Archive for May, 2008

16 GROs rescued from prostitution den

by George Hubierna
from People’s Tonight

CAMP MACABULOS, TarlacĀ  — Agents of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Team (CIDT) rescued four minors and rounded-up 12 guest relation officers from a prostitution den in Bgy. San Isidro, Tarlac City yesterday.

Supt. Nestor C. Babagay,…

RP urges removal from UN child soldiers list

by Agence France-Presse
from ABS-CBS News Online

MANILA – The Philippines has urged its removal from the UN’s list of countries with child soldiers, stressing that it condemns the practice by various rebel groups, the foreign department said Wednesday.

Hilario Davide, Manila’s envoy…