Philippine News
CA junks ABS-CBN’s copyright infringement case vs ABC TV5
0The Court of Appeals(CA) has dismissed a copyright infringement case filed by media giant ABS-CBN against former talent Willie Revillame, ABC Development Corporation and its president Ray Espinosa, and Wilproductions Inc. before a Makati City trial court in connection with “striking similarities” between Revillame’s now-defunct show “Wowowee” with ABS-CBN and his subsequent game show “Willing Willie” with ABC.
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GMA Network loses P100 million damage suit versus ABS-CBN
0THE Court of Appeals (CA) has granted the petition filed by the Lopez-owned television network ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation to dismiss the P100 million civil suit lodged by its rival, GMA Network Inc. after it issued statements accusing the latter of stealing footage on the arrival of Iraqi hostage victim Angelo de la Cruz in 2004.
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VP Binay studies at Harvard; returns home today
0Here is the Arrival Statement of Vice President Jejomar C. Binay upon his return from his two-week study at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, on 30 August 2011. He arrived via Philippine Airlines Flight PR 101 at 6:06 a.m. today.
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No more mass oath taking of nurses this 2011 – Philippines
0The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has scrapped the traditional mass oath-taking starting with the nursing graduates who passed the July 2011 nursing board exam.
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Forbes’ annual ranking of the World’s 100 most powerful women
0Forbes today announced its annual ranking of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (No. 1) topping this year’s list (“The 100 Most Powerful Women,” p. 77). U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton moves into the No. 2 spot, followed by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff atNo. 3. Members of the 2011 ranking come from politics, business, media, entertainment and non-profit; their power derives
from money and might, but also (thanks to social media) reach and influence. They control $30 trillion collectively and have an average age of 54. Twenty-nine are CEOs; 22 are single; 8 are heads of state; 74 are returnees.
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TV Patrol’s “Manila Hostage Crisis” coverage is International Emmy Awards 2011 Nominee
0TV Patrol’s coverage of the Manila Hostage Crisis is nominated in the news category of the 2011 International Emmy awards.
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Sen. Miriam Santiago’s second sponsorship speech on RH Bill – Part 3
0Here is the third part of Sen. Miriam Santiago’s second sponsorship speech on RH Bill:
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Sen. Miriam Santiago’s second sponsorship speech on RH Bill – Part 2
0Here is the second part of Sen. Miriam Santiago’s second sponsorship speech on RH Bill:
Part 2: Constitutional and International Law
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Sen. Miriam Santiago’s second sponsorship speech on RH Bill – Part 1
0Here is the first part of Sen. Miriam Santiago’s second sponsorship speech on RH Bill:
MIRIAM: RH BILL PART OF PRIVACY RIGHT
THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACT: Part 2
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