Philippines News Headlines Copyright © 2008 Yahoo! Philippines Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. http://ph.news.yahoo.com/philippines.html en-en Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:35:22 +0800 5 Yahoo! Philippines News http://ph.news.yahoo.com/philippines.html http://l.yimg.com/hb/i/ph/mastheads/210x47_ph_news.gif 30 140 <![CDATA[Coast Guard: All set for start of salvage ops for ‘Princess’]]> http://ph.news.yahoo.com/gma/20080828/tph-coast-guard-all-set-for-start-of-sal-ce44f36.html /gma/20080828/r_t_gma_ph_region/tph-coast-guard-all-set-for-start-of-sal-ce44f36_1 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:35:22 +0800 MANILA, Philippines - It's all systems go for the start of salvage operations for the capsized MV Princess of the Stars with all the contingency plans in place, the Philippine Coast Guard said on Thursday. GMANews.TV <![CDATA[MILF urges probe into alleged rights violations by military in Mindanao]]> http://ph.news.yahoo.com/gma/20080828/tph-milf-urges-probe-into-alleged-rights-ce44f36.html /gma/20080828/r_t_gma_ph_region/tph-milf-urges-probe-into-alleged-rights-ce44f36_1 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:25:18 +0800 MANILA, Philippines - The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Thursday called for an immediate probe into what it claimed as human rights violations committed by the military in its operations in several areas in Mindanao. GMANews.TV <![CDATA[PDCC: Poor cell phone signal may hamper coordination of ‘Princess’ salvage ops]]> http://ph.news.yahoo.com/gma/20080828/tph-pdcc-poor-cell-phone-signal-may-hamp-ce44f36.html /gma/20080828/r_t_gma_ph_region/tph-pdcc-poor-cell-phone-signal-may-hamp-ce44f36_1 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:44:03 +0800 MANILA, Philippines - Poor cell phone signals may turn out to be a stumbling block in coordination works for the salvage operations for the capsized MV Princess of the Stars off Romblon. GMANews.TV <![CDATA[CHR: Level of displacement of Mindanao residents begging nat'l government action]]> http://ph.news.yahoo.com/gma/20080828/tph-chr-level-of-displacement-of-mindana-d6cd5cf.html /gma/20080828/r_t_gma_ph_nation/tph-chr-level-of-displacement-of-mindana-d6cd5cf_1 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:30:02 +0800 MANILA, Philippines - The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Thursday urged Malacañang to draw up a comprehensive plan to address the needs of Mindanao residents displaced by hostilities between the military and factions of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). GMANews.TV <![CDATA[Malacañang, AFP disown Ilaga vigilante group]]> http://ph.news.yahoo.com/gma/20080828/tph-malaca-ang-afp-disown-ilaga-vigilant-ce44f36.html /gma/20080828/r_t_gma_ph_region/tph-malaca-ang-afp-disown-ilaga-vigilant-ce44f36_1 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:13:26 +0800 MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang and the Armed Forces of the Philippines distanced GMANews.TV <![CDATA[Palace, AFP disown vigilante group in Mindanao]]> http://ph.news.yahoo.com/gma/20080828/tph-palace-afp-disown-vigilante-group-in-d6cd5cf.html /gma/20080828/r_t_gma_ph_nation/tph-palace-afp-disown-vigilante-group-in-d6cd5cf_1 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:13:26 +0800 MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang and the Armed Forces of the Philippines distanced GMANews.TV <![CDATA[AFP warns texters vs ‘MILF propaganda' messages]]> http://ph.news.yahoo.com/gma/20080827/tph-afp-warns-texters-vs-milf-propaganda-d6cd5cf.html /gma/20080827/r_t_gma_ph_nation/tph-afp-warns-texters-vs-milf-propaganda-d6cd5cf_1 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:39:48 +0800 MANILA, Philippines - The Armed Forces of the Philippines appealed to mobile phone users Thursday not to spread what it branded as "propaganda" text messages from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. GMANews.TV <![CDATA[Bill seeks community service before students' graduation]]> http://ph.news.yahoo.com/gma/20080827/tph-bill-seeks-community-service-before-d6cd5cf.html /gma/20080827/r_t_gma_ph_nation/tph-bill-seeks-community-service-before-d6cd5cf_1 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:22:25 +0800 MANILA, Philippines - A pending bill in the House of Representatives seeks to require high school and college students to render community work before graduation. GMANews.TV <![CDATA[Mike Arroyo’s lawyer urged to give away GSIS allowances]]> http://ph.news.yahoo.com/gma/20080827/tph-mike-arroyo-s-lawyer-urged-to-give-a-d6cd5cf.html /gma/20080827/r_t_gma_ph_nation/tph-mike-arroyo-s-lawyer-urged-to-give-a-d6cd5cf_1 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:07:15 +0800 MANILA, Philippines - Opposition Sen. GMANews.TV <![CDATA[CPP: Police ‘aides’ modern version of Hitler's brown shirts]]> http://ph.news.yahoo.com/gma/20080827/tph-cpp-police-aides-modern-version-of-h-d6cd5cf.html /gma/20080827/r_t_gma_ph_nation/tph-cpp-police-aides-modern-version-of-h-d6cd5cf_1 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:58:21 +0800 MANILA, Philippines - Police auxiliaries who will be armed with police-issued shotguns are modern-day versions of "Hitler's" vigilantes, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has said. GMANews.TV