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Deadly weapons

By COMMONSENSE | By Marichu A. Villanueva1 | October 31, 2014 - 12:00am

Since I became news editor, it has been my habit to read all stories and articles that come out in all newspapers, and that includes even legal notices and advertisements. Leafing through the pages of The STAR yesterday,...

Opinion

China reacts to Erap's Hong Kong trip

By Camille Diola | April 23, 2014 - 9:55am

China gave a neutral response when asked about Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada's trip to Hong Kong to apologize to families of...

Pinoy Worldwide

(UPDATE) Govt't hopes Estrada's visit to HK brings closure to hostage crisis

April 22, 2014 - 8:00pm

Government officials expressed today hope that the trip of former President and now Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada to Hong Kong would strengthen the efforts of the national government to find a mutually acceptable and...

Headlines

HK, Phl issue joint statement on Manila hostage crisis

November 19, 2013 - 8:30pm

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government and the Philippine government issued a joint statement on the Manila hostage crisis today.

World

Phl's position on hostage crisis remains same: official

November 8, 2013 - 11:00pm

The Philippine government will not change its position of working quietly with Hong Kong in finding a "mutually satisfying conclusion" to the hostage crisis, a senior government official said here today.

Headlines

Hong Kong warns Manila of sanctions over hostage tragedy

November 5, 2013 - 4:45pm

(UPDATED) Hong Kong threatened the Philippines with sanctions on Tuesday if there's no progress in talks over an apology for...

Headlines

Phl hopes to delink hostage issue from relations with HK

November 4, 2013 - 9:00pm

The Philippines hopes to delink the Hong Kong hostage crisis from other aspects of the relations between the Philippines and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.

Headlines

Malacañang sees Manila's apology to HK hostage victims as "independent decision"

By Xinhua | October 27, 2013 - 6:00pm

The planned trip to China's Hong Kong by Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada to formally apologize to the victims of the 2010 hostage crisis is an independent decision of the Manila government, a Philippine Presidential...

Aquino 'deeply regrets' that hostage incident occurred

August 23, 2011 - 11:43pm

President Benigno S. Aquino III said today that his administration "deeply regrets " that the Manila hostage incident took place a year ago.

Philippines renews 'sympathy and solidarity' with HK on hostage incident

August 22, 2011 - 8:06pm

The Philippine government today renewed its "sympathy and solidarity" with Hong Kong, particularly the families of the victims of the hostage-taking tragedy, on the eve of the first anniversary of the...