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The world’s best wines can be found in a Filipino-owned vineyard
EDOUARD Miailhe brings new blood to the estate. In Southwest France, there's a Filipino-owned vineyard which carries some of the world's best wines. With a Philippine banner hoisted outside, this estate has been visited by the likes of former President Gloria Arroyo, former Cabinet member Vince Perez and banker Aurelio Montinola ...
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Dubai designers to open close Philippine fashion week
RONALDO Arnaldo A large package from Dubai, delivered by air freight, and an application to join Philippine Fashion Week (PFW) piqued the curiosity of producer-director Joey Espino several years ago. They came from designer Michael Cinco who had read about PFW online and went through the trouble of sending a sample of his exquisitely crafted gown. "Who would spend so much for a ...
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Delegation returns after Manila rejection
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The investigative team that the government dispatched to Manila, in order to investigate the recent killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine coast guards, returned yesterday after the Southeast Asian country's officials refused to ...
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Taipei has explained Philippine row to US King
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan's representative in the United States has maintained that he has clearly explained Taipei's position to Washington in the wake of the ongoing row with Manila over the deadly shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine coast ...
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PH urges Taiwan to protect Filipino workers
Vice President Jejomar Binay. RYAN LEAGOGO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines--Malacaang has formed a team from the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Meco) in Taipei to ensure protection for Filipino workers in Taiwan after reports of harassment and attacks by Taiwanese angry over the fatal shooting of one of their fishermen by Philippine coast guards last week. Vice President Jejomar Binay, ...
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Philippines beat UAE in relegation battle
MANILA (AFP) - The Philippines beat the United Emirates 24-8 in the Asia Five Nations on Saturday as the hosts' maiden win ensured their survival in their first season in the region's top flight.Graeme Hagan, the hosts' hooker, scored a try early in the second half to douse a rally by the UAE, who had come back from 12-nil with a penalty conversion followed by a try off a rolling ...
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Asian Five Nations UAE cannot fight off Philippines or relegation
Pen: Russell A power cut five minutes before full time at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila may have briefly delayed the inevitable for the beleaguered national team. However, the lights eventually went out on the UAE's three year stay in the Asian Five Nations after they succumbed to the Philippines. The defeat meant the national team finished the campaign without a point, and have ...
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Int’l migrant group appeals for protection of Filipino workers in Taiwan
Premier Jiang Yi-huah speaks while holding a picture showing the number of gun holes in a fishing vessel after it was assaulted by the Philippine coastguard, killing a Taiwanese fisherman, during a press conference in Taipei on May 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Mandy Cheng MANILA--"Filipino migrants are innocent; they should be protected," the Hong Kong-based International Migrants Alliance ...
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Philippines rejects Taiwan’s allegations of murder
MANILA - The Philippines on Saturday rejected Taiwan’s allegations that its coast guard had intentionally murdered a Taiwanese fisherman whose death has triggered a major diplomatic spat. Hong Shi-cheng, a 65-year-old fisherman, was shot dead by the Philippine Coast Guard, who said his vessel intruded into Philippine waters. Chen Wen-chi, director of Taiwan’s Department of ...
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No alternative for Filipino workers in Taiwan says recruitment expert
MANILA, Philippines - The alternative labor markets being eyed by the Philippine government for Filipino who may be affected by the brewing tension between Taiwan and the Philippines are not feasible, a recruitment industry expert said Saturday. According to Emmanuel Geslani, there are no alternative markets for OFWs in Taiwan in case the Philippines eventually loses this labor market, which, ...
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Anti-Manila rage puts Taiwan on high alert
(MENAFN - Arab News) Taiwan's leader yesterday called for calm and promised to protect Filipinos on the island amid widespread anger at the Philippines over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman.Anti-Manila sentiments mounted after a 65-year-old fisherman was shot dead last week by Philippine coastguards who said his vessel intruded into Philippine waters.Taiwanese media have reported an ...
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Philippines rejects Taiwan murder claims
MANILA (AFP) - The Philippines on Saturday rejected Taiwan's allegations that its coastguards had intentionally murdered a Taiwanese fisherman whose death has triggered a major diplomatic spat.The 65-year-old fisherman was shot dead by Philippine coastguards who said his vessel intruded into Philippine waters.Chen Wen-chi, head of the Taiwan team investigating the May 9 incident, said most ...
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Foreign ships harass Philippine mayor of disputed isle
The mayor of Kalayaan town in Palawan was harassed by two unidentified vessels while travelling with around 200 others by sea toward midnight on Thursday. Mayor Eugenio Bito-onon of Kalayaan, which governs Pag-asa and four other islets in the Spratlys claimed by the Philippines, said they left Pag-asa Island on Wednesday, two days after casting their votes. He said they were on their way to ...
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Philippines man killed by store security for alleged theft of sandals
On April 12, 23-year-old Mario Ducayag was killed by store security guards in the Philippines city of Cebu, after being accused of stealing a pair of sandals that cost less than a thousand pesos ($US25). A secondary school graduate, Ducayag was unemployed and had two children, one of them three years old, to support. Like millions of Filipinos confronting the bleak choice of long-term ...
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New bill gives hope to Filipino WW2 veterans
SAN FRANCISCO - Filipino World War II veterans have a reason to hope this year. U.S. Representative Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI) Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) crossed party lines to introduce a bill that would establish an appeals process for Filipino veterans, who were previously denied their lump sum benefits. Some 18,698 elderly veterans have filed and received lump sum claims--$15,000 for American ...
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Mapping the Philippine political dynasties
Political clans were in front and center anew in the Philippine mid-term elections held May 13. Some clans - like the Binays of Makati, the Ejercitos and Estradas of Metro Manila and Laguna, the Escuderos of Sorsogon, the Tans of Samar, the Cayetanos of Pasig, the Mangudadatus of Maguindanao, and the Espinas of Biliran reinforced their presence. Some, like the Ampatuans of Maguindanao, ...
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Filipino assaulted by 4 Taiwanese in Tainan
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Police confirmed that a Philippine worker was attacked by four Taiwanese and beaten with iron sticks and baseball bats in Tainan City on May 16 following the recent heated dispute between Taiwan and the ...
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Investigators to return from Manila source
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A delegation currently in Manila to investigate the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by a Philippine state vessel is expected to return to Taiwan soon, a diplomatic source said ...
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US pushes resolution in Taiwan-Philippines row
WASHINGTON--The United States reiterated its call Thursday for Taipei and Manila to work out a resolution to their row over the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippines on May ...
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Daisy Hontiveros Avellana–Why she will always be the ‘First Lady of Philippine Theater’
DAISY Hontiveros Avellana, 1917-2013. "I just hope to be remembered as a good human being. And that I tried my best." When I first worked with Daisy Hontiveros Avellana, she was all of 88. By then she had survived five heart attacks, was suffering from crippling arthritis, had seen the loss of a baby, her husband, and even of her house to fire. I was asked by her daughter Ivi ...
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‘The only thing wrong with the Filipino audience is that there isn’t enough of it’
"[English teacher and drama coach] Jean Edades gave me the best lesson in humility. At that time, I was already the star of all the plays in UP. And then, when we were putting up these three one-act plays, she said I was going to play the role of a maid! I was hurt, of course, and humiliated. I told Mrs. Edades I had a headache and went home. I told my parents about it, expecting them to ...
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Filipino workers suffer harassment in Taiwan
ISLAND ON FIRE Taiwanese Premier Jiang Yi-huah speaks during a press conference in Taipei on Wednesday where he announced Taiwan would recall its representative and discourage travel to the Philippines. AP DAGUPAN CITY--The Philippines' de facto ambassador to Taiwan has advised thousands of Filipino workers there to eat at home and avoid the streets while emotions run high on the island ...
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Metro Manila takes first steps into the 'future'
The greater region of Manila, Metro Manila, will in a few years posses a futuristic community that its developers claim will redefine the way humans live, providing a glimpse of what is to come in terms of the integration of technology with lifestyles and sustainable environmental practices. The community will essentially be “future-ready” according to developers, but the details on how this will be achieved are murky.
Metro Manila is one of the most populated and developed regions of the country, with the capital city, Manila, responsible in large part for the regions progress compared to the rest of the Phillipines. It makes sense then that the Greenfield Development Corporation and Cisco have teamed up to develop the most futuristic residential community in the country ever. Read more
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