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CA stops PH-Japanese contract to develop Nampeidai property in Tokyo

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The Court of Appeals indefinitely stopped the implementation of a contract forged by the Philippine government with Japanese consortium Nagayama Taisei Corporation (NTC) for the development of the controversial Nampeidai property in Tokyo, Japan.

Posted: May 23rd, 2013 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »

De Lima disputes report NBI team’s Taiwan trip is on hold

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Justice Secretary Leila de Lima. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

Justice Secretary Leila De Lima on Thursday denied reports that the trip by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to Taiwan has been put on hold.

Posted: May 23rd, 2013 in Asia & Pacific,Features,Headlines | Read More »

Justice Carpio pessimistic on PH case vs China but…

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The Philippines’ only recourse in the territorial dispute with China is to appeal to world opinion even if the country has already taken the issue to an arbitral tribunal under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos), a senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court said.

Posted: May 23rd, 2013 in Headlines | Read More »

NBI probers set to leave for Taiwan

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The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is all set to leave for Taiwan to examine the fishing vessel and interview the crew members who were part of the group where a fisherman was killed last May 9, Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said Wednesday.

Posted: May 22nd, 2013 in Headlines | Read More »

DOJ chief slams Taiwan ‘murder’ claim

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Justice Secretary Leila De Lima. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

Justice Secretary Leila De Lima on Monday questioned the conclusion made by Taiwanese investigators that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) murdered a Taiwanese fisherman off Bashi Strait in the northern Philippines.

Posted: May 20th, 2013 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »

De Lima rules out PH-Taiwan joint probe into sea shooting

Justice Secretary Leila De Lima. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is not keen on a joint investigation between the Philippines and Taiwan in connection with the shooting incident that led to the death of a Taiwanese fisherman at the Bashi Strait in northern Philippines.

Posted: May 17th, 2013 in Headlines | Read More »

De Lima to Taiwan probers: Hold it, you can’t just come over to Manila

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An S70-C helicopter takes off from the stern of a Taiwanese Lafayette frigate during exercises off the southern city of Kaohsiung,Taiwan Thursday, May 16, 2013. Taiwan staged a previously scheduled military exercise in the Bashi Strait Thursday, after the United States on Wednesday expressed concern about increasing tensions between the Philippines and Taiwan, following the shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippines coast guard personnel. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

The Taiwanese government cannot just send investigators to the Philippines, Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said Thursday.

Posted: May 16th, 2013 in Asia & Pacific,Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »

PH to send NBI team to Taiwan over killing of fisherman

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Justice Secretary Leila de Lima. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

A team of agents from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will go to Taiwan as part of its investigation following the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman off the coast of northern Philippines.

Posted: May 16th, 2013 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »

Filipinos in 25 countries snub absentee polls

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Filipinos in 25 countries snubbed the overseas absentee voting, the Commission on Elections en banc sitting as National Board of Canvassers said Wednesday night.

Posted: May 15th, 2013 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »

P17-M car owned by Amalilio seized

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Manuel Amalilio. Contributed photo

The National Bureau of Investigation seized a luxury sports car worth P17 million owned by Aman Futures founder Manuel Amalilio.

Posted: May 10th, 2013 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »

SC defers issuance of writ of kalikasan for Tubbataha protection

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REEFS ON THE ROCKS A diver observes a sleeping shark on a ledge at the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park. Made up of two atolls, Tubbataha’s vertiginous walls are home to 12 species of sharks. Overfished because of the sharks’ valuable fins, Tubbataha offers one of the last guaranteed shark dives in the world. Although protected year-round by armed rangers who are stationed in two-month shifts, the reefs were defenseless against the rude intrusion of a US minesweeper  three days ago when it  ran aground in the Unesco-named World Heritage Site. YVETTE LEE/CONTRIBUTOR

The Supreme Court has deferred the issuance of a writ of kalikasan for the protection of the Tubbataha Reef.

Posted: May 9th, 2013 in Features,Latest Global Nation Stories,Philippines | Read More »

BOC files drug complaint vs Nigerian national

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Customs chief Ruffy Biazon. Photo by RYAN LEAGOGO/INQUIRER.net

The Bureau of Customs (BOC)) on Thursday filed smuggling complaint and a violation of the Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 against a Nigerian national for bringing into the country P24 million worth of methampethamine hydro chloride or shabu.

Posted: May 9th, 2013 in Features,Latest Global Nation Stories,Philippines,Photos & Videos | Read More »

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