MANILA — Genuine Opposition senatorial candidate Aquilino ?Koko? Pimentel III today accused dismissed South Cotabato election supervisor Lilian Radam of resorting to squid tactics by claiming that he tried to bribe her in connection with the senatorial vote count in the province.
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12 June 2007 ? Philippine Ambassador to Nigeria Masaranga R. Umpa reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that the Filipino seafarer seized by unnamed militants in Bayelsa State, Nigeria on 25 May 2007 was released on the evening of 11 June (Nigeria time) to Nigerian authorities and is now undergoing medical examinations.
NEW YORK, 12 June 2007 ? Just three months in his job as Manila’s point person in the United Nations, Ambassador Hilario G. Davide Jr., was entrusted by the President of the 61st Session of the United Nations General Assembly with the task of facilitating negotiations for a draft declaration that would help improve the lives of the over 370 million indigenous people worldwide.
MANILA — Detained Anakpawis lawmaker Crispin Beltran today expressed opposition to the move of the National Telecommunications Commission to require all cellular phone manufacturers, dealers and users to register their units and pay P150 for every phone registered.