Sick, lonely elephant Mali must be freed from Manila Zoo — Nobel Laureate
Suffering from profound lonliness and a potentially fatal foot problems, Mali the elephant of Manila zoo must be moved to a proper sanctuary in Thailand, Nobel Laureate and animal rights advocate John...
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Arroyo freed after posting P1M bail
MANILA, Philippines—Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was freed Wednesday after posting P1- million bail before the Pasay City Regional Trial Court Branch 112. Pasay Court Judge Jesus Mupas...
View ArticleRecently freed robber charged for bus heist
A convicted robber, released from prison four months ago after serving a nine-year sentence, was charged anew for robbing the passengers of a bus in Valenzuela City last month. Full News here –...
View ArticleFreed Filipino hostage thought he’d die in captivity in Jolo jungle
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines—“We never thought we’d make it out alive.” That was what cameraman Ramelito Vela said, teary-eyed in his hospital bed hours after he and his companion, audio technician...
View ArticleFreed hostages say Abu bandits treated them ‘like sons’
One of two Filipino TV journalists freed from eight months of captivity by the Abu Sayyaf said Monday the bandit group treated them “like sons” and that not once were they harmed. “Whatever they ate,...
View ArticleKidnapped Australian freed, says military
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines—An Australian national, who was kidnapped by armed men in December 2012, was released by his abductors, the military said on Thursday. Col. Gregorio Rodrigo, spokesperson...
View ArticleAussie freed by Abu Sayyaf submits affidavit to DoJ
MANILA, Philippines—Australian Warren Rodwell, who was freed by the Abu Sayyaf Group last month, went to the Department of Justice (DoJ) Monday and submitted an affidavit for purposes of investigation....
View Article2 Filipinos freed from Saudi home in US
MCLEAN, VIRGINIA—Immigration officials have removed two Filipino domestic workers from a Virginia home owned by the government of Saudi Arabia as part of an investigation into a report of human...
View ArticleMilitants arrested during PNoy's SONA freed
The 10 protesters arrested for engaging policemen in violent confrontation during President Benigno Aquino III's State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday have already been released. Full News here...
View ArticleKidnapped Kuwaiti banker freed in Manila
Kidnapped Kuwaiti banker freed in Manila A prominent Kuwaiti businessman kidnapped in the Philippines on a $ 500,000 ransom has been freed, according to Kuwait state media. Ahmad Al-Kandari was rescued...
View ArticleI never lost hope, says freed OFW
MANILA, Philippines—In an old green plastic bag, pardoned Filipino death convict Rodelio “Dondon” Lanuza carried one book that kept his hopes up that freedom would eventually come. “This is the...
View ArticleAfter freed Germans, at least 11 hostages still in Abu Sayyaf hands
ZAMBOANGA CITY—The release of the two German hostages, Stefan Viktor Okonek and Henrike Dielen, has brought into focus the fate of other Abu Sayyaf kidnap victims, some of whom have been...
View ArticleJackie Chan’s son freed after 6 months in Chinese jail
BEIJING, China–The son of kung fu star Jackie Chan was released from a Chinese jail on Friday after serving a six-month term for drugs offences, his agency said. Jaycee Chan, who like his father has...
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