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Whirlwind damages homes in Cebu town
CEBU CITY, Philippines -- A whirlwind hit two barangays (villages) in Minglanilla town at past 2 p.m. Tuesday causing damage to at least 10 houses in the area. Police Officer 2 Vincent Aliabo, desk officer of Minglanilla police, said the whirlwind damaged a portion of 10 houses in Deca Homes and a house in Villa Feliza, both in Barangay Tungkil, and the gate of a feed mill company in Barangay ...
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Bird strike grounds Cebu Pacific plane for hours in Naga
NAGA CITY, Philippines -- A Cebu Pacific plane was grounded for hours on Monday after it was hit by birds as the aircraft landed at Naga Airport in Pili, Camarines Sur, according to an aviation official. Monico Basallote, manager of the Civil Aviation Authority of Philippines based at the Naga Airport, said Tuesday that the mechanical crew of Cebu Pacific reported to him that feathers were ...
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Emirates SkyCargo to open second trade lane with the Philippines
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, is set to increase its cargo capacity to the Philippines, when Emirates begins daily non-stop flights to Clark International Airport from 1st October ...
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SC grants SALN request of GMA News Solar
The Supreme Court has approved the request of GMA News and Solar News to obtain copies of the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) of the high court's justices.At a press briefing in Manila, Public Information Office chief Theodore Te said the request of GMA News reporter Lia Manalac and Solar News reporter Anjo Alimario were granted by the high court sitting in full ...
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BRP Ramon Alcaraz en route to Balboa for refueling
BRP Ramon Alcaraz, the Philippine Navy's newly acquired warship, is crossing the Panama Canal and is en route to Balboa in Panama for refueling, the Philippine Embassy to Washington said Tuesday.The embassy tweeted that the BRP Ramon Alcaraz is to dock in Balboa, and will then leave for San Diego the next day."[The] BRP Alcaraz [is] expected to dock at Rodman Pier in Balboa on 18 June ...
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Amid threat of heavy rain PNoy Cabinet tackle flood control projects in NCR
As more heavy rains threaten Metro Manila, President Benigno Aquino III met with Cabinet officials on Tuesday afternoon to tackle the status of flood control projects in the country's capital region. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said the President called for the meeting last week to "be apprised of all the flood control projects that is going on" in Metro Manila. ...
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After ending formal peace talks govt chief negotiator with NDF nominated as PhilHealth head
President Benigno Aquino III has nominated the government's chief negotiator with the National Democratic Front (NDF) as head of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), two months after talks with the communist-led group were formally ended. Aquino approved the nomination of Alexander Padilla, who serves both as government chief negotiator and Health undersecretary, as ...
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130 inmates so far freed on Judgment Day
At least 130 inmates were freed on Tuesday after trial courts simultaneously heard and decided on cases in five cities with the most inmate population, including Manila and Quezon City.Court Administrator Midas Marquez, who led the event dubbed as "Judgment Day" at the Manila City Jail, said the event aimed to decongest court dockets and prison cells by acting on pending cases, ...
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Emong now a tropical storm more heavy rains expected until Sunday
Many MManila areas flooded due to heavy downpour. Motorists navigate their vehicles in gutter-deep flood along Araneta Avenue in Quezon City after a heavy downpour caused by Tropical Depression Emong on Monday afternoon. Hadji Rieta/GMA News Tropical Cyclone Emong (international codename Leepi) intensified into a tropical storm before noon Tuesday but has started moving north and away from the ...
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Pangasinan high school teacher 2 others arrested for allegedly selling shabu
PDEA Director General Undersecretary Arturo Cacdac Jr.Photo from http://www.pnp.gov.ph MANILA, Philippines--A 58-year-old public high school teacher and two others were arrested in Pangasinan allegedly for selling 8 grams of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride, or "shabu" to an undercover agent, a Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency official said Tuesday. In a belated report, PDEA ...
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Philippines - Village chief sues Filipino blocktimer for libel
A village chief in Barili town, Cebu province, sued a radio blocktimer for libel last 14 June 2013, two months after the latter allegedly made a libelous comment.Cebu province in the Visayas island group is some 1,000 kilometers south of Metro Manila.Radio blocktimer Oscar Pasaporte told CMFR last 14 June 2013 that Patupat barangay (village) captain Leonida Gabales filed a libel case against him ...
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US Navy Secretary visits PHL to discuss Asia-Pacific security issues
United States Navy Secretary Ray Mabus arrived in the country on Monday for a three-day official visit and meeting with US personnel and Philippine government officials.The visit aims to address bilateral and multilateral security issues amid rising tensions in the Asia-Pacific due to territorial rows between the Philippines, China, and other neighboring countries."I look forward to ...
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Fishing talks between Philippines Taiwan may violate one-China policy
The start of fisheries talks between the Philippines and Taiwan might violate the country's one-China policy and Manila should instead craft any future pact with Taipei as a local government of China, an international law expert said. Harry Roque, chairman of the centre for International Law, however, welcomed the decision of the two sides to avoid the use of force in fishing disputes -- a ...
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Philippines seen posting above-trend growth in next 3 years
British bank Standard Chartered sees the Philippine economy moving toward a "balanced" and higher growth trend supported by both domestic consumption and investment, with infrastructure spending becoming a key catalyst. In a research dated June 17 titled: "Philippines--Infrastructure boom to boost growth", Stanchart also projected that the peso would resume its upswing on ...
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Court orders Filipino freed after 5 years without charges
The Philippine Court of Appeals has directed Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to investigate the incarceration of a woman for five years without charges, a situation that it says is similar to that of detainees in the infamous Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba. In a decision handed down on June 11, the Court of Appeals' Seventh Division dismissed the drug charges government prosecutors ...
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Fixing Philippines exclusive growth
Everybody's talking about inclusive growth, but the latest labour and employment data suggest that the breathtaking growth the Philippine economy has been achieving lately--the fastest in all of Asia, in fact--is anything but that. The latest quarterly Labour Force Survey (LFS) of the National Statistics Office (NSO) reports that there were actually 21,000 fewer jobs overall last April ...
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Philippines Taiwan on way to mending relations
The Philippines and Taiwan are on the way to restoring their good relations after Friday's breakthrough fishery meeting aimed at preventing the recurrence of violent confrontations in overlapping waters, Manila's representative to Taipei said Monday. Representatives of the two countries are meeting again in early July to continue negotiating on fishing operations in their overlapping ...
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PAGASA TD Emong nears Aurora accelerates slightly rain over NCR to ease
Tropical Depression Emong accelerated slightly as it now hovered near Aurora province early Tuesday. Meanwhile state weather forecasters said there may be less rain over Metro Manila compared to ...
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Factbox Power projects in the Philippines
Philippines' biggest conglomerates have unveiled plans to push into power generation over the next five years, with investments seen reaching $9 billion. Concerns are growing that some of these projects will face delays, hampering the country's ability to drive steady long-term growth after expanding its economy at an annual rate of 7.8 percent in the first quarter, the fastest in ...
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Cardinal Tagle takes possession of titular church in Rome
Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle received a warm welcome from his new parishioners over the weekend as he formally took possession of his titular church in Rome, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines said ...
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California Senate honors June 12 and Filipino contributions
Philippine Consul General Marciano Paynor with California Senate Majority Leader Ellen M. Corbett. The Senate officially declared June 12 as Philippine Independence Day. SACRAMENTO- California's State Senate unanimously approved a resolution sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Ellen M. Corbett (D-East Bay) Senator Corbett honoring June 12 as Philippine Independence Day. The state Senate ...
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Power crisis fears unnerve industry in booming Philippines
By Erik dela Cruz MANILA, June 18 | Mon Jun 17, 2013 5:00pm EDT MANILA, June 18 (Reuters) - An electricity outage that blacked out large swathes of the Philippines' main island of Luzon for up to eight hours last month has highlighted worries about a potential power crisis that could undermine Asia's fastest-growing economy. Predictions that electricity demand will outstrip ...
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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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