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Ex-DBP chief cleared in ill-gotten wealth case
MANILA - Anti-graft court Sandiganbayan has ordered former Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) Chairman Placido Mapa dropped as a defendant in an ill-gotten wealth lawsuit as it upheld his immunity agreement with the government 19 years ago.
abs-cbnNEWS.com 11/25/2009 8:30 PM
RP world's 'most dangerous' for media: monitor
MANILA - The Philippines has become the most dangerous place in the world for journalists, according to an international press watchdog, after an election-linked massacre of at least 57 people this week.
Agence France-Presse 11/25/2009 7:20 PM
Expect 'actions' within 24 hours and next few days - officials
MANILA - President Arroyo's adviser in Mindanao as well as her acting justice secretary on Wednesday said people clamoring for a swift action against the suspects and mastermind in the gruesome killing of more than 50 people in Maguindanao should expect "specific actions" taken within 24 hours to a few days.
abs-cbnNEWS.com 11/25/2009 6:40 PM
UN chief condoles with kin of Maguindanao massacre victims
Joins chorus to bring perpetrators to justice
MANILA - The secretary general of the United Nations (UN) extended his sympathies to the families of the victims of the massacre in Maguindanao.
abs-cbnNEWS.com 11/25/2009 5:31 PM
Arroyo declares national day of mourning for massacre victims
President Arroyo on Wednesday said she is "appalled and outraged" by the slaughter of innocent civilians in Maguindanao and has declared a national day of mourning on Thursday in honor of the victims. ANC, November 25, 2009
11/25/2009 5:11 PM
(UPDATE) Outraged Arroyo declares national day of mourning
MANILA - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declared a national day of mourning on Wednesday as she said she is "appalled and outraged" by the slaughter of innocent civilians in Maguindanao.
abs-cbnNEWS.com 11/25/2009 5:00 PM
ABS-CBN to govt: 'Hold guilty parties accountable'
MANILA – ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. on Wednesday issued a statement urging authorities to bring to justice those responsible for the massacre of more than 50 people in Maguindanao.
abs-cbnNEWS.com 11/25/2009 3:33 PM
More Lakas-Kampi defections feared amid massacre
MANILA - A Lakas-Kampi-CMD official on Wednesday expressed fear of more defections from the ruling party because of the involvement of the Ampatuan clan in the election-related massacre of more than 50 people in Maguindanao province.
abs-cbnNEWS.com 11/25/2009 3:05 PM