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Velardes party-list leads in Comelec count teachers group second
Buhay Hayaang Yumabon (Buhay) party-list group topped the Commission on Elections (Comelec) first tally of the partial and official count, while Mikey Arroyo's former group Ang Galing Pinoy (AGP) got the least votes. Buhay, which was founded by El Shaddai leader Bro. Mike Velarde, describes itself on its website as an "organization that acknowledges the sanctity and value of human life ...
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Philippine high school senior has 41 names
A high school senior in the Philippines is drawing attention for his unusual name, which includes 40 first names and a surname. The latest senior to enroll at Urdaneta City National High School in Pangasinan is a 15-year-old student named Ratziel Timshel Ismail Zerubbabel Zabud Zimry Pike Blavatsky Philo Judaeus Polidorus Isurenus Morya Nylghara Rakoczy Kuthumi Krishnamurti Ashram Jerram Akasha ...
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Saudi Arabia inks pact to protect Philippine maids
MANILA--The Philippines said Monday it had signed a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia that would protect thousands of Filipina maids from being exploited in the Middle Eastern ...
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Philippines Taiwan to cooperate in fisherman shooting investigation
MANILA -- The Philippines said Monday that it would make "coordinated efforts" with Taiwan to look into the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman but stopped short of a joint ...
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Philippines Jan-Apr balance of payments posts USD1.8b surplus CB
(MENAFN) The Philippines central bank said that during the January-April period, the country's balance of payments (BOP) recorded a surplus of USD1.8 billion, reported Xinhua News.Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said that the figure exceeds half of the USD3-billion forecast for the current year.In April alone, the BOP surplus reached USD274 million, up from a deficit of USD74 million ...
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PNoy questions MECO execs supposed joint-probe offer to Taiwan
President Benigno Aquino III on Monday questioned the supposed offer made by the Philippines' de facto envoy to Taiwan to his counterparts in Taipei for a joint probe into the death of a Taiwanese fisherman earlier this ...
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PCSO 2 bettors share P46.457M Megalotto jackpot
Two bettors are P23.2 million richer after winning the jackpot of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office's Megalotto 6/45 draw Monday ...
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Tension with Taiwan could be over before end of May - MECO chief
Citing a decline in instances of harassment against Filipinos in Taiwan, the head of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office on Monday said the tension between the Philippines and Taiwan over the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman last May 9 could be over before the end of ...
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Philippine strategies make it overconfident in confronting China
Tensions over the recent killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine coast guard are still going on. Looking through the history of the Philippines confronting China on maritime disputes, we find that the Phillipines has always held an unscrupulous and reckless attitude. For example, the naval face-off at Huangyan Island last year was triggered by Philippine navy which had attempted to ...
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Disqualified party-list groups want votes counted as valid
Several disqualified party-list groups have asked the Supreme Court to order the Commission on Election (Comelec) to recognize the votes they got in the May 13 mid-term ...
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Trillanes 16 to 19 senators in 16th Congress for Drilon Senate Presidency
Senator-elect Antonio Trillanes IV, a known rival of current Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, said he expects around 16 to 19 senators, both incoming and current, to vote for a Franklin Drilon Senate presidency when the 16th Congress opens in ...
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Binay urges Taiwan to protect Filipino workers
Vice President Jejomar Binay. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines -- Vice President Jejomar Binay has called on Taiwan to assure the protection of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) there amid reports of attacks against Philippine nationals, an apparent backlash following the shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman earlier this month. In a letter to Taiwan’s de facto embassy in Manila, Binay ...
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Universal takes charge on Philippine payout at heart of FBI probe
Reuters © The logo of the Universal Entertainment Corp. is seen at the company's headquarters in Tokyo February 14, 2013. REUTERS/Yuya ...
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Palace to poll critics Bring complaints to proper avenues
Malacañang on Monday told critics of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to go to "proper avenues" if they have any complaints on the conduct of the 2013 midterm polls."If, at this point, they feel that they have to avail or to go down that proper avenue, then that is the prudent thing to do, to dispose of these concerns," deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail ...
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Philippine Stock Market Table May 20 2013
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Top vote-getting councilor killed in Davao Oriental town
GOVERNOR GENEROSO, Davao Oriental, Philippines -- The number 1 elected councilor in this municipality was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Sunday, but authorities were quick to rule out politics as a motive behind the murder. Romie Almacin was on his way to his farm when attacked by motorcycle-riding men in Tibanban village past 8 p.m., according to Senior Superintendent Jose Carumba, Davao ...
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Proclamation of winning senators based on projections poll chief says
Senate roster for 16th Congress complete. Senate's "Magic 12" now complete with the proclamation Saturday night of last 3 winners Gringo Honasan, Cynthia Villar, and JV Ejercito. Re-proclaimed were Koko Pimentel (L) and Nancy Binay (center). Danny Pata Amid criticisms that the proclamation of the winners of the senatorial race was rushed and premature, the Commission on Elections ...
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DFA will not issue passport to Mancao
The Department of Foreign Affairs on Monday said no passport will be issued to former police officer and fugitive double murder suspect Cezar Mancao II, who is reportedly planning to flee the country. Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez also assured that all mechanisms are in place to ensure that Mancao will not be able to obtain a passport even under a fictitious name or assumed identity. ...
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Senator-elect Honasan wants to put the past behind eager to work in Senate
With a colorful career in and out of uniform, Senator-elect Gringo Honasan knows what it’s like to keep your head down and work with a big group. He was 17 years a soldier, after all. But the soldier-turned-politician Honasan also has a streak of mischief in him, with seven years as a rebel under his ...
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Brillantes wants October 2013 barangay SK polls postponed
The Commission on Elections (Comelec), under fire at the heels of the May 13 elections, may postpone the October 2013 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections to late next year or early 2015.According to Comelec chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr., postponing the barangay and SK elections to a later date will give the poll body time to deal with the protests that may come following the ...
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Storm Nock-Ten claims over 400000 USD worth of Philippine crops
Tropical storm Nock-Ten (local name: Juaning) damaged 17.17 million pesos (about 407,664 U.S. dollars) worth of Philippine crops, according to initial report filed Thursday by the agriculture department.Nock-Ten, which triggered flash floods, destroyed 2,977 hectares of farmland planted with rice, damaging 10.83 million pesos (257,183 U.S. dollars) worth of unmilled rice.A total of 612 metric ...
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Seven soldiers killed in southern Philippine clash
Seven government soldiers were killed in a clash between Philippine troops and the Al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group in the southern Philippine province of Sulu on Thursday.According to Lt. Col. Randolph Cabangbang, spokesman for the Armed Forces' Western Mindanao Command, the encounter between the 11th Marine Battalion Landing Team and Abu Sayyaf under Raidula Sahiron and Isnilon Hapilon, ...
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One killed as light plane crashes in southern Philippines
One person was killed and another injured when a light plane used for spraying pesticide over plantations crashed in southern Philippines late on Wednesday, police said on Thursday.Bonifacio Cabansag, 42, a traffic control personnel for banana firm Dole Philippines died after being hit by the company's spray aircraft as it landed on an airstrip in Mapawa village, Maragusan town, in ...
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Gun raps recommended vs. alleged smuggler Bigcas
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has ordered the filing of a criminal case against controversial car dealer Lynard Allan Bigcas, whose name hit national headlines in 2011 after a Hollywood screenwriter's missing motorcycle was found in his possession.The case, however, was connected with the alleged unlicensed firearms and ammunition found in his possession during a raid on his property in ...
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Philippine c.bank further limits access to special deposit accounts
MANILA | Mon May 20, 2013 2:58am EDT MANILA May 20 (Reuters) - The Philippine central bank has narrowed banks' access to short-term special deposit accounts (SDAs), the latest in a series of moves to tweak a liquidity facility that has attracted a high volume of funds and contributed to financial strains on the monetary authority. Policymakers have lowered the SDA rate three times ...
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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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