The Philippine National Police filed four counts of kidnapping against a town mayor of Sulu province and his son for their alleged involvement in the abduction of Ces Oreña-Drilon and her companions on June 8. Charged before the Department of Justice
Families of victims of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings on countless times have thanked the media for keeping their quest for justice alive by continuously reporting on the hundreds of cases of human rights violations in the country.
MANILA (Thomson Financial) - Philippine shares are expected to open higher on Friday, buoyed by Wall Street's rebound as investors cheered a hefty drop in crude oil prices. U.S. sweet, light crude oil for July delivery fell $4.75 to settle at $131.
MANILA (Thomson Financial) - Philippine shares closed lower on Thursday with skittish investors locking in recent gains as worries about the health of the U.S. financial sector and high oil prices intensified, triggering a further selloff on Wall
The kidnappers of two journalists and one professor have given an indefinite extension on talks for the captives' release, the employer of the journalists said this noon.
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