Armed militia could help protect locals from bandits and renegade forces. But certain militia groups have also been blamed for human rights abuses in the past.
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MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY FOUNDER MOTHER TERESA REMEMBERED ON HER 11TH DEATH ANNIVERSARY. The Catholic Church commemorates the 11th death anniversary of the living saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta who founded the Missionaries of Charity. In front of the Missionaries of Charity in Del Pan, Tondo, Manila, several poor, old folk are served a breakfast of porrige with chocolate. The feeding program is held three times a week. (Linus G. Escandor)
US Navy vessel finds wreckage of C-130 plane in Davao Gulf
CAMP PANACAN, Davao City – The US Navy ship John MacDonnell finally found the wreckage of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) C-130 Hercules cargo plane after almost two weeks of search in Davao Gulf, the Eastern Mindanao Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (EastMincom-AFP) reported yesterday.
Unless the government stops massive rice importations, rice farmers would continue to be plagued by low palay prices, negating the vow of government to improve rural incomes.
This warning was aired yesterday by Herculano "Joji" Co, president of the Philippine Confederation of Grains Associations (Philcongrains), who said his members are also losing money due to the market intervention of the National Food Authority (NFA).
Co’s concern is shared by the Kilusang...
HSBC remains positive on RP outlook but sees peso falling
HSBC Philippines is positive on the business prospects here despite the global economic slowdown and on the back of its expectation of a continuing climb in interest rate along with the peso remaining volatile.
Archers play for win, Eagles for pride
It will be a no-bearing game for top semifinalist Ateneo when it tangles with archrival De La Salle University today, but expect the Eagles to battle the Archers as though a championship is at stake as the elimination round of the UAAP basketball tournament comes to fitting close at the Araneta Coliseum.
Visayas and Mindanao will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. The rest of the country will be partly cloudy to at times cloudy with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening. Manila Bay will be slight to moderate.
