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Imelda excluded in RP delegation to UN summit - Palace exec

She may be the chairperson of the House committee on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), but former First Lady and incumbent congresswoman Imelda Marcos won't be joining President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III when he goes to the United Nations summit on the MDGs late this month.

Sandiganbayan junks graft case vs GSIS vice president

The Sandiganbayan Second Division has junked the graft case against an official of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) who allegedly was involved in a $9.3-million insurance mess in 1998.

Robredo: Hostage-taker may not have been killed by snipers

Rolando Mendoza, the dismissed policeman who held hostage a busload of Hong Kong tourists in Manila last August 23, may not have been killed by snipers as earlier claimed by the police, Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo said on Wednesday.

Aussie swim star Rice apologizes for Twitter slur

SYDNEY - Triple Olympic swimming gold medalist Stephanie Rice made a tearful apology Wednesday for a homophobic slur she posted Saturday on Twitter.

Aquino to face grilling regarding hostage tragedy

President Benigno Aquino III will face news anchors of three of the country’s biggest broadcast networks on Thursday for a “no holds barred” interview regarding the August 23 hostage tragedy in Manila.

Verdasco's magic highlights Spain Day at US Open

NEW YORK - Fernando Verdasco sprinted toward the drop shot, slid on the concrete and barely got to the ball - then whipped it around the net post and back inside the sideline.

DFA: Budget cut to add woes to troubled OFWs

Thousands of distressed overseas Filipino workers may be facing a tough year ahead in terms of getting government assistance after the Budget and Management Department slashed by 42.6 percent the budget sought by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).

John Lennon's killer is again denied parole in NY

John Lennon's killer was again denied parole in New York, nearly 30 years after gunning down the ex-Beatle outside the musician's New York City apartment building.

US Open: Clijsters, Williams set up marquee semis match

NEW YORK -Nobody can say Kim Clijsters took an easy path to her U.S. Open title last year. She played both Williams sisters.

Arroyo ‘care’ promised for Andal Jr.’s surrender - witness

A prosecution witness in the Maguindanao massacre case on Wednesday said prime suspect Andal Ampatuan Jr. agreed to surrender November last year after being promised that he would be placed “under the care” of then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

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