Lozada kin in Bicol to join prayer rally

By Ephraim Aguilar, Inquirer.net

LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines — An anti-administration alliance here said relatives of Rodolfo Noel “Jun” Lozada Jr. in Ligao City, Albay are expected to join them in a prayer rally and candle-lighting ceremony here late Friday afternoon.

Rains drench anti-GMA demonstrators in Legazpi

By Celso Amo, Philippine Star

LEGAZPI CITY — About 1,000 rallyists denouncing massive corruption in government flocked to the Peñaranda Park fronting the provincial capitol here this morning.

Romy Bermodo, head of a transport group CONDOR-Bicol, lambasted the massive corruption in government, especially the botched National Broadband Deal (NBN) of the government with ZTE Corp. of China.

Floods, slides kill 35 in Bicol, Visayas, Mindanao

BY MARK MERUENAS

The death toll from floods and landslides in parts of Bicol as well as the Visayas and Mindanao regions has risen to 35, the National Disaster Coordinating Center (NDCC) said. This, as the local Department of Health (DOH) in Eastern Visayas reported 178 diarrhea cases in the area.

8 days of rain force 80,000 people out of homes in Bicol

Philippine Daily Inquirer

LEGAZPI CITY – At least 80,000 people were moved out of their homes in what officials said was preemptive evacuation to keep them out of harm’s way as rains continued to raise flood levels and the likelihood of landslides in Albay.

Bicol floods and landslides toll rises to 26: officials

MANILA (AFP) — The death toll from flashfloods and landslides in the central and southern Philippines, after a week of heavy rains, rose to 26 with nine more still missing, the civil defence office said Saturday.

More than 294,000 people have been displaced and more than 900 million pesos (22.14 million dollars) caused in damage to infrastructure and agriculture, the office said in a statement.

3 of 4 fishermen rescued in Albay

Navy and Coast Guard operatives rescued Thursday three of four fishermen whose boat sank after encountering rough waters off Albay province in Bicol.

Floods, landslides leave 21 dead from Bicol to Mindanao, Close to 300,000 displaced

By Ephraim Aguilar
Southern Luzon Bureau, Agence France-Presse

MANILA, Philippines — (UPDATE) At least 21 people have died and more than 294,000 displaced by floods and landslides in the central and southern Philippines, relief officials said Friday.

Jun Lozada on ZTE scandal: “Moderate the greed”

JPEPA Economic Invasion: Who Among The Senators Will Be The Collaborators And Patriots?

No Deal!, a coalition of organizations and individuals opposing the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA), said that the treaty symbolizes the “second invasion” of the country by Japan, and that senators may choose to be patriots or collaborators in this invasion when they vote on the controversial agreement.

Mindoro journalist asks for writ of amparo before SC

A journalist from Oriental Mindoro, who was forced into hiding because of what he said were serious threats to his life, filed a petition for a writ of amparo before the Supreme Court Monday afternoon.