“For roughly 15 years, FBI agents, Justice Department prosecutors and authorities in the Philippines relentlessly pursued this matter on behalf of the victims, who were held hostage and threatened with death by this Abu Sayyaf leader. With today’s guilty plea, Mr. Haipe is finally being held accountable for his actions,” said David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security.

Mark Dizon’s a suspect says police in tjhe murders and robbery of up to 9 people is being investigated by Police and members of the National Bureau of Investigation as well as Police and Law enforcement attache’s of three embassies. What they want to know is if Dizon, could be linked alone or with others to other violent crimes versus local retiree’s and other foreign residents in the area where his crimes took place. possible other criminal activities. Police say another area investigators are checking into is ID theft and …

Mark Dizon knew his victims, used a fake dacebook account and may have had more than a jealous revenge streak as a motive in the murder spree in Angeles City, Pampamga. Reports say that the murder suspect a computer technician and programmer who also was a reflexologist therapist.
Police in the city two hours north of Manila have recovered items from vicitims at local pawn shops that the suspected killed may have taken from the victims himself. Police are also looking into and say it is likely the Dizon may not be working …

The is a English official translation of President Benigno S. Aquino III  as released by the office of the Presidential Spokesman:
Benigo S. Aquino 2010 State of the Nation Address :
ENGLISH TRANSLATION: Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Vice President Jejomar Binay, Chief Justice Renato Corona, Former Presidents Fidel Valdez Ramos and Joseph Ejercito Estrada; Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate; distinguished members of the diplomatic corps;
My beloved countrymen:
Our administration is facing a forked road. On one direction, decisions are made to protect the welfare …

State of the Nation Address of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III
President of the Philippines to the Congress of the Philippines Session Hall of the House of Representatives  July 26, 2010 [Batasan Pambansa Complex, Quezon City]

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Mga minamahal kong kababayan:
Sa bawat sandali po ng pamamahala ay nahaharap …

As thousands of western retiree’s and a growing number of westerners, men and women – settle in places like the Philippine Angeles City about an hour north of Manila.
Where many have moved escape the global economy’s dolldrums and live a comfortable life on pensions or put up small businesses.
For others driven by hard times in American and Europe work available to them as consultants or technical staff in the growing Philippine outsource industry in export zones like Angeles City’s Clark Economic Zone offer a a bit of hope amidst …

A home invasion has upset the balance in what has been a island of calm for hundreds of US military retiree’s and their families in the Philippine ‘City of Angels’ a massacre of a couple and thee members of their household has broken the calm of the gated village where they lived. Albert Mitchell, 70, who was past commander from 2006-2008 of the Veteran of Foreign War post 2485 his wife Janet, 53; along with members of their household, Isabel Fajardo, Marissa Prado, and Yulberto Vergara according to police reports …

In a US Navy Press Release by Lt. Mike Morley, Commander, Task Force 73 Navy Public Affairs says the US Navy Fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson’s (T-AO 194) crew of civil service mariners rescued five Filipino fishermen from the South China Sea 10 miles off the coast of Luzon, Philippines on July 14. The US Naval vessel John Ericsson’s crew rescued the fishermen nine hours after their boat capsized in rough seas as Typhoon Conson passed over the island of Luzon.
Ericsson had sortied from Subic Bay to sea …

Latest information on disaster damage and reports from NDCC:
Toll: 26 Dead 26 Missing a total of 30,260 families composed of 151,351 persons were affected by Typhoon Basyang in 408 barangays of 7 cities and 62 municipalities in 12 provinces of Regions III, IV-A, V and NCR
Fifty-four (54) evacuation centers were utilized and provided temporary shelter to 1,946 families or 9,511 persons. As of this report, 1,526 families or 7,545 persons are still inside 37 evacuation centers.
Damage reports:
Damaged Houses  the total number of damaged houses in Regions III, IV-A and V …

Philippine President Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III is “Elated on the trust ratings given to his administration with a high 88 percent trust rating conducted by the Social Weather Station (SWS).” reports the Philippine News Agency.
Normally on stories like this the information would be available online on the www.gov.ph site.
But with the change of plans at the President’s and national governments portal the site is currently down with simple welcome page in place of the regular website that has been there since the time of President Ramos.
That URL had been home to …