as the boxer walked in and inched his way through the crowd...

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi voters Tuesday defeated a ballot initiative that would have declared life begins at fertilization, a proposal that supporters sought in the Bible Belt state as a way to prompt a legal challenge to abortion rights nationwide.

The so-called "personhood" initiative was rejected by more than 55 percent of voters, falling far short of the threshold needed for it to be enacted. If it had passed, it was virtually assured of drawing legal challenges because it conflicts with the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that established a legal right to abortion. Supporters of the initiative wanted to provoke a lawsuit to challenge the landmark ruling...

MANILA, Philippines - A young Filipino mathematician emerged as one of the individual champions in a tough World Mathematics Team Championship held at the Jiuhua Resort and Convention Center held in Beijing, China, from Nov. 2 to 6.

Eleven-year-old Farrel Eldrian Wu, a Grade 6 student of MGC New Life Christian Academy in Taguig City, won a gold medal and ranked first in the primary division individual contests...