The Manila Times

  Home  

  About Us  

  Contact Us 

  Subscribe     Advertise  
  Archives     Feedback  

  Register  

  Help  

  Top Stories

  Metro

  Business

  Regions

  Opinion

  World

  Life & Times

  Sports

 
 
 

Thursday, May 01, 2008

 

Palparan ‘secures’ Masinloc port

The retired army general reportedly led heavily-armed men in takeover

MASINLOC, Zambales: Armed men led by Ret. Army Gen. Jovito Palparan forcibly took over a seaport in Barangay Baluganon early morning Tuesday.

The security guards said that around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday while drinking their usual morning coffee they were surprised to see a group of uniformed men accost them shouting, “Dapa!”

Full Story>>

 

O T H E R   R E P O R T S

 

BATANGAS CITY: Edwin Ermita’s lawyer bluntly stated the vice governor’s camp is intentionally misleading the public by spreading rumors that his client (Ermita) already withdrew his election protest, allegedly conceding to Mark Leviste in the vice governatorial race last year.

Full Story>>

 

Philippine and Taiwanese officials on Tuesday announced the completion of the repair and upgrading of the high-altitude weather observation station of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) in Tanay, Rizal via a $170,000 grant from Taiwan’s National Science Council (NSC).

Full Story>>

 

GOVERNMENT troops on Wednesday overran a camp of extremist Abu Sayyaf group in Jolo, after a six-hour assault and preempted a possible attack being planed by the group.

Full Story>>

 

FEATURE

Nur Misuari: the changing perpective

In the first installment of this piece, it was noted that the Moro National Liberation Front, in a resolution, criticized Nur Misuari and branded him as a dictator and someone no longer effective in running the group.

Full Story>>

   

  
 

Phgifts

philflora.gif

Manila Times Friends

 

Back To Top

Severino O. Frayna Jr., Benjie Dela Rosa
Powered by: 
The Manila Times Web Admin

Home | About Us | Contact | Subscribe | Advertise | Feedback | Archives | Help

  Copyright (c) 2001 The Manila Times | Terms of Service
The Manila Times Publishing Corp. All rights reserved.

Hosted by: